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1998 child murder in Seaside, California
Christina Marie Williams
Portrait of Christina Marie Williams
Born (1985-05-01 ) May 1, 1985
Died June 12, 1998(1998-06-12) (aged 13 )
Cause of death Homicide of undetermined etiology Body discovered January 12, 1999 Nationality American Known for Murder victim
Christina Marie Williams (May 1, 1985 – June 12, 1998) was a 13-year-old American girl who was kidnapped in Seaside, California , on June 12, 1998, while walking her dog Greg in an area of Fort Ord .[1]
Williams was born in Okinawa Prefecture , Japan,[2] to a Filipino mother[3] and an American father who was a chief petty officer in the United States Navy .[2] She attended Fitch Middle School in Seaside, California, at the time of her abduction.[4] Before moving to California, Williams and her family lived at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan.[5] It was the first time the family had lived in the mainland United States.[6]
Kidnapping [ edit ]
Williams left her home at around 7:30 p.m. PDT .[7] Greg returned home an hour later trailing his leash.[7] The case attracted widespread, national media attention.[8]
Exactly seven months later, on January 12, 1999, a body was found on the former Fort Ord Army base about 3 miles (4.8 km ) from the Williams' home. The remains were positively identified as those of Christina Williams. The area where she was found had been searched previously, but nothing had been found.[4] The person who found Williams' body was a botanist from the University of California, Santa Cruz who was conducting a scientific survey.[9]
Sketches of people suspected of the abduction, a man in his late teens and one in his early twenties, were widely released in the media but they did not help in identification of the suspects.[10]
Aftermath [ edit ]
Several celebrities, including Clint Eastwood ,[11] Mariah Carey ,[12] and Reggie Jackson , made a public service announcement for Williams.[2] Her case was also aired on America's Most Wanted .[2] Williams was survived by her parents and two siblings.[13] Many people, including Williams' former friends in Japan, were affected by her abduction. Her family later moved to Florida.[14] Investigators focused their efforts on finding a 1980s Mercury Monarch or Ford Granada car.[15] In 2006, the still-open case was featured on CNN 's Anderson Cooper 360° .[16] Up to US$100,000 has been offered for information leading to those responsible for her death.[17]
The City of Marina erected a memorial in Williams' honor located at 15520 Imjin Road, across from Preston Park.[18] At the University of California, Berkeley a scholarship in her name was established by a philanthropist.[19]
The case was profiled on ID's On the Case with Paula Zahn , in an episode titled Christina's Story .[20]
Suspect and arrest [ edit ]
It was reported that Charles Holifield was a suspect in Williams' murder.[21] He was in prison for attempted kidnapping; he had raped teenage girls in the past.[22] In 2011, an ex-girlfriend of Holifield recanted an alibi for Holifield she made in 1998, saying she had previously been threatened with harm if she withdrew it.[23] In 2016, DNA found on Williams' clothing was found to match Holifield's DNA.[24] On April 6, 2017, the District Attorney of Monterey County announced that Holifield would be arrested and charged with the murder.[25] A death penalty trial for Holifield was originally set for October 2019 but was delayed.[26] In December 2019, Holifield waived his right to a trial by jury, in order to remove the possibility of receiving the death penalty;[27] in addition Holifield waived his rights to writs and appeals .[28] On March 2, 2020, the non-jury trial began;[29] on March 16, the defense team began their portion of the trial.[30] On March 20, Judge Pamela Butler found Holifield guilty of the murder of Williams, with two special circumstances ;[31] he was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole .[32]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Lite, Jordan (9 August 1998). "Missing Girl's Family Refuses to Surrender Hopes for Her Safety" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Rojas, Aurelio; Gaura, Maria Alicia; Finz, Stacy (26 June 1998). "Slain Woman Was Raped, Officials Say / Records confirm body not missing Seaside girl" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 March 2015 . Christina's mother is a Filipina American.
^ a b Finz, Stacy; Fagan, Kevin (15 January 1999). "Remains Identified as Christina / Seaside parents receive sad answer on missing daughter" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ "FBI Searches for Girl, 13, Near Ft. Ord" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Emily G. Thompson (3 November 2017). Unsolved Child Murders: Eighteen American Cases, 1956–1998 . Exposit Books. pp. 205–218. ISBN 978-1-4766-3056-4 .
^ a b "Christina Williams Foundation raising money for Sierra Lamar" . KSBW . Salinas, California: Monterey Hearst Television Inc. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Zamora, Jim Herron (18 January 2000). "Missing cases bring out best" . San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved 11 March 2015 . Finz, Stacy (12 January 2000). "Christina Williams' Family Waits for Answers in Slaying" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Wright, Tom (5 March 2020). "Witnesses testify about finding Christina Williams' remains during Charles Holifield murder trial" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
^ "Bay Area child kidnapping cases during era of Jaycee Lee Dugard abduction" . Contra Costa Times . 27 August 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .Thurman, Chuck (16 November 2000). "There were no signs of forced entry, and testimony from more than 100 people paint a profile of Mooren as someone who was particularly security conscious" . Monterey County Weekly . Retrieved 11 March 2011 .
^ "Actor Joins Search For Missing Girl" . CBS News . 13 July 1998. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ "FBI discovers tragic end to case of missing Mariah fan" . Mariah Carey archives . The Mariah Carey Archives. 16 January 1999. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Devlin, Colonel Daniel (February 2015). "Globe" (PDF) . Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center . Presidio of Monterey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ "Friends observe anniversary of Christina Williams's abduction" . San Diego Union Tribune . Associated Press. 13 June 2003. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Pimentel, Benjamin; Finz, Stacey (13 January 1999). "Decomposed Body Found Near Fort Ord / Remains 2 miles from Christina Williams' Home" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ "FBI's Mystery Case Files" . CNN . 13 March 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ "Seeking Information" . FBI . U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved 11 March 2015 .Simon, Mark (22 February 2001). "Extra Feet Get Extra Sympathy / Fellow feeling nowadays is flying out the window" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 March 2015 . The reward fund for Christina Williams, the Gilroy girl who disappeared and was murdered, reached $100,000.
^ Taylor, Dennis (10 April 2015). "Navy volunteers clean up Christina Williams memorial" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 15 May 2015 .
^ "Philanthropist keeps memories of fallen youth alive through scholarships" . UC Berkeley News Center . UC Regents. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2015 .
^ Copp, Dan (9 January 2021). "Local writer to appear Sunday on cable television true-crime show" . The Houma Courier . Houma, Louisiana. Retrieved 19 October 2021 .
^ Hennessey, Virginia (6 September 2009). "FBI raid in Seaside linked to Christina Williams case" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 13 June 2015 . An imprisoned sex offender, Charles Holifield, 48, has been identified as the chief suspect in the slaying of Williams, a 13-year-old Fort Ord resident. "Law enforcers: Jennifer Morris, Christina Williams may have been slain by same person" . KSBW . 26 August 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016 .
^ "Father of suspect in Christina Williams' murder faces grand jury over e-mail to victim's parents" . Enchemendia Law Firm . 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014 .Hennessey, Virginia (27 January 2010). "Christina Williams grand jury to subpoena mom, reporter" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 15 May 2015 .
^ Hennessey, Virginia (4 December 2011). "Woman recants alibi for Charles Holifield in Christina Williams case" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ Coury, Nic (18 January 2018). "Prosecutors lay out evidence in 20-year-old murder case of Christina Williams" . Monterey County Weekly . Retrieved 20 March 2018 . Wright, Tom (23 February 2018). "Charles Holifield, charged with 1998 murder of Christina Williams, appears in court" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 20 March 2018 . Adami, Chelcey (6 April 2017). "Suspect to be charged in Christina Wiliams'[sic] murder" . The Californian . Salinas. Retrieved 20 March 2018 .
^ "Salinas: Suspect to be charged in 1998 slaying of Christina Williams" . Mercury News . Santa Clara County. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017 ."Rapist to be charged for 1998 murder of Fil-Am teen in Monterey" . Philippines Daily Inquirer . Associated Press. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017 .Bucher, Chris (6 April 2017). "Charles Holifield: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know" . Heavy . New York City. Retrieved 11 April 2017 .
^ Wright, Tom (31 August 2018). "Holifield murder case to begin October 2019, 21 years after Christina Williams went missing" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 23 October 2018 . Wright, Tom (3 September 2019). "Charles Holifield murder trial moved to March 2020" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 3 November 2019 .
^ Wright, Tom (11 December 2019). "Charles Holifield waives right to jury trial and appeals, no longer facing death penalty" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 6 March 2020 .
^ Johnson, Avery (20 March 2020). "Holifield found guilty of 1998 rape, murder of Seaside girl" . KION . Monterey. Retrieved 2 April 2020 .
^ Wright, Tom (2 March 2020). "Charles Holifield murder trial set to begin Monday" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
^ Wright, Tom (16 March 2020). "Defense team starts to present case at Charles Holifield murder trial" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 20 March 2020 .
^ Wright, Tom (21 March 2020). "Judge finds Charles Holifield guilty in the 1998 murder of Christina Williams" . Monterey Herald . Retrieved 2 April 2020 . Copitch, Josh; Linville, Kyla (20 March 2020). "Verdict reached in 1998 Fort Ord murder of 13-year-old Christina Williams" . KSBW . Salinas. Retrieved 2 April 2020 .
^ "Charles Holifield Convicted of 1998 Murder, Sentenced to Life in Prison" . California Statewide Law Enforcement Association. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020 . Holifield was convicted following a 10-day court trial and was immediately sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. "Conviction In 1998 Murder, Kidnap, Sexual Assault Of Monterey Teen Christina Williams" . KPIX . Sam Francisco. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Christina_Marie_Williams&oldid=1208465631 "
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