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Commander faces murder charges in missing deaths

Wing commander Col. Russell Williams (left), 46, was arrested Sunday and is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two Ontario women Marie France Comeau (centre), 38 and Jessica Lloyd, 27.

The base commander at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southeastern Ontario has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women whose disappearances in the fall and winter riveted attention in southeastern Ontario.

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Wing commander Col. Russell Williams (left) was arrested Sunday and is charged with first degree murder in the death of Jessica Lloyd, 27. She was reported missing Jan. 29, after she didn't show up for work. The Ontario Provincial Police and the Belleville Police Service unveiled the news about Lloyd's death Monday in a news release.

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Russell Williams is charged in the deaths of Jessica Lloyd and a second Ontario woman, Marie France Comeau

The OPP have confirmed Russell Williams, 46, the wing commander of CFB Trenton (R), has been charged with the first-degree murders of both Jessica Lloyd of Belleville (L) and Marie Comeau of Brighton. (C)

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