By Seamus McGraw
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Victim provided the lead, suspect filled in the details, authorities say
"He was cooperative, and started providing information," Vines said. According to Vines, Williams not only admitted to slaying Stone, he confessed to the Pressley and Parker slayings as well. In addition to the three murder counts, he has been charged with one count of attempted murder, one count of forcible sexual assault and four counts of kidnapping. Union County prosecutors say they are "seriously considering" seeking the death penalty for Williams
The arrest came as little surprise. Experts had predicted that the suspect in all three cases was most likely a local man who targeted street women, at least in part because their disappearance would likely go unnoticed. In fact, no one even noticed that Stone, alleged to be Williams's final victim, was missing until her body was found more than a month after she vanished.
Authorities have described Williams as a quiet man who, like many serial killers, seemed utterly bland on the surface.
"He lived in a mobile home on the property that his mother had, he'd never been in any trouble, there was no criminal record at all, and he worked for the state Department of Transportation on a road crew," Vines said.
Investigators say they have no reason to believe that Williams was behind any other unsolved killings. "As I say, he's been very cooperative," Vines said. "He didn't mention any others, and we don't think there are others."
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