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10.03.2022 - 22:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A "callous and calculating" heroin user who killed three people in less than a week has been convicted of raping one of his victims, a woman who was five months pregnant, before he murdered her.
Anthony Russell had previously pleaded guilty to murdering Julie Williams, 58, and her son David Williams, 32, at separate flats in Coventry on October 21 and October 25, 2021. He had also admitted to the October 26 murder of Nicole McGregor, 31, who was found in woodland near Leamington Spa three days later.
Russell was unanimously found guilty of raping Ms McGregor after a retrial at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday. The unanimous decision was delivered after only an hour and 23 minutes of deliberations by the jury.
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The 39-year-old assaulted the then-pregnant Ms McGregor hours after she had shown him a picture of her baby scan, the court heard.
Russell had also told the expectant father, Ms McGregor’s partner: “I bet you can’t wait for it to be born,” in the hours after she disappeared – knowing he had raped and killed her, the court heard.
Police were first alerted to the murders when Mrs Williams called 999 to report that her son was missing, West Midlands Police said. Days later, Mrs Williams' sister rang the police to say that she was now missing as well.
Officers forced their way into Mrs Williams' house and found her dead on the living room floor, having been violently attacked. Officers raided Russell’s home in Riley Square, Coventry, after a tip-off that he had confessed to killing Julie and David Williams. There they found Mr Williams’ body hidden under a bed.
Police said Mr Williams was strangled with a lanyard
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