Jeremy Rashaud Harris.Photo:Collin County, Texas, jail via AP
Collin County, Texas, jail via AP
A Texas man has pleaded guilty to murdering four people, including his ex-girlfriend’s father, in a killing spree across three weeks in the fall of 2020, according to multiple reports.
Jeremy Rashaud Williams will be spending the rest of his life in prison as part of the plea deal,NBC DFWandFox 4reported.
He was waiting for an Uber on his way home from a Halloween party, Patrcia Weaver, his mother, tells PEOPLE, who says that Harris targeted and “hunted” his victims “as if they weren’t human beings.”
Jaden Urrea.Jaden Urrea/Facebook
Jaden Urrea/Facebook
Two weeks later, on Nov. 14, Adam Gautreau was fatally shot on an interstate service road,NBC DFWreported.
Less than an hour later, police responded to another shooting about ten miles away from the scene of Gautreau’s death. Responding officers found Jerome Hamilton on the driver’s seat suffering from a gunshot wound, and the 57-year-old died shortly after he was taken to the hospital, according toNBC DFW.
Then, on Nov. 18, Harris killed his ex-girlfriend’s father, 60-year-old Blair Carter, before setting the victim’s house on fire in Celina,TheCelinaRecordandWFAAreported at the time.
Carter’s daughter, Amber Carter, had filed protective orders against Harris, which he repeatedly violated, according to theRecord.
At his sentencing on Tuesday, family members of his victims shared their testimony, according to NBC DFW.
“Today was very emotional, but it was part of the healing process,” Monique Silas, Hamilton’s niece, told NBC DFW after the hearing.
Kenneth Hamilton.GoFundMe
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Weaver, Urrea’s mother, says even though she feared it might be painful to face Harris, she “looked my son’s killer in the eyes” while showing him a photo of Urrea.
She remembers her son as passionate musician who “expressed himself through his music.”
“He loved to sing and perform from the time he could talk,” she adds. “He was actually shy, but once he had a microphone in his hand and stepped out onto a stage, he became a total rockstar.”
In anobituaryposted following his death, Blair’s loved ones remembered him as someone with a “never ending positive attitude and infectious smile,” who was a “ray of sun shine.”
Weaver says she is “pleased” with the verdict and while it means families have justice, she doesn’t feel that they have closure.
“How can you have closure when there was no remorse, no motive?” she says.
Attorneys listed for Harris did not answer when contacted on Wednesday.
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source: people.com
