Ronald Turney Williams

Ronald Turney Williams
Ronald Turney Williams
	Photograph taken 1976
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
Charges	Murder; Interstate flight;
Alias	Charles Anderson; Billy Lynn Brown; Donald Brown; Bill Hicks; Buddy Ward; Eugene Ward; Kenneth Ward[1]; Bill Williams; Ronald Turley Williams; Ronnie Turley Williams[1]; Ronnie Turney Williams; et alii;
Description
Born	Ronald Turney Williams; April 4, 1943; Keystone, West Virginia, U.S.[2]
Nationality	American
Race	White
Gender	Male
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	165 to 170 lb
Occupation	Laborer; Painter; Salesman; Welder;
Status
Convictions	Murder
Penalty	West Virginia; Life imprisonment; Arizona; Death
Status	Incarcerated
Added	April 16, 1980
Caught	June 8, 1981
Number	373
	Captured

Ronald Turney Williams (born April 4, 1943) is an American serial killer, burglar, arsonist,[3] kidnapper,[3] prison escapee, and former fugitive. In 1979, Williams and fourteen other inmates escaped from the West Virginia State Penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence for the 1975 murder of a police officer.[3] During the escape, Williams killed another police officer and committed another murder in Arizona in 1981 during his fugitive state.[4]

In 1981, the FBI tracked Williams to a Manhattan, New York motel, where a gunfight ensued between Williams and the agents, and Williams was seriously wounded and was apprehended.[5] For the murders, Williams received a second life sentence in West Virginia and in 1984 received the death penalty in Arizona.[6] He remains incarcerated at Mount Olive Correctional Complex in West Virginia.[7]

References

"Ronald Williams: Guilty or Not?". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. September 16, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
"'10 Most Wanted' includes mob figures, terrorists". The Record. September 14, 1980. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
Mooney, Mark (June 9, 1981). "FBI Seizes Top Criminal In Shootout". Hartford Courant. UPI. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
Roberts, Laurie (February 11, 1984). "2-time murderer is found guilty in Valley killing". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
"Fugitive Captured in Hotel Shootout With FBI". UPI. June 9, 1981. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
"Judge in Phoenix sentences three-time killer Williams to death". Tucson Citizen. Associated Press. April 24, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
Kercheval, Hoppy (30 April 2019). "Ronald Turney Williams—from FBI's Most Wanted List to prison janitor". MetroNews. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

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[BDT-1] "Ronald Williams: Guilty or Not?". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. September 16, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[Record-2] "'10 Most Wanted' includes mob figures, terrorists". The Record. September 14, 1980. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[Hartford_Courrant-3] Mooney, Mark (June 9, 1981). "FBI Seizes Top Criminal In Shootout". Hartford Courant. UPI. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[AR-4] Roberts, Laurie (February 11, 1984). "2-time murderer is found guilty in Valley killing". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[5] "Fugitive Captured in Hotel Shootout With FBI". UPI. June 9, 1981. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[Citizen-6] "Judge in Phoenix sentences three-time killer Williams to death". Tucson Citizen. Associated Press. April 24, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[WVMN-7] Kercheval, Hoppy (30 April 2019). "Ronald Turney Williams—from FBI's Most Wanted List to prison janitor". MetroNews. Retrieved 27 April 2023.