By Jorge Barrera
Canwest News Service
February 10, 2010
TWEED, Ont. — Police detectives were searching for women's undergarments, baby blankets and computer data storage devices as part of their investigation into attacks against two women who were bound and sexually assaulted in homes within walking distance from the Tweed, Ont., cottage of Col. Russell Williams who was charged Monday in the murders of two other women.
Williams faces first-degree murder charges in connection to the deaths of 27-year-old Jessica Lloyd and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau, 37.
Williams also faces two counts of forcible confinement and two counts of break and enter and sexual assault in connection with two attacks on women in Tweed last September. His cottage Monday was cordoned off by police tape and an OPP trailer was parked in front.
Details of the police investigation were revealed in a warrant used to search the home of 65-year-old Larry Jones, who was an early suspect in the home break-ins.
The first woman was attacked in September and lived in a house near Williams's street. The second woman attacked also lived near Williams's cottage.
Jones said the woman had been separated from her husband for about a year when she was attacked in last September.
Both Jones and resident Clifford Rivers, 84, said the women had been stripped naked and bound. Jones said OPP had told him the women had their hands bound with zip ties and their heads were covered. The attacker then took photographs of them, said Jones.
Jones was initially a suspect in the home invasion attacks and police threatened to charge him in connection to the incidents. Jones's home was searched on Oct. 29 and the search warrant, which was viewed by Canwest News Service, outlines a list of items wanted by police.
According to the search warrant, OPP were searching for computer digital storage devices, a black La Senza bra, a purple La Senza bra, thong underwear with a poodle, two baby blankets, pornographic photos and videos, white shoes, and zip ties, among other items.
Jones said that the "special tires" on Williams's vehicle tipped off police to his possible involvement in the murders. Jones said police had been looking for a specific type of tire tread marks matching those connected to the disappearance of Lloyd.
"There were special tread designs on his tire," said Jones. "They stopped him and recognized it after he left."
Jones said OPP investigators "went to Ottawa to compare treads."
Jones said he obtained his information through personal contacts in the OPP.
Residents of the area had been living in fear since the September attacks, said Rivers.
"They are not over (the fear) yet," said Rivers.
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