Kenneth Dewayne Williams

Serial Killer

Kenneth Dewayne Williams

Overview

Kenneth Dewayne Williams was an Arkansas serial killer whose known crimes stretched from 1998 to 1999 and involved killings in Arkansas and Missouri. His cases included robbery, kidnapping, attempted murder, prison escape, and multiple murders. Williams was first sent to prison for the murder of Dominique "Nikki" Hurd, a University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff student, but later escaped from the Cummins Unit and killed Cecil Boren, a retired prison warden and farmer. During his flight from police, he also caused the death of Michael Greenwood in Missouri. Years later, Williams admitted that he had also killed Jerrell Jenkins on the same day Hurd was murdered.

Early Background

Kenneth Dewayne Williams was born on February 23, 1979, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. His early life was marked by instability, violence, and juvenile crime. Before the murders for which he became known, Williams had already been in trouble with the law and had served time in prison. He was released from prison in April 1998, only months before the first known killings connected to him. By the end of 1998, Williams had become involved in a series of violent crimes that would permanently alter the lives of several families and eventually place him on Arkansas death row. ...

Confirmed Victims: (4)

Dominique Hurd Age: (19), Date of Death: 1998-12-13

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