By Day, He Was a Decorated Commander. But Double-Life Started with Underwear Fetish — and Spiraled into Heinous Crimes

NEED TO KNOW

Col. Russell Williams, trusted to fly prime ministers and Queen Elizabeth II, secretly prowled neighborhoods and broke into homes 82 times to steal women's underwear

Investigators linked him to two murders and multiple sexual assaults, crimes he admitted to in a disturbing taped confession

Williams was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 with no parole eligibility for 25 years, ensuring decades behind bars

He was one of Canada's most trusted military commanders — but behind closed doors, Colonel Russell Williams was living a secret life of fetish, sexual violence and murder.

Williams' ascent in the Canadian Armed Forces seemed impeccable. He rose to command CFB Trenton — Canada's largest military air base — piloting dignitaries, including the prime minister and Queen Eliz