Russell Williams' day: Dump body, help plan security for world leaders
Adrian Humphreys, National Post · Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011
The same day Russell Williams disposed of the frozen body of the second woman he murdered, the former air force colonel attended a top secret meeting in Toronto arranging security for the G20 summit, where he was to help protect the flights of U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders, the National Post has learned.
The Feb. 3, 2010, meeting of senior military leaders, chaired by Brigadier-General Jean Collin, commander of the armed forces in Ontario, shows the trust Williams maintained before he was unmasked as a deadly sex predator.
His never-revealed high-level role also highlights his unparalleled double life: helping arrange the air movement and protection of the world’s most powerful leaders at the same time his violent sexual behaviour spun out of control.
Williams was among those responsible for planning the air component of the summits, including the arriving and departing dignitaries and protecting the area’s airspace in conjunction with North American Aerospace Defence Command.
“I bet there are a few U.S. Secret Service guys perturbed right now over a serial killer helping plan the president’s movements. By that time in February, he would have known the entire procedure for arrivals and air movement for the summits,” said a military source. Another source, however, downplayed Williams’ importance in summit planning.
The meeting was convened on the ground floor of the Denison Armoury, headquarters for Joint Task Force Central, which coordinates army, air force and navy operations in the province.
Invited were senior military officials representing Canada’s army, air force and navy, each of which had specific responsibilities for the June summits of the G8 in Huntsville, Ont., and G20 in Toronto.
As commander of 8 Wing air unit and of CFB Trenton, Canada’s largest air base, Williams was to have a role in the visits of 20 heads of government, including Mr. Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz.
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