Webmineo’s murderer, pizza deliveryman lionel ray williams, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 57 years in prison. Williams had committed at least 10 other. Webtheresa williams went to the police and recounted how her husband, lionel raymond williams, had come home with blood on his shirt on the night of mineo's. Weblionel williams became the prime suspect after his wife told authorities that he came home covered in blood the night of the murder. Williams was arrested, and in 1979 he was. Webin march of 1979, lionel ray williams was sentenced to 57 years in prison for both killing mineo and committing ten robberies in the same area. Webon march 16, 1979, more than three years after sal's death, lionel was found guilty of 10 of the 11 charges and sentenced to 51 years to life. There has been a lot of controversy. A short, 21‐year‐old man with long, afrostyle hair, waived extradition at a hearing in calhoun county circuit court and was.
