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Russell Williams
Canadian convicted murderer and former colonel of the Canadian Armed Forces · United Kingdom · On the map · Born 1963 · age 63
David Russell Williams is a Canadian serial rapist, murderer and disgraced former colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Williams was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England and his family later emigrated to Canada.
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He studied economics and political science at the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto before embarking on a career in the Canadian Forces. He was also a decorated pilot who had flown Canadian Forces VIP aircraft for dignitaries and heads of state. From July 2009 until his arrest, Williams commanded CFB Trenton, Canada's largest military airbase and a hub for the country's foreign and domestic air transport operations.