On the morning of December 16 in 2000, he left home with his boat to go duck hunting in Lake Seminole, but he never returned from it. The couple also is awaiting closure after nearly two decades.Denise Williams, Aug.9, 2018, the day she was charged with three counts of insurance fraud in connection with the Dec. 16, 2000, killing of her husband Mike Williams. Denise then collected $1.75 million in life insurance money, from an insurance policy that was written by Brian Winchester, Williams’s best friend (much more on him soon). 4 min read. Brian Winchester admittedly shot his long-time friend Jerry Michael Williams on December 16, 2000, buried his body near a lake north of Tallahasse, Florida, and kept the murder secret until 2017.And yet, he’s never going to get charged in the case unless he is found to … The truth though, was even more bizarre as ’48 Hours’ puts it. Jerry Michael Williams was an American murder victim. Winchester, 49, got immunity from prosecution for his role in Mike’s murder in exchange for leading investigators to his body and a full and truthful confession.Winchester implicated Mike’s then-wife and his lover Denise, who he later married, for helping to plan and conceal the crime. While Brian divorced his wife to be with Denise, she was worried about her appearances and social status. AD All the while, Mike Williams’s disappearance had remained unsolved. Mike Williams, a 31-year-old real estate appraiser, went missing after an early-morning duck hunting expedition Dec. 16, 2000, on Lake Seminole in Jackson County, Florida. The disappearance and murder of Jerry Michael Williams was a mystery for almost 18 years. After subsequent investigations, he was presumed to have drowned in Lake Seminole, a large reservoir straddling the Florida–Georgia state line; investigators later came to suspect he had been the victim of foul play, possibly at another location. At the time of his death, the two had an 18-month old daughter and were set to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary.Winchester says he and Denise had been having an affair for three years, and it was her idea to kill Mike rather than endure the shame of getting a divorce. The disappearance and murder of Jerry Michael Williams was a mystery for almost 18 years. Where Is Brian Winchester Today? Mike Williams’ best friend confessed in 2017 to the planning, killing and 17-year cover-up of Mike’s murder.
Here's where those connected to the case are today: Brian Winchester. Shortly after they became parents, Mike and Denise took out a $1.0-million life insurance policy on Mike through Brian Winchester (born October 27, 1970), a mutual childhood friend. Here’s all that we know. Brian Winchester was an insurance agent who was having an affair with his best friend’s wife. June 20, 2020. Then, after Brian Winchester divorced his wife, Denise Williams and Brian Winchester got married in 2005. When Mike started struggling and pushing against his best friend, Brian panicked and pulled out his shotgun.
© 2020 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. A year later, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping. As for his relation to Mike’s case, his immunity deal specified that he would need to testify in court against Denise and let the whole truth out. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email. On the morning of December 16 in 2000, he left home with his boat to go duck hunting in Lake Seminole, but he never returned from it. On the morning of December 16, 2000, he went duck hunting at Lake Seminole on his boat. But, what she didn’t anticipate was the human factor. He is serving a 20-year state prison sentence for her armed kidnapping in 2016, a crime he committed because he was afraid she would snitch on him to police and put all the blame on him.Mike’s wife. Kriti Mehrotra. Advertisement. Curious to know more about Brian? When the time would be right he would push Mike into the lake and leave the scene, making it look like Mike was always alone there and had accidentally died after drowning. The couple’s relationship began as high school sweethearts. She also wrote hundreds of letters to Governor Rick Scott.After holding a proper funeral for Mike in September, she continues to operate her in-home daycare and awaits Denise’s trial.Mike’s boss Clay and his wife, Patti, have long been suspicious of the story that Mike died in an accident and was eaten by alligators.Clay continues to operate the real estate appraisal firm where Mike impressed as a hard worker and a straight shooter, devoted to his family. So, in 2019 when he held his end of the bargain, the lawmakers did as well, and Brian was not charged with any crimes related to Jerry Michael William’s death. 60 miles away from the scene of the actual crime, he buried Mike in the mud near Carr Lake. In 2005, after the dust had settled a bit and Mike was declared legally dead, Brian and Denise got married. So, in 2012 they separated and 3 years later Denise filed for divorce.In 2016, Brian held Denise in her car at gunpoint, leading her to file a kidnapping report with the police when she finally got free. Mike’s own wife and his best friend, Brian Winchester, had conspired to kill him. 12 hours later his wife, Denise Williams, filed a missing person’s report and a wide array of first responders searched for up to 5 acres but came up with nothing.It was assumed that Jerry, or Mike as he liked to go by, had drowned after falling from his boat and that alligators had eaten up his remains. In the end, Brian broke and in exchange for full immunity in this case, confessed to everything.Brian Winchester is still in prison, spending his sentence for the kidnapping of Denise. Investigators initially speculated that Williams had drowned and been eaten by alligators. In 1997, after a Sister Hazel concert, Brian and Denise shared their first kiss while their respective spouses were out in the parking lot.
He then proceeded to shoot him in the face, at point-blank range.Brian left the scene as planned, but he also took Mike’s body with him – it was evidence of homicide. However, he never returned.