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The Strange Sad Story Of A Schizophrenic Murderer Alexander Williams Who Worshipped Sigourney Weaver As A Goddess.
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Greg Carr
2023-08-17 11:54:12 UTC
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The strange sad story of a schizophrenic murderer who worshipped Sigourney Weaver as a goddess
THOM DUNN 7:55 AM WED AUG 16, 2023

Alexander Williams was still a minor when he committed the heinous crimes that would define the rest of his life. He was also a Black teenager, living in Georgia, with an abusive home life, and a then-undiagnosed case of schizophrenia — which may or may not have contributed to both his actions, and the fact that he worshipped Sigourney Weaver as his own personal deity, engaging in his own esoteric rituals to show his devotion. Williams was ultimately sentenced to death for the rape and murder he committed as a youth, but his time on death row raised a lot of complex legal questions about mental competence and insanity pleas in the judicial system, as well as the statute of limitations, and the exceptions that the courts make for underage offenders.

Williams' story is (mostly) the subject of the newest episode of the popular Badlands true crime podcast, for which I wrote the script. Badlands typically focuses on the sex, drug, and murder scandals of sports and TV/film celebrities, so in this case, the episode is technically supposed to be about Sigourney Weaver. Which it is! But it turns out Sigourney Weaver is a pretty wholesome person on her own, as far as anyone can tell.

When my editor on the series reached out to me with the initial idea to frame the episode around the horrifying yet tragic story of Alexander Williams, I was immediately intrigued by the idea. Badlands episodes typically lean into the lurid pulpiness of the real-life situations they depict. But I'd demonstrated an ability to juggle the tittilating parts of the stories without being exploitative, like with Robin Williams and Armie Hammer. So they knew that I would take some care with the story of a schizophrenic teenage murderer from the 80s — that I could make it thrilling, while staying sympathetic, and do it all tastefully, with the awareness that schizophrenics, like all people with mental disorders, are statistically less likely to act violently towards other people. I think I pulled it off that delicate balance pretty well. Alexander Williams' story is tragic; and legally fascinating; and also, frankly, horrific. All of those things can be true at once. There's no question that he did what he did — but the rest of it gets endlessly complicated. And that's the kind of storytelling I live for.

Also Sigourney Weaver. She's pretty rad.

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David Dalton
2023-08-18 01:25:17 UTC
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Post by Greg Carr
The strange sad story of a schizophrenic murderer who worshipped Sigourney
Weaver as a goddess
THOM DUNN 7:55 AM WED AUG 16, 2023
Alexander Williams was still a minor when he committed the heinous crimes
that would define the rest of his life. He was also a Black teenager, living
in Georgia, with an abusive home life, and a then-undiagnosed case of
schizophrenia — which may or may not have contributed to both his actions,
and the fact that he worshipped Sigourney Weaver as his own personal deity,
engaging in his own esoteric rituals to show his devotion. Williams was
ultimately sentenced to death for the rape and murder he committed as a
youth, but his time on death row raised a lot of complex legal questions
about mental competence and insanity pleas in the judicial system, as well as
the statute of limitations, and the exceptions that the courts make for
underage offenders.
Williams' story is (mostly) the subject of the newest episode of the popular
Badlands true crime podcast, for which I wrote the script. Badlands typically
focuses on the sex, drug, and murder scandals of sports and TV/film
celebrities, so in this case, the episode is technically supposed to be about
Sigourney Weaver. Which it is! But it turns out Sigourney Weaver is a pretty
wholesome person on her own, as far as anyone can tell.
When my editor on the series reached out to me with the initial idea to frame
the episode around the horrifying yet tragic story of Alexander Williams, I
was immediately intrigued by the idea. Badlands episodes typically lean into
the lurid pulpiness of the real-life situations they depict. But I'd
demonstrated an ability to juggle the tittilating parts of the stories
without being exploitative, like with Robin Williams and Armie Hammer. So
they knew that I would take some care with the story of a schizophrenic
teenage murderer from the 80s — that I could make it thrilling, while
staying sympathetic, and do it all tastefully, with the awareness that
schizophrenics, like all people with mental disorders, are statistically less
likely to act violently towards other people. I think I pulled it off that
delicate balance pretty well. Alexander Williams' story is tragic; and
legally fascinating; and also, frankly, horrific. All of those things can be
true at once. There's no question that he did what he did — but the rest
of it gets endlessly complicated. And that's the kind of storytelling I live
for.
Also Sigourney Weaver. She's pretty rad.
https://boingboing.net/2023/08/16/the-strange-sad-story-of-a-schizophrenic-mur
derer-who-worshipped-sigourney-weaver-as-a-goddess.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-alexander.htm
Sigourney Weaver is straight-type-1-F and is
optimally sexually compatible with her
straight-type-1-M husband.
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"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
Greg Carr
2023-08-21 02:04:33 UTC
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The strange sad story of a schizophrenic murderer who worshipped Sigourney
Weaver as a goddess
THOM DUNN 7:55 AM WED AUG 16, 2023
Alexander Williams was still a minor when he committed the heinous crimes
that would define the rest of his life. He was also a Black teenager, living
in Georgia, with an abusive home life, and a then-undiagnosed case of
schizophrenia — which may or may not have contributed to both his actions,
and the fact that he worshipped Sigourney Weaver as his own personal deity,
engaging in his own esoteric rituals to show his devotion. Williams was
ultimately sentenced to death for the rape and murder he committed as a
youth, but his time on death row raised a lot of complex legal questions
about mental competence and insanity pleas in the judicial system, as well as
the statute of limitations, and the exceptions that the courts make for
underage offenders.
Williams' story is (mostly) the subject of the newest episode of the popular
Badlands true crime podcast, for which I wrote the script. Badlands typically
focuses on the sex, drug, and murder scandals of sports and TV/film
celebrities, so in this case, the episode is technically supposed to be about
Sigourney Weaver. Which it is! But it turns out Sigourney Weaver is a pretty
wholesome person on her own, as far as anyone can tell.
When my editor on the series reached out to me with the initial idea to frame
the episode around the horrifying yet tragic story of Alexander Williams, I
was immediately intrigued by the idea. Badlands episodes typically lean into
the lurid pulpiness of the real-life situations they depict. But I'd
demonstrated an ability to juggle the tittilating parts of the stories
without being exploitative, like with Robin Williams and Armie Hammer. So
they knew that I would take some care with the story of a schizophrenic
teenage murderer from the 80s — that I could make it thrilling, while
staying sympathetic, and do it all tastefully, with the awareness that
schizophrenics, like all people with mental disorders, are statistically less
likely to act violently towards other people. I think I pulled it off that
delicate balance pretty well. Alexander Williams' story is tragic; and
legally fascinating; and also, frankly, horrific. All of those things can be
true at once. There's no question that he did what he did — but the rest
of it gets endlessly complicated. And that's the kind of storytelling I live
for.
Also Sigourney Weaver. She's pretty rad.
https://boingboing.net/2023/08/16/the-strange-sad-story-of-a-schizophrenic-mur
derer-who-worshipped-sigourney-weaver-as-a-goddess.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/williams-alexander.htm
Sigourney Weaver is straight-type-1-F and is
optimally sexually compatible with her
straight-type-1-M husband.
Her leg kick is compatible to your small groin her nails to your eyes. small eyes you are. You are bipolar and a witch a unemployed dolt.
Post by David Dalton
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https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"This could be the final breath; This is life and death;
This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;
Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)
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