Russell Williams - Above Suspicion - the fifth estate
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- He piloted prime ministers and royalty and later commanded our country's largest air force base in Trenton, Ont. Today, Colonel Russell Williams sits in a prison cell convicted of multiple charges including two murders, sexual assaults and dozens of break and enters. This unbelievable story has captured the country's attention and left people asking the same simple questions: What really happened? Who is the man behind the headlines?
To answer these questions, the team from the fifth estate conducted an exhaustive journalistic investigation over many months as they chased down a multitude of leads, knocked on countless doors and asked many difficult questions of the people who agreed to talk.
In exclusive interviews with those who know him best, host Bob McKeown reveals, in intricate detail, the story of Colonel Russell Williams - career military man, respected community leader, husband and, now, convicted murderer.
Original airdate : September 24th, 2010
Also watch The Confession where Bob McKeown deconstructs the interrogation and shocking confession of Russell Williams :
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What scares me is the number of homes he broke into without being caught.
I think the fact of who he was allowed him to get away with it longer. The guy said when the cop asked who lived next door when he heard his name he said he didn't have to question him.
Because of the position he holds.
Many more will be expose. Amen
yup the cops were inept
I live in Canada and problem is this stuff just doesn't happen here often but when it does the police are useless. They just don't know how to conduct a real investigation.
The fact that low-life Russell tried to frame his OWN neighbour by dumping poor Jessica’s body at the place Larry told him he hunts at is just stone cold.
"Low-life" has a connotation of an individual with low socio-economic status? . So I feel describing him as a "low-life" attaches the crime to the poor class in our society, and subconsciously absolves such heinous crimes from the elite in the society...keeping the illusion that those most wealthy and connected have inherent high moral status.
@@waryaamoxamad3115 thank you so much for the clarification, that definitely was not my intention. I apologize for the error - I was so shocked while learning that one of the highest ranking Canadian Forces member was a creep who murdered and assaulted women in his own neighbourhoods
@@jesser2386 Understood. Thank you.
Some still don’t believe he did these crimes. After doing a lot of research there’s a lot of circumstances that point to other perps & away from Colonel Williams.
@@waryaamoxamad3115 I have never thought of this before. This phrase being mistaken in such a way. In the states- this phrase low life is used quite often by ppl born before 1990. (Me)... I will apply this to my mental notes and not say it to describe anyone ever again.
My father worked for Russel in Trenton like a decade ago. He met our family and always
Walked me and my brother through the base to meet my dad in his office. I found this out 3 weeks again and it terrifies me to this day.
A decade ago? This goes back further than that.
It’s 12 years ago to be exact. The poster said “like a decade ago”. So could have been 15 years ago.
Terrifies?
@@pafena reakky
I grew up in Seattle. My older brother was housemates with Ted Bundy. They were good friends. He invited us to his wedding. I so understand what you are saying!
Excellent lesson on intuition, the way the trucker described getting a shiver of chills seeing the truck located in the field. And a hero for going to the police.
When he says in his interrogation "the cat saw me, she followed what the cat was looking at, and she saw me so I jumped out" yeah.....that 100% nightmare material.
Yep, that part of the interrogation gave me goosebumps for sure.
Yeah when my cat stares at the front door I now know someone is near. He’s been spot on every time .
My roommate also said my cat sits by the door right before I walk in.
Cats are smart.
@@sherrydelavergne5949 moral of the story - cats are great security devices and I should buy a cat 📝 great, thank you 😁
James Philipson ooh... and ALSO, a GUN.
Well said
we owe a debt of gratitude to Barker for being vilgiant in noticing the SUV by Jessica's home, then able to put 2&2 together and prompty reporting it to the police. Those tire tracks put Willams on police radar, without them another innocent woman might have fell victim to the depravity of Willams
Simon H yes, if it wasn't for Barker it could probably be still going on. I hope the police gave him a reward.
Simon H what about Jessica? Maybe being vigilant too late. Especially if he said he knew it was weird and just continued driving.
My thoughts exactly. Many more would have been killed.
Toyo
@@natalierice7501 he listened to his gut
What should really scare you is what happened to his neighbor. Dude was just minding his own business and by proximity to some shady stuff happening he literally almost went to jail for life. I feel really bad for that dude. You can tell he almost got choked up talking about that experience.
Yes this man I feel really sorry for because of poor police work his name is tarnished for life
All those innocent people they have inside the prisons.
I feel liike they should be giving him that womans big dildo for all his troubles.
He would never have been convicted because there was no hard evidence only suspicion
@@billveek9518 where circumstantial evidence never lies a lot of times that evidence does not name a suspect. Circumstantial evidence merely points a direction. In this case if Russell does not admit to these crimes, does not go to the police station, does not surrender his boot, if he lawyers up, if he just simply walks out...the neighbor gets life without parole. The interviewer/investigator in this case is absolutely top notch. He definitely did his homework.
At 1500 however, russell never had to show up and never had to remain. For these few hours the neighbor hangs in the balance. THAT is the horseshoe toss not covered in this case.
Ingenious? Yes absolutely!!! The investigator was spot on and russell got exactly what he deserved at least under Canadian Law.
Circumstantial evidence would have totally destroyed an innocent man.
In some ways it did. Where this is professional prose at its very best...Russell Williams could have walked.
Wow, that message left on the computer is scary. He was in the house listening.
Timestamp?
@@handsomesquidward5160 23:08
It’s crazy how he can break into so many houses and then show up to work the next day like nothing happened.
I'm so fkn angry, I wanna smash him
Psychopath! No feelings!!
He is whst you call a functional psychopath....
It sounded like the more busy he got at work the more he broke in to women’s houses like it was his de-stressor?! I wished they interviewed a psychologist or a criminal profiler to discuss this guys case. Like how in the world did he get obsessed with women’s underwear?!
@@kaceycruz3870 I'll answer that when I return from taking my grandsons to school, but I can say it's a perv obsession.
A lot of credit must go to those 2 guys who spotted his SUV....
Almost a perfect crime...He was pretty gd...
I don't buy the shiver through the spine though,if he did,he should be a cop, he'd be on homicide squad in no time 😁
@@noname1st139 oh I buy it 100%!! Intuition is crazy strong, it’s just sometimes hard to tell WHY something gives you that feeling until you have more to go off (like when they saw the police cars in the same spot the next day).
@@noname1st139 you have serious issues.
@@dominiquemajdan783 how do you know that via a shiver through the spine 🤣
I feel sorry not only for the victims and their families but that poor old guy that had to endure all of that harassment and being labeled by his community for something he hadn’t done.
Ah, I'd say it was just a character building opportunity for good old Larry of Cozy Cove.
Thats one of things psychopaths do best, become a different person
What u expect, him looking all suspicious and holding a sign thats says, i just sexual assaulted someone last night?
@@TripleTreuViet You need to work on your English. That comment made literally no sense.
Thats a very good point. He was blamed and his name tarnished by the actual perpetrator.
It was good for him. Put some hair on his chest.
I had someone steal my underwear and "personal items" when I was at work (year 2007) long story short after I moved out of that apartment complex the landlord was on the news for getting caught on camera doing it to several women. He had a key to all of our apartments...I never even thought of him he was such a nice guy! Ugh.
The guy who had a key to my house put his beastly hands on my daughter for six years. He was my fiance. TRUST NO-ONE.
A maniac
@@margotchanning1822 6 years...and you knew nothing
So creepy, I'm sorry you had to experience this. I'm glad it wasn't worse.
@@margotchanning1822 OMG that's awful. I'm so sorry to hear. I hope he was charged.
I was a cop for 9 years. I've seen it all. I watched Russell William's interrogation and swear to you that I've never seen a colder, more unfeeling person in my life.
OMG!!! How many times have I heard that!!
I admire your commitment and thanks to people like you these b****ds get brought to justice. All of that thanks to geezers like you and at huge personal cost.
Sheesh he was a military man. US military has maimed and murdered all around the world for decades and they come home thinking they're heroes. I just think Russ was/is a to the point person. He knew what he'd done and he accepted the situation rather quickly and manned up to everything he'd done and pleaded guilty. He's paying for his crimes right now, he can't do much more than that.
being able to go out, commit a terrible crime, and then go back to his life like nothing is wrong is a sign of a true psychopath
That is cool. Literally.
If a movie was to be made, Woody Harelson should be hired.
Yes
I was thinking the same thing! Woody would be perfect!
They made a movie years ago....Officer and Murderer. There is a trailer on U Tube. Gary Cole stars...not Woody Harrelson.
I knew he looked like someone
Ah the son of one of the Kennedy assassins.
I can’t even break into my own house when I lock myself out without a neighbor or someone seeing me !??
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂that's true for most of us and funny at the same time. Getting caught breaking into your own house.
So many more out here that are just like him. One of the most-skillful interrogations I've seen televised.
Right here
From someone who grew up in a household whose father was a psychopath and sisters turned out to be Psychopaths and their children turned out to be Psychopaths. Study psychopathy has been the single most healing modality and advocate for everyone on the planet to study about narcissist and Psychopaths and sociopaths. It takes to a decade to do this.
a tip to the women who live alone out there. I once heard someone give this advice years ago when I was a kid... If you're a woman and you live alone go to the thrift store and try to find a pair of used work boots and some used baseball hats. hang the hat's up or you would hang your stuff and put the boots where they can be seen from the front door. even if you have a porch you can put a pair of old work boots on the porch. The purpose of this is to give the illusion to anyone who may come to the door or anyone that comes in that a guy is around or at least comes and goes.
danny Ray yeah thats really smart. 👍
Best thing: protection dog if your single. If anybody enters your house, he will be finished ;)
And get the biggest ones you can find! Big boots= big guy. ;-)
Also if you can get hornet spray keep it in your room by your bed. It helps spray the intruder from a further distance giving you enough time to get away or do what you have to do.
I feel like someones gonna call you sexist and say women are just as scary as men
As a canadian i'm always CERTAIN i have no accent until i watch this channel
Lol😂
As an Australian, you all have lovely accents throughout North America. We are accent-less :)
@@churchofgod4016 I love aussies😂 I like how they call each other mate
What are you talking aboot?
We all have accents, but we never think we do. I'm from a small area in Pennsylvania with a large amish community. I try to cover up my Pennsylvania dutch accent, but when I work in other areas of the state they jump on it as soon as they can. It gets out of control when I'm around others that have thick Pennsylvania dutch accents. I become way more "dutchy" as we call it. I love Canadian accents!
I can’t get over that they lived on “Cozy Cove Lane”. This is like a horror movie. 😬
Hard to believe he slipped into so many houses without getting caught or recorded on cctv.
Back in 2010 things were much cruder than they are now, you wouldn't think so but just look up how youtube was in 2010. So nobody would have doorbell cams and home CCTV was very rare
Lyle is a true hero for going to the police with just a hunch on a vehicle parked in an odd spot. Wow!!! I believe he probably saved at the very least, a few women’s lives.
Plus I think he saved Larry Jones because he was being set up by that evil man.
His phone call was of no importance. Late that evening a policewoman had seen Williams' SUV parked in the field. She stepped forward in the morning as soon as Jessica was declared missing. Also Jessica's brother claims to have noted the tire tracks and alerted the police.
@@diatonix2 Wrong. His phone call would have been laid upon the scales of evidence, and added weight. In the moment the call was made, it might not have meant anything, but in retrospect, it was valuable. Glad to help, hon.
Yea he solved the case
@@jorose2460 yep
Let this be a lesson to everyone...never let a suit, a uniform, a medal, titles etc., fool you; evil comes in every possible way that your mind can imagine.
J D Yup. Although he did not come in a uniform.
Including Doctors. I lost a career because of a psychiatrist who was utterly plausible to my face, but who was laughing at me behind my back and a liar and corrupt
Thank you for having your eyes wide open concerning the military.My husband was in the american military and while he was good alot
of the military do not disturb the honour that we give them
J D your right
It's spelled MEDALS, not METALS
I can't believe a Colonel used the wrong "your" in the message across the computer screen.
That was probably the camera crew who tried to recreate the scene.
He did it on purpose to make the police think it was a young and/or uneducated person.
I caught a serial rapist trying to get into my home. Before that when i would hear these stories, I would think "oh that's creepy", but you can't understand unless it's happened to you. It's really indescribable!! So I can NOT fathom the fear of actually coming face to face with a man in ur home, then being sexually assaulted!!! It put's a fear into u, that is breathe taking. So when u hear stories like this, and the woman does something u don't understand, or u say "why would she do that, she should of done this"...stop!!! That fear in dibilitating!!
thank you for telling your story i’m sorry this happened to you
Yes, I'm also sorry this happened to you. No one deserves this. I hope you are able to deal with the fear you must feel. My heart goes out to you Angie. I know sometimes I hear a sound in the house, and you always worry if there's an intruder there. But I certainly can't know how it must feel to have happened to you. Take care - I pray for your good health. Peace and love to you.
Agreed!
Learn how to shoot a firearm. Get you a small revolver. 38 Special suggested!
God bless you!...stay strong!!!
I feel so bad for his best friend. That man is traumatized.
Fuckwah ?
How did he not see this coming especially when they both would hide in closets together to scare their roommates ?
Cry him a river why don’t you..,
@@mmooraj college fun??
People can be very deceiving.
‘He waited for hours in a closet’ red flag if I’ve ever seen one..
Anne is definitely the type of woman I want in my friend circle she’s so strong and brave! Imagine being Larry the neighbour oooof!! RIP to all the victims.
He could have gone to the store to buy women underwears
He was blessed He play with his blessings
@@midrennelubin9433 that doesn't go with his fetish. he got off on stalking terrorizing and violating women and children.
Thanks for keeping us safe 🥰
@@midrennelubin9433 I don’t think you’ve grasped the NATURE of his DEPRAVITY! He wanted underwear BELONGING to these women - it was about VIOLATION every bit as much as the rapes were!! It had nothing to do with just buying underwear in a store!
I hope Staff Sergeant Jim Smyth got a raise and promotion after this. His interrogation was outstanding work.
He has been promoted to Detective Inspector and teaches many people interrogation techniques.
He and this interrogation were featured in Th Behaviour Panel!
@@jamesdrynan
That is wonderful news. Thank you.
@@hollywormald6851
He deserves all the accolades and to be lauded with praise from those 4 clever guys.
Good for Anne. I admire her for coming forward and sharing her story even though it must have been hella awkward. Wish the cops would have taken it seriously...
the dildo story is gonna follow her everywhere.
She really didn't need to air that out on television though. I don't know any women that would let that out. Some things need to stay private.
@Mr Offensington yeah ikr.
Did she buy new toys?
Such a brave woman. My eyes filled with tears when she broke down talking about Jessica
When i read about or hear about murders like these - up close and personal - my mind can't help but think about what the victims endured and how they felt as they were murdered, what their last few minutes were like ... the terror and pain, it makes my heart ache. He gets to live and relish everything he did - the ultimate injustice.
Think they crushed his vehicle and burnt his uniform, as they should have.
His police interview was amazing... It is used to teach new police recruits...and well worth watching... More than once. The interviewer is awesome...
Jim Smyth is one of the best
He didn't get very far with Rafferty... Kinda hard to talk your way out of the shoes on your feet were found at the scene as were your tire tracks.
@@tapoemt3995 not really. Despite what the interview asserted, all the circumstantial evidences the police had at the time (insufficient DNA to then form the genetic sequences), it would have been easily refutable to a level of reasonable doubt by a defence team. It was definitely not a case that would have been taken to trial (if it were they would have made an arrest).
@@SavedbyGraceCT Mr. Smith is an American.
@@bevmillard4486 Jim Smyth, interrogator, is not an American...he is Canadian.
Strange how people believed so quickly about their neighbour but couldn't believe the commander did it. I hope there was profuse apologies from them to that man but I doubt it.
Miriam Spillane I know right now he probably still not has to argue his innocence to with some close minded ppl even though I'm sure that they have seen the police interview of Russ confessing to all of it.
Salobrena Smith Can you tell your friend that Dundee University in Scotland, forensic behaviour unit called his innocence immediately! I hope the O.P.P have made a PUBLIC apology to him for the emotional scarring he has evidently suffered!! You're in our thoughts Larry! Slåndè!
Shanna Sweger Which is most people, lol.
I don't quite get the comment. Police followed the evidence. They got the tip and set up check stops. Moment they stopped Russel and saw the tires and vehicle that had been tipped he became the prime suspect. Has nothing to do with belief. It has everything to do with evidence. Why were they after Larry? I have no clue. He was a gun owner and a hunter that alone gains unwarranted enemies to point fingers these days in Canada. Most folks larry's age in the middle class are at home without alibi in the evening and night. Obviously in hind sight all the evidence against Larry was circumstantial and false. But if they had nothing else and no one else to go on then they followed it till they did. Police did their job. The public on the other hand is the public. They always knee jerk and pick sides and jump to conclusions these days.
Its better to get house cams - some day all houses will have em
The thing to me is alot of houses around his cottage was being broking into and not his house. The dude just didn't think he would get caught. Thanks to the 2 guys that was driving that night , hell you saved alot of women.
were*
Just watching his interview I ended up having a terrible nightmare. I’m so glad he was caught.
Yeah I watched this at 3AM last night before bed and I was like, what the hell am I doing? lol
He is a PURE SOCIOPATH with no Empathy or Remorse - NONE!
The first time I watched this was at night, living in Belleville/Trenton region 😬😬😬
The interrogation video is a masterpiece. That detective really broke him down
Nu ft
Chris Dooley yeah but the evidence was obvious and difficult to deny
He wasn't walking out of that room with or without a confession so the interrogation is meaningless. Maybe if it happened months earlier it would actually mean something.
Some of you may not realize but in Canada you have to have very very specific evidence to be able to make a charge under the criminal code of Canada. That's probably why he wasn't arrested before and that's why it was necessary for That interview
@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 You're very wrong here, there wasn't much evidence connecting him to the murders. His confession was very important for the case
I just feel so bad for the lovely man that was a suspect 😭 destroy his life bet the town didn’t apologise either
cops apologize, are you kidding?
Amy Brown its the lady who guessed it was him? Why should the cops apologized, it’s not like they targeted him for no reason. The victim poor lady of course but she shouldn’t have guessed if she wasn’t sure.
Kacey Cruz because cops are well aware that memories are very unreliable and eye witness are famously unreliable
Yes!
Hey
The scariest part of all the crimes is that the mega possibility that he had been doing this for years & probably had many more unknown victims increased the terror!
So incredibly sad for the families of the victims and the victims themselves . So incredibly sad for the family and friends of the CO as well. He’s really lived a double life and they had no idea. His best friend seems truly heartbroken and poor Marcan (forgive me if it’s spelled incorrectly) seems to have survivors guilt for poor Jessica and even carries guilt for what happened to other survivors. I hope they all find peace🕊✨
Here’s a bit of a happier end to this story: Anne Marsan-Cook ended up marrying her friend shown in this documentary about 3 years later. She’s out living her best life.
Well that's good news. There's not much to be happy about in the media lately.
They make a sweet, cute couple.
He's a cutie too.
Bahaha she knew what was going on sorry 🤣😂🤣🤦♀️🤷♀️
That’s great! 👍
3:35 - "...my daughter didn't sleep in her bedroom for 3 months after that." I don't blame her. I'd want the room steam cleaned before I'd even touch anything. Yea, I know it sounds kinda like over-reacting but it just gives me shivers thinking about a strange guy in my bedroom doing who knows what.
It's not overreacting.
Aleatha Vogel yeah, and prayers and anointing oil ceremony performed in there. I’d probably never go back in there. How could you sleep.
As a teenager I’d never sleep in that room again. As a parent we’d moved. That properly really is over reacting but I just would have to leave.
Screw overreacting. I once had my Jeep stolen and recovered a week later all the way down in Arizona, abandoned in some empty lot . When the PD gave my vehicle back they gave it back exactly how it frigging was after it got abandoned, they just took samples and left a bunch of marihuana seeds inside the cup holder, the police found a plastic bag with a T-shirt inside the glove box. There were potato chip crumbles on the floor and on the seats and a couple of beer cans in the passenger seat cup holders.
God knows what else the guy/guys did inside my car but i sure as hell had all the upholstery clean and disinfected before i dared to drive it again.
I'd insist that we move.
This guy is the scariest kind thank God for amazing police detective work
This is my newest favorite channel!
The last person you usually think is evil is your upstanding neighbor.
A writer oncwe said: never compare your life to someone else. You cannot believe how strange other people's lives are." This guy seems like a good example of that.
This is a great documentary!
I had a former manager who was one of the best managers I have ever had. He had close relationships with his employees and gave them positive motivation. Who knew that he had been collecting the worst of the worst of child pornography for 20 years. He was arrested after he was caught distributing this content online. He is serving 12.5 years in federal prison with 10 years of supervised release.
Wow!!
Duggar
Do you ever go to visit your old boss? Perverts are people too.
Poor Larry Jones.. An innocent man having to go through all that.
X Gen And they say the police did a good job. No they dint. Russel Williams did everything himself to have himself tried, prosecuted and the judgment read. He confessed to everything and even gave more than required information. And he preserved every detail of his doings, like doing a favour to make it easier for the courts.
Such a shame 🥺
@@rahulbhaskar6790 ?
twin cherry You dint see the confession?
@@rahulbhaskar6790 I did; I've watched all these true crime but this guy made and makes me scared*. The fear I'm experiencing is beyond my imagination nor understanding. I am scared.
He wore the same boots to the police station that he wore in the snow in Belleville.
Yes, that was when he knew he was cooked.... When they asked to take shoe impressions.
Who came here from the interrogation
Yep
🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♂️
@@vishe307 . 🕸. Pending .re.
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This is a very high quality documentary
It seems that the only smart man in this story was the local who spotted the SUV and put the police on the right track.
Man this guy flew the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh & the Prime Minister. One of the most decorated officers/pilots we had in Canada and he just threw it all away. Crazy man
Maniacs are insane
He flew off the handle....😮
He retired from the military before his conviction. He retired as a Colonel with his pension.
@William ~ Are you serious ?! Wow ! If that’s true, it’s pretty f*cked up !
Classic Psychopath…
God bless those guys that drove by and were suspicious enough to take note of it. More importantly the fact they went to police after hearing about the incident.
Divine intervention
Thank you for sharing your horrible experiences. You are good people, I hope you’re both well.
One of the most fascinating documentaries I’ve seen.
In the midst of all the coronavirus coverage, I unwind by watching this freak.
nemeczek67 same.
Me too 😂
same here bro.. this is my third crime docu
@@nefwaenre Let's be honest, what is more interesting than these? Whenever I think I'm crazy, these people never fail to prove me wrong.
lol
The scariest thing that is these are the people that is to be protecting our country.
I wish Russell Williams had sought some help before things got out of hand. This is such a tragedy for his victims and their families, friends, etc.
Probably should have divorced that wife of his. I bet she made his life miserable.
I felt the truthfulness of the story. Very good storyteller. Luv you.
If he had a habit of returning to the scene of the crime, why wasn't a surveillance team assigned? I feel this case could have been solved much earlier.
Or surveillance cameras at that... 🤷🏼♀️
B Clark MY THOUGHTS....EXACTLY!!!
@Voracious Reader the commanding officer himself said they asked themselves, "how could we have missed this?"
I think the cops are doing their own bashing on this one
They tried to Darlin
@@mikemurphy5898 He was one rank below general.
It is kind of scary when a lot of sick psychopaths are crazy smart and can blend easily with common people.
Many are in positions of power.
Sounds like 95% of the USA police
Yeah but he is even worse he is not common at all he's a lieutenant colonel and highly respected military man. Psychos are revered and promoted.
😱@@timbradford1673 😱
2TMOTHY3:1-5
Signs 🪧
In some cases they "blend" in, but that guy?
That is another level, I am convinced that people like him don't bother so much to "blend in" but aim for position and status that moves them to a rank that seems to rob tons of people of their judgement and leave any suspicion that might rise at "No, a such a man could never do/be THAT." So they don't even have to hide red flags but rely on that everyone close to him will do anything to explain those away.
Russell's wife never questioned his whereabouts when he was out at 3am?
Canada is a sh¡thole
I promise... not all Canadians say, "eh" this much. Smh.
The guy at 29 minutes in, who saw the Pathfinder in the field, he’s the most Canadian person I’ve ever heard .. and he got Williams caught.
I love him 😆🥰🥰
He's Irish... that's not very Canadian, let alone the most Canadian person ever...
@@bobhope7648 LOL - He’s not Irish. That accent is rural eastern Ontario through and through. And yes, they do talk like that.
@@bobhope7648 Brother, if that's what you think Irish sounds like then I don't reckon you've met many Irish. That's what rural Ontarians sound like lol
The thought of someone like this Russell creep crawling into the basement window of my home while my wife sleeps and I'm away... is why, when we got engaged we adopted our first (female)of two German Shepherds from the humane society. A week after our wedding we adopted a second (male) from a different local rescue. No protection training needed for a breed with inherent defensive traits, vast intelligence regarding strangers, and the kind of bark which says- "go knock on another door!"
And while this detective may very well be a badass, it took authorities way too long to catch this guy. And who in the world were these witnesses who were so observant that they noticed the SUV at night in the field? They must've been very familiar with the victims property and, I suppose, the victim. Lucky break you wouldn't want to have to depend on to stop a serial killer ramping up his game. I guess many big cases are cracked with lucky breaks like that. Russ is just whole other level of creepy though. You have to wonder if he's used his authority or fighter pilot notoriety to lure other victims beyond the four in this story to their deaths.
All I can say is: for the price of kibble and daily exercise, you get unlimited loyalty and free protection. A good vacuum cleaner doesn't hurt either.
A good vacuum cleaner doesn’t hurt either 😂
A good firearm works better.
My Dachshund will take care of anyone coming in my house. If not; husband, son's and guns!
best alarms in the world....never a power failure
@@MargieM10 aww daschund is cute type 😂
I love the 5th estate. Keep up the good work.
I feel so sorry for his friend he’s in such a state of shock
And for the murder victim’s families.
God bless the guys who notices the car being out of place and actually remembering it. I grew up in a small town on the East Coast, where things out of the ordinary always stood out in a way they never would in the city.
Thank you for this warnings
That is the reason why I trust no one no matter the rank that person is in society.
This is one cold and unfeeling man!
I think he was sexually assaulting women back in college that’s probably why he didn’t date for so long..
My thoughts exactly, they should reinvestigate any sexual assaults during his college years
i think the opposite
Agree that he wasn't getting any in college. I think he was impotent.
He should have seen a doctor and gotten counseling, but nobody really did that back then. And if he had, the military wouldn't have taken him. It looks like he couldn't get off normally, so he turned to women's underwear. When that no longer worked, he fell as low as a man can go.
@@mariekatherine5238 Counseling is fairly new ("counselors" are people who aren't smart enough to get through the education required of psychiatrists or psychologists), though therapy became common over half a century ago.
Thanks for the video. These are the good things of the internet.
Who was responsible for his military career fast tracking ???
Many more women he did this to in the Persian gulf, no way we are actually supposed to believe there were only 4 women he did this to.
Right
Do you have evidence for this?
just because he was a colonel, they thought he was not guilty. Thats the thing about killers....they dont look like monsters...they are like the man/woman in the street...
+jared farr I guess if you mean that a pedophile looks like an average person then ya. I had to endure a pedophile when I was 10-11 years old. No one would have guessed he was attracted to prepubescent children! Or a rapist of any kind! He had a doormat of a wife (she saw some very innapropriate things he did to me and never said anything, it was bizarre and confused me, made me question if what he was doing was really as wrong as it felt, I now know better) and was a charming, womanizing, funny likable guy to those that encountered him.
@@jaredfarr5761 Your stupidity is incomprehensible
He was in a position as defender of the country.
Wolf in sheep's clothing.....He is a monster
They need to do psychology evaluation on military members
Very interesting story. I don't know how the officer could contain his disgust at Williams during the questioning but I'm glad that he did. Good job!
I always find it weird when they have people's neighbours being interviewed saying they were a loner or didn't have many friends . How would their neighbours know that unless they're watching them all the time ? Lol I would have no idea about the social habits of any neighbours I've ever had that's so creepy lol
Try going outside sometime lmao
in small towns people tend to be closer to their neighbours, i know everyone in my moms village and they all know me because it’s a small town so everyone knows about everyone
you ARE 100% spot on. i couldnt tell you what mine get up to and i live in a condo connected to theirs.
I think only one person said that.
They always watching your business
To call this guy a psycho creeper is an understatement
Commanding a whole air wing and the guy still found time to do this crap.......crazy.
How could the airforce not notice? There had to be signs of weirdness before in all those years
It’s crazy, he probably never slept !
Ya well it was not just an air wing, it was the largest air force base in Canada and he was considered to be the top logistics and VIP aviator in the force. In short, things like fuel and food and weapons transfers could not happen unless he was on top of everything.
It's astonishing - -he was not only in a very responsible position but a high profile one too, with regular appearances in the media. This is nothing new though - many murderers 'hide in plain sight', assuming the image of a decent/sensitive/respectable/friendly all round great guy when they are the total opposite. Look how Chris Watts fooled everyone he was a wonderful husband and father - before he murdered his pregnant wife and two little girls.
@@glamdolly30 cow didn't fool anyone. From day 1 everyone knew he killed his own family.
To anyone who never served, this is so insane that a man in his position did this
How does serving in the military make one a good person??
who said that it does? i dont agree with that statement. every person is their own individual. some people are bad or good regardless of their profession, in my opinion. so i hope you didnt get that impression from me haha@@redwingsfan3621
Here we go again, RUclips landed me on this video on autoplay! I have probably listened to this video while working at least 100 times, which as a matter of fact, is stunningly matter of fact!
😂 same lol
The patch on his hair is practicing social distancing . .
BHAHAHA! I was watching that patch during the interview.
Stock Fadi
That's a crass and cruel comment. Do you know how many people have died worldwide of Covid-19?
Go away back to your night crawler friends. (If you have any friends that is.)
@@Fee212 wow... overreact much?
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@@moimeself1088 Nope. By big sister has died from Covid-19. So just keep your pie hole shut!
The moment you learn it all started with an aspiration to be like Tom Cruise... It's not going to end well.
Serial rapists and/or murderers come from all forms of the human race. A movie has nothing to do with it. Though it may spark some of these psychopaths to get into their professional life. More than likely, they already had their evil deeds in their head well before...
@If you laugh you sub! - Tom Cruise hasn't come out of the closet and Russel Williams liked to stay in the closet for hours.
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@Lady Day IT WAS A JOKEEEE
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Dr. Grande says that a tendency to play practical jokes is related to sadism.
agree. even tho grande is a chump. it's not normal to constantly want to scare and terrify people for enjoyment.
I don't normally watch shows like this, but this was recommended right after I had watched the interrogation video, and it was such a shocking crime that I had to watch this one to get another perspective on it. The evil that anyone can succumb to, if the beginning of perversions is not resisted!😮
I used to think Canadians saying 'eh' randomly was just a stereotype.
+Rob Burgess Me too, I thought it was a joke I heard on an episode of King of Queens....evidently not!
+David Frigault That's what the word means here in the UK too, and presumably in America. I think what's thrown me is that it seems to be the primary response in Canada, whereas it's used comparatively rarely over here.
hahaha... I know right? the people that were interviewed were totally Canadians... lol.. up north Canadians
A lot of Canadians east of Pickering and northeast of Toronto start to have French Canadian accents. The further east you go, the stronger the dialect becomes. Many northern residents have the French accent as well.
Its somewhat common but it is in heavy usage in rural areas. :P
People with authority should have their lives audited every year throughly. If you want to hold those positions then prove you're worth our trust.
Not every war hero is a Pervert.
@@Dunning.Kruger How bouts we Audit you for Kiddly Fiddling ?
I think that’s a good idea - but logistically I think it would be virtually impossible to implement a system that would successfully be carried out properly. It ‘could’ be done for sure - but I think it would be a major fight trying to fight to spend the already spent dollars on new staff across the country to keep an eye on these people. Would be a great idea though, for sure....
Jason, a far better "should" is teaching our own children right from wrong. There will always be evil, but a strong conscience is what steers people away from wrong, and toward right.
@@Dunning.Kruger "Cluster B" traits: impressive! You've watched "psychology" videos by freshman college kids who've taken a psychology class. (Btw, it's "Cluster B," not "B-cluster.")
The Behavior Panel has a great video of his interrogation.
These creeps are every where. Be aware of those in Authority positions, and in Church.
I watched the full interrogation of Russ Williams, the detective carrying it out has got to be the best interrogator I have ever seen, done everything absolutely perfect!
I see this post a lot. He was handed Russells' exact match to his tires and Russell wore the same boots to the Police station that were found at the scene. Anything could've been said for 2 hours before dropping those 2 items on him for a full confession. I get the guy has worked a lot of high profile cases but not God like. Didn't get very far with Rafferty...
@@tapoemt3995 Yes all the gushing praise is over the top. Who is rafferty?
@@John_Wood_ Michael rafferty and terri lynne mcclintic kidnapped a little girl in Canada, Tori Stafford was her name. Horrible case to listen to. There's a bunch out there about the case. You might have even seen it. "The case of Michael Rafferty" by JCS- Criminal Psychology is a 60 minute video summing most of it up.
@@tapoemt3995 Was that the same detective? Btw. I don't think they really needed confession in that case, evidence was overwhelming.
@@jackwilson5542 Yeah, there were two. Smyth was handling Terri's confession while his partner worked Rafferty. When you watch the tape of him crumpled up in the corner, Smith just comes in here and there and gives Rafferty little jabs of annoyance, but he was with Terri most of the time.
I used to love the drive from Toronto to Ottawa and the nice relaxing drive down hwy 37 hwy 7.
Not anymore.
I can't drive by Jessica's house without getting bad chills.
Another family lives there now, with children.
I find myself wondering if they know what happened there....
I wouldn’t be able to live there!
I couldn't do it
@@pinkpugginz expensive raising a family they probably got a great deal on the real-estate haha
24:20 is one of the greatest sentences ever uttered on a true crime show.
What's scarier is that trusted people we thought are law abide breaks the law all the time but got away with it every time. Russell is just one of those that got caught.
and thanks God for it! if they had taken years to catch him, he would become smarter and more cunning. He is a viper, no feelings whatsoever... I despise this guy so much... a true beast!
Am I the only one who mistook Russell Williams for Woody Harrelson for just a split second? 🙄
yes he does look very much like Woody, and if they ever make a movie of this story then Woody would fit this perfectly, and I expect Hollywood know this very well
@@jonnyrocket3659 If they can make a Ted Bundy movie they can sure as hell make a Russell Williams one to. I became aware of him after seeing his interrogation tape where he was listed as a Primary Psychopath.
Holy mother of the lord.. you’re right !!
I don't see it.
Hahaa
People have 3 faces! A public face, personal face & a secret face!
So what is this secret face?
Speak for yourself psycho.
“ A man is not what he is, he is what he hides”
Is the public face the personal face with a spot of make-up on?
@@thomas0086 did you just make that up?
This is one I always watch . As the Narrator said " the Unpredictability of Human Behavior ". An as people in general say , " Always Expect The Unexpected ". An this case is..... " The Prime Example " of JUST THAT.
really appreciate documentary without loud interfering music blasting over dialogue. This man is really smooth at being a criminal. None of the women assaulted had big dog(s). Women live in fear every day, Williams didn't live in fear.
"Russ had that whole package"....poor choice of words....
the whole package and Then Some.