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- Mineo’s murderer, pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 57 years in prison. Williams had committed at least 10 other robberies and claimed to not have known it was Sal Mineo he was robbing/murdering.
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Dec 23, 2010 · Two years after Mineo's murder, a 21-year-old man, Lionel Ray Williams, was arrested and later convicted in his killing. Authorities determined it had been a botched robbery.
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Jan 12, 2024 · On the night of January 8, 1976, Sal Mineo’s life was tragically cut short. Our investigation meticulously reconstructs the events leading up to the murder, analyzing witness accounts, forensic evidence, and the socio-political climate of that era.
1 day ago · Aged just 37, his murderer’s identity remained a mystery for three years until Lionel Ray Williams, a pizzman, confessed to the stabbing. Williams described the events as a random mugging, claiming he had no idea who Mineo was, or the stardom of the man he had just killed. Mineo is buried at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in New York.
Feb 3, 2020 · Mineo’s murderer, pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 57 years in prison. Williams had committed at least 10 other robberies and claimed to not have known it was Sal Mineo he was robbing/murdering.
Mar 22, 1978 · LOS ANGELES, March 21 (UPI)—The accused killer of actor Sal Mineo was ordered yesterday to stand trial on May 25. Lionel Raymond Williams, 21 years old, was held on $500,000 bail.
Feb 12, 2016 · Three years later, pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams was convicted of the murder, in addition to a number of local robberies. Williams, who claimed he had no idea who the actor was at...
Feb 13, 2022 · Lionel Williams went on trial for murder on January 9, 1979. By that time, he’d reconciled with Collins and the two had secretly married. Collins invoked her spousal privilege and refused to testify against Williams, crippling the prosecution case.