A Texas man has pleaded guilty to murdering four people, including his ex-girlfriend’s father, in a three-week killing spree in the fall of 2020.
The accused, identified as Jeremy Rashaud Williamswill spend the rest of his life in prison as part of the plea deal in exchange for getting rid of the death penalty, NBC DFW and Fox 4 reported.
On October 31, 2020, Robert Jaden Urrea was shot dead in the middle of the street, as captured by surveillance footage at the time. The 19-year-old law student succumbed to his injuries when he was taken to hospital.
He was waiting for an Uber to go home from a Halloween party, Patrcia Weaver, his mother, told People, noting that Harris targeted and “hunted” his victims “as if they were not human beings”.
Two weeks later, on November 14, Adam Gautreau was shot and killed on an interstate service road, NBC DFW reported.
Less than an hour later, police responded to another shooting about ten miles from the scene of Gautreau’s death. Responding officers found Jerome Hamilton in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound, and the 57-year-old man died shortly after being taken to the hospital.
Later, on November 18, Harris killed the father of his ex-girlfriend, Blair Carter, 60, before setting fire to the victim’s house in Celina. Carter’s daughter, Amber, had filed protective orders against Harris, which he repeatedly violated.
Officers arrested Harris the same day after focusing on his search using a description of his vehicle provided by witnesses.
Relatives of the victims react to the sentence
After the sentence was announced, the relatives of his victims shared their testimony. “Today was very emotional, but it was part of the healing process,” Monique Silas, Hamilton’s niece, told NBC DFW after the hearing.
Weaver, Urrea’s mother, said that although she feared it would be painful to face Harris, “I looked my son’s murderer in the eyes” while showing him a photo of the victim.
Although the woman mentioned that she is satisfied with the verdict and, although it means that the families have justice, she does not believe there will be closure.
“How can you have closure when there was no remorse or reason?” he concluded.
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