Leslie Allen Williams

Leslie Allen Williams (born July 4, 1953) is an American serial killer and sex offender convicted of the murders of four teenage girls in southern Michigan between 1991 and 1992. His case became controversial in that he was on parole at the time of the killings, bringing up flaws in the Michigan parole system.

Early life Leslie Allen Williams was born on the 4th of July 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. He served only a year before getting out and continuing his criminal path. Over the next 12 years, Williams was repeatedly arrested for crimes that increased in severity. In September 1983, he was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in her home, for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He raped and killed them, and put their bodies in his car. He drove to a secluded area and dug two shallow graves, but before burying them, Williams said he had sex with their bodies. Five months later, on January 4, 1992, he raped and killed 15-year-old Cynthia Marie Jones. Just like all the victims before, Williams buried her in a shallow grave.

Arrest On May 24, 1992, Williams attempted to rape a woman after snatching her into his car at a cemetery. Witnesses to this called the police. Williams was arrested and taken into custody, later confessing to the four murders. Over the next three weeks, Williams showed police where he had buried his victims. The case eventually made headlines and questions were raised about the Michigan parole system. The family of Melissa and Michelle Urbin blamed the parole board for their daughters' deaths.

Conviction In 1992, Williams was sentenced to life imprisonment for the four murders and the attempted rape. , Leslie Allen Williams is still alive, serving his sentence at the Ionia Correctional Facility.