Crime Documentary - The Traci Todd story
- 7 years ago
Viewer discretion is advised. Some may find this content disturbing. This is a documentary I found interesting.
In 2003 Todd’s boyfriend, Kevin Williams, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 65 years in prison.
Williams claimed two other men were responsible for Traci’s death. Tons of circumstantial evidence and testimony by Williams’ own running buddies convinced jurors Williams killed Todd during a fight in her apartment after she learned he had married another woman.
In the 13 years that Williams has been incarcerated, a lot has changed for this family. Traci’s mother passed away seven years ago having never recovered from her grief. “My mother’s health went down terribly. She lost 100 pounds. It really affected her. She died from a broken heart,” said Lisa Todd, Traci’s sister.
Traci’s father, Ernest Todd, was a successful entrepreneur, and you could see right off that Traci was the light of his life. “Now, he expresses extreme sadness in every aspect of his life, physically, emotionally and financially,” Lisa said.
Sixteen years is not nearly long enough for the sharp pain of this loss to become a dull ache. But apparently it is long enough for Williams to try and get out of prison. Lisa Todd was recently notified by the Prisoner Review Board and the State’s Attorney’s Office that Williams has filed a petition for executive clemency.
Lisa Todd sent an email with her thoughts on the request: “It is devastating to have to re-live this heinous crime against my sister . . . . Kevin dismembered my sister and disposed of her in Beaubien Woods as though she was an animal, and the animals feasted on her remains. That memory has tortured me every day of my life. Please don’t give clemency to a sociopath,” she said.
Todd’s murder became national news, in part, because it raised questions about how missing persons cases are treated when the vanished is a woman of color. It was only after the Todd family went to the media that their concerns were taken seriously by the police department. Despite the horrendous nature of the crime Williams committed, he is entitled to petition the governor for mercy.
In 2003 Todd’s boyfriend, Kevin Williams, was convicted of the murder and sentenced to 65 years in prison.
Williams claimed two other men were responsible for Traci’s death. Tons of circumstantial evidence and testimony by Williams’ own running buddies convinced jurors Williams killed Todd during a fight in her apartment after she learned he had married another woman.
In the 13 years that Williams has been incarcerated, a lot has changed for this family. Traci’s mother passed away seven years ago having never recovered from her grief. “My mother’s health went down terribly. She lost 100 pounds. It really affected her. She died from a broken heart,” said Lisa Todd, Traci’s sister.
Traci’s father, Ernest Todd, was a successful entrepreneur, and you could see right off that Traci was the light of his life. “Now, he expresses extreme sadness in every aspect of his life, physically, emotionally and financially,” Lisa said.
Sixteen years is not nearly long enough for the sharp pain of this loss to become a dull ache. But apparently it is long enough for Williams to try and get out of prison. Lisa Todd was recently notified by the Prisoner Review Board and the State’s Attorney’s Office that Williams has filed a petition for executive clemency.
Lisa Todd sent an email with her thoughts on the request: “It is devastating to have to re-live this heinous crime against my sister . . . . Kevin dismembered my sister and disposed of her in Beaubien Woods as though she was an animal, and the animals feasted on her remains. That memory has tortured me every day of my life. Please don’t give clemency to a sociopath,” she said.
Todd’s murder became national news, in part, because it raised questions about how missing persons cases are treated when the vanished is a woman of color. It was only after the Todd family went to the media that their concerns were taken seriously by the police department. Despite the horrendous nature of the crime Williams committed, he is entitled to petition the governor for mercy.