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- LOS ANGELES, March 15 (AP) — A pizza deliveryman, Lionel Williams, was sentenced today to at least 50 years in prison for killing Sal Mineo, the actor, and committing 10 robberies.
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Jan 8, 2020 · Lionel Williams was sentenced to 50 years in prison for stabbing actor Sal Mineo to death in 1976. The murder was ruled as an armed robbery, but some still question the motive and the identity of the killer.
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Mar 16, 1979 · LOS ANGELES, March 15 (AP) — A pizza deliveryman, Lionel Williams, was sentenced today to at least 50 years in prison for killing Sal Mineo, the actor, and committing 10 robberies.
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- The Murder of Sal Mineo
- A Suspect in The Mineo Murder
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Born in New York City in 1939, Salvatore Mineo, Jr. began acting as a youngster. His first stage performance was in Tennessee Williams’ play, The Rose Tattoo in 1951. His first film role was in Six Bridges to Crossin 1955 (he beat out Clint Eastwood for the role). But Mineo’s career got a big shot in the arm when he costarred with James Dean and Na...
On February 12, 1976, Mineo returned home after rehearsing the play P.S. Your Cat is Deadin Los Angeles. After parking his car in the carport next to his West Hollywood apartment, a mugger attacked him. In the attack, the assailant stabbed Mineo in the chest. Neighbors heard his cries for help and ran to assist him. By the time they arrived, the ac...
In April 1977, a 19-year-old woman named Teresa Collins contacted police. She told authorities her boyfriend had just been extradited to Michigan for a bad check charge. She claimed she knew about an unsolved murder. The boyfriend was a career criminal whose name was Lionel Ray Williams. Collins said she was afraid of Williams and waited to come fo...
Williams served only a portion of his 51-year sentence before being released in the early 1990s. Reportedly, he resumed his criminal ways and was soon behind bars again. He continued to deny that he’d murdered Sal Mineo. If you want to learn more about Sal Mineo, you might be interested in Michael Gregg’s 2010 book, Sal Mineo: A Biography.
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4 hours ago · "51 Years to Life" is a memoir by Lionel "Ray Ray" Williams, who spent 19 years behind bars for a crime that witnesses knew he did not commit. ... and he was sentenced to life in prison for a ...
18 hours ago · Lionel "Ray Ray" Williams seeks the truth to set him free from a wrongful conviction that sentenced him to 51 years to life. Photo: Valerie Lee "51 Years to Life" is a memoir by Lionel "Ray Ray ...
Aug 31, 2022 · A judge sentenced Williams to a minimum of 51 years in prison. Williams' appeals were denied, per The Minneapolis Star . Mineo's senseless killing continues to haunt Hollywood, but the actor's roles still shine.
Jan 8, 2020 · In 1991, William was sentenced to at least 50 years in prison for killing Mineo, as well as committing 10 robberies, the New York Times reported. Williams was paroled in 1990.
