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Court Junkie

Ep 65: Justice Delayed? The Mike Williams Case

Court Junkie

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Government, True Crime, News

4.88.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

On December 16, 2000, 31-year-old Mike Williams went duck hunting, only to never be heard from again. Authorities told reporters that they suspected he got into a boating accident, drowned, and was eventually eaten by alligators. But 17 years and two arrests later, would the truth finally come out?   NOTE: If you're interested in this case, the Minds of Madness Podcast has also covered it this week - They do a great job of looking into the minds and circumstances of this tragic case and the lengths a mother's love will go to, to bring justice for her son. Check it out!    Sponsors in this episode: Murderville, Georgia - a new investigative podcast from The Intercept. Subscribe now on Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. True & Co. - Home of THE most comfortable bras on the planet! (They didn't tell me to say that, but that's how comfortable they are) Save 15% now when you go to Trueandco.com/junkie and enter the code junkie. Simple Contacts - Simple Contacts lets you conveniently renew your contact lens prescription & reorder your contacts from anywhere in minutes. Get $20 off your contacts at simplecontacts.com/JUNKIE20 or enter code JUNKIE20 at checkout. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Missing Person's poster read, Jerry Williams, also known as Mike Williams, was last seen

0:07.5

leaving his residence in the vicinity of the 5,000 block of Centennial Oak Circle in

0:12.3

Tallahassee, Florida.

0:14.6

He allegedly was going duck hunting at Lake Seminole.

0:17.7

His boat and vehicle, described as a green and tan 1994 Ford Bronco, were later found

0:24.0

at the lake as well.

0:26.4

The poster, which had started circulating in late December of 2000, went on to say that

0:31.8

Mike went missing on December 16th, 2000, that he was 31 years old, a white male with brown

0:38.2

hair and blue eyes.

0:40.8

Distinguishing characteristics included a chicken pox scar on his left cheek, previously

0:45.4

worn braces on his teeth and corrective shoes.

0:49.5

He was possibly wearing camouflage hunting clothes, and may have also been wearing a Saint

0:54.0

Christopher medal on a gold chain, a watch, and a wedding band on his left finger.

1:01.6

The poster asked anyone who had any information concerning the case to please contact the

1:06.4

Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

1:09.6

But the thing was, no one would be contacting the Jackson County Sheriff's Office about

1:13.8

this case.

1:15.3

No one with a viable lead anyway.

1:17.8

And in fact, 17 years would go by before Mike's best friend, Brian Winchester, would testify

1:25.0

in court that he had killed him.

1:28.6

Brian would go on to describe a gruesome scene after loading Mike's body into his vehicle.

1:34.6

I went back out to the driveway to leave, went out to the driveway.

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