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Thomas Charles Williams Jr.

Case from Los-angeles, CA dated Oct 31, 1985

Victim Details

Thomas Charles Williams, Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Los-angeles

CA

1985-10-31

42

Thomas

Charles Williams Jr.

07/18/2026

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Detective Thomas Charles Williams Jr., a 42-year-old veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, was tragically killed on October 31, 1985, in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California. Williams was ambushed and assassinated while picking up his 6-year-old son from a church daycare center. The attack was a calculated move to prevent him from testifying in an upcoming robbery trial. As he arrived at the daycare, a masked gunman drove up beside him and sprayed his car with bullets, resulting in his i ...
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