![]() In 1994, he was posted to the 412 Transport Squadron in Ottawa, where he transported VIPs, including high-ranking government officials and foreign dignitaries, also on Challengers. Promoted to captain on January 1, 1991, Williams was posted to 434 Combat Support Squadron at CFB Shearwater, Nova Scotia, in 1992, where he flew the CC-144 Challenger in the electronic warfare and coastal patrol role. He enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1987, received his flying wings in 1990, and was posted to 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, based at CFB Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, where he served for two years as an instructor. Williams was regarded as a model military officer over the course of his 23-year career. In December 2010, Williams' wife began the process of filing for divorce, together with a request to have any of her financial and medical information sealed by the court. He served at the Airlift Capability Projects Strategic (CC-177 Globemaster III) and Tactical (CC-130J Hercules J), and Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue. By then Williams had been posted to the Directorate of Air Requirements at the National Defence Headquarters. The couple moved to Orleans, a suburb of Ottawa, in July 2006. According to Williams' biography that had been posted on the Department of National Defence website, he was a keen photographer, fisherman and runner, and he and his wife were avid golfers. On Jhe married Mary Elizabeth Harriman, who is an associate director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. It was at UTSC that Williams engaged in pranks against his roommates, picking locked doors and hiding in rooms for hours to surprise the occupants. Williams then studied economics and political science at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986. In his final year in 1982, he was elected as a prefect for his boarding house. Williams completed his final two years of high school as a boarding student at Upper Canada College while his parents were in South Korea. By 1979, his family had moved to South Korea, where Sovka was overseeing another reactor project. He delivered The Globe and Mail newspaper and learned piano. While in the Scarborough Bluffs area, Williams began high school at Birchmount Collegiate, but finished at Upper Canada College. During this time, Williams took the name Sovka from his stepfather, and moved again to Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. Williams' parents divorced when he was six years old, and soon after, Nonie Williams married Dr. After this relocation, the Williams family met another family, the Sovkas, and they became good friends. His father was hired as a metallurgist at Chalk River Laboratories, Canada's premiere nuclear research laboratory. His family emigrated to Canada, where they moved to Chalk River, Ontario. ĭavid Russell Williams was born in Bromsgrove, England, to Christine Nonie (née Chivers) and Cedric David Williams. ![]() Subsequent to his conviction, his uniform was burned, his medals were destroyed and his vehicle crushed and scrapped. His severance pay was terminated and the salary he received following his arrest was seized, although he is still entitled to a pension. On October 22, 2010, Williams was stripped of his commission, ranks, and awards by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Staff. Since he has been convicted of multiple murders, Williams is not eligible for early parole under the " faint hope clause" of the Criminal Code. The life sentences mean Williams will serve a minimum of 25 years before parole eligibility. On October 21, 2010, Williams was sentenced to two life sentences for first-degree murder, two 10-year sentences for other sexual assaults, two 10-year sentences for forcible confinement, and 82 one-year sentences for breaking and entering, all to be served concurrently. Another 82 charges relating to breaking and entering were later added. He was formally charged by the Ontario Provincial Police, pursuant to the Criminal Code, with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of forcible confinement, two counts of breaking and entering, and sexual assault. On February 8, 2010, Williams was relieved as the base commander at CFB Trenton due to criminal charges. Williams was also a decorated military pilot who had flown Canadian Forces VIP aircraft for dignitaries such as Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and the Governor General and Prime Minister of Canada. From July 2009 until his arrest in February 2010, he commanded CFB Trenton, a hub for air transport operations in Canada and abroad and the country's largest military airbase. David Russell Williams (born March 7, 1963) is an English-born Canadian criminal and former Colonel in the Canadian Forces.
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