Weblionel ray ray williams & filmmaker letitia mcintosh have produced a documentary, titled unseen innocence. This powerful film delves into the true story. 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. Lionel was paroled in the 1990s. Click here for the issue that started it all dead in hollywood: Sal mineo (issue no. Webkatrin macphee, a halifax lawyer, was inspired to research the topic by dalhousie university professors afua cooper and michelle williams, who suggested an. Weblionel ray williams, a black man had been disguised in blond dreadlocks. Williams, stupidly, had bragged to others about how “easy” it was to kill the unsuspecting actor. He was found guilty of murder and spent fourteen years in prison. Weblionel williams went on trial for murder on january 9, 1979. By that time, he’d reconciled with collins and the two had secretly married. Collins invoked her spousal privilege and refused to testify against williams, crippling the prosecution case. 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 sentenced to 50 years behind bars for the murder of mineo. He was also found guilty of committing 10 robberies.
