GUILTY FL - Taylor Rose Williams, 5, found deceased, Jacksonville, 6 Nov 2019 *Arrest* #4

[twall]

Autospy inconclusive on cause of death of 5-year-old Taylor Williams (news4jax.com)

 

[MsMarple]

Autospy inconclusive on cause of death of 5-year-old Taylor Williams (news4jax.com)

No surprise, given the length of time. But IMO it's clear that LE has enough evidence to put this woman away for a very long time. From your link:

The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences autopsy report, obtained by News4Jax on Tuesday, found no evidence of trauma or significant disease and no drugs were found in her system. Noting that the girl had likely been dead 31-184 days and noting that the remains were deteriorated and had been scavenged by animals, the state’s senior medical examiner said the cause and manner of Tayor’s death was undetermined.

The autopsy did not(e) anomalies in Tayor’s skull and teeth that were “suspicious for neglect or severe illness, but there is no other evidence to support this hypothesis.” There were indications of childhood nutrition stress.
...
According to evidence released in the case, investigators found possible bloodstains in six locations in the apartment, including inside a closet. Cadaver dogs alerted on Williams’ trunk.

 

[realanastasia]

Mom sobs when she reports five-year-old daughter missing - before she was charged with child abuse | Daily Mail Online

Video of interview with the mother is chilling.

 

[Tealgrove]

Mom sobs when she reports five-year-old daughter missing - before she was charged with child abuse | Daily Mail Online

Video of interview with the mother is chilling.

Gotta love body language. Watch her eyes, watch where she looks. I get she has military training but....her eyes tell all.

MOO

 

[Inquisitive2018]

Mom sobs when she reports five-year-old daughter missing - before she was charged with child abuse | Daily Mail Online

Video of interview with the mother is chilling.

ugh....
Can't believe I had some sympathy at the beginning for her. I thought maybe an accidental death, I should learn by now most loving parents don't hide a true accidental death. I still don't understand what prompted her to report her missing. Seems she would have gotten away with it, since she isolated herself and Taylor.

 

[casesensitive]

What distraught mother, who wakes up in the morning to find her young child missing--dons a full navy uniform, INCLUDING the hat--to await police after her 7am 911 call? I guess she thought first impressions would give her some respect or legitimacy. She disgusts me.

Mom sobs when she reports five-year-old daughter missing - before she was charged with child abuse | Daily Mail Online

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, January 5, 2021:
*Pretrial Hearing (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – FL – Taylor Rose Williams (5) (last seen per witness (A.B.) on May 21, 2019, last day in daycare was April 29, 2019, reported missing Nov. 6, 2019 by mom; found in wooded area in a shallow grave between Linden & Demopolis, AL. on Nov. 12, 2019; id’ed on Nov. 16, 2019) - *Brianna Shontae Williams (27/now 28) “mom” charged (11/12/19) & arrested (11/13/19) , re charged (12/4/19) & arraigned (1/8/20) with 2 counts of 3rd degree culpable child neglect, 1 count of giving false info to LE during investigation (F3) & 1 count of tampering with evidence (F3). Plead not guilty. $500K bond reduced (11/13/19) to $100K & changed to $1.1M (11/21/19).
*Charged (amended 3/9/20 additional charges) & arraigned (4/7/20) with willful torture, unlawful caging, tampering with evidence (F3) & 1st degree aggravated child abuse. Plead not guilty. Total bond $1.1M.
Court documents suggest that Williams tortured, maliciously punished or caged Taylor sometime between the last time the girl was seen alive in April and Nov. 6 -- when Williams reported her missing.
Bond conditions: GPS or ankle, no alcohol, no contact with witness or co-defendant, no firearms or weapons & no internet.
Court info from 11/13/19 thru 8/4/20 reference post #413 here:
Found Deceased - FL - Taylor Rose Williams, 5, Jacksonville, 6 Nov 2019 *Arrest* #4
8/25/20 Update: Hearing held via Zoom. Present: Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren Anderson, Asst. public defender Joshua A. Beard & defendant present in jail. State's supplemental discovery exhibit entered. Next pretrial hearing on 9/29/20.
9/29/20 Update: Present: Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren Anderson, Asst. Public defender Joshua Beard & defendant present in jail. Next pretrial hearing on 11/17/20.
11/17/20 Update: Present Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren Anderson, Asst. public defender Joshua Beard & defendant present virtually from jail. Defense needs more time for depositions. Defense attorney Joshua Beard said deposition hearings were held on Nov. 9, 10, 11 & there will be one on Nov. 17. Beard said he anticipates more deposition hearings to be scheduled. He said there have been technological challenges that haven't allowed them to schedule those hearings yet, however, so they need more time. Judge reschedules pretrial hearing to 1/5/21.

 

[twall]

FL mom charged with child abuse in 5-year-old's death in court | firstcoastnews.com

 

[MsMarple]

FL mom charged with child abuse in 5-year-old's death in court | firstcoastnews.com

Thanks! From your link:

Tuesday, Williams' attorney said the defense team has begun taking depositions from witnesses in the case but were not yet finished with them.

Williams is due back in court again Feb. 23.

 

[casesensitive]

Like other current child cases on WS, if the medical examiner can't determine the cause or manner of a child's death, the parent or a a significant other can't be charged with murder. Taylor's killer mom will not face a murder charge because she made sure that her daughter's body wouldn't be found until it was too late for forensic evidence.

Based on other similar cases, she might get 20 years, and be eligable for parole in three years. smh

 

[Niner]

Docket:
138 -- 1/5/2021
1/5/2021 JUDGE BLAZS, KEVIN

139 -- 1/5/2021
1/5/2021 ASST. STATE ATTY. ANDERSON, LAUREN MARIE

140 -- 1/5/2021
1/5/2021 ASST. PUB. DEF. BEARD, JOSHUA ANDREW

141 -- 1/5/2021
1/5/2021 DEFENDANT PRESENT IN JAIL

142 -- 1/5/2021
1/5/2021 PRETRIAL 02/23/2021 9:00 AM - 508 5TH FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202


Hearings:
1/5/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 5th Floor 508

2/23/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 5th Floor 508

link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[Knox]

Like other current child cases on WS, if the medical examiner can't determine the cause or manner of a child's death, the parent or a a significant other can't be charged with murder. Taylor's killer mom will not face a murder charge because she made sure that her daughter's body wouldn't be found until it was too late for forensic evidence.

Based on other similar cases, she might get 20 years, and be eligable for parole in three years. smh

What a shame. I get that she can't be charged with murder. But you would think they could rack up other charges that would net a more severe sentence and make them concurrent. Poor sweet child, she deserved so much better than she received in her lifetime

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, February 23rd:
*Pretrial Hearing (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – FL – Taylor Rose Williams (5) (last seen per witness (A.B.) on May 21, 2019, last day in daycare was April 29, 2019, reported missing Nov. 6, 2019 by mom; found in wooded area in a shallow grave between Linden & Demopolis, AL. on Nov. 12, 2019; id’ed on Nov. 16, 2019) - *Brianna Shontae Williams (27/now 28) “mom” charged (11/12/19) & arrested (11/13/19) , re charged (12/4/19) & arraigned (1/8/20) with 2 counts of 3rd degree culpable child neglect, 1 count of giving false info to LE during investigation (F3) & 1 count of tampering with evidence (F3). Plead not guilty. $500K bond reduced (11/13/19) to $100K & changed to $1.1M (11/21/19).
*Charged (amended 3/9/20 additional charges) & arraigned (4/7/20) with willful torture, unlawful caging, tampering with evidence (F3) & 1st degree aggravated child abuse. Plead not guilty. Total bond $1.1M.
Court documents suggest that Williams tortured, maliciously punished or caged Taylor sometime between the last time the girl was seen alive in April and Nov. 6 -- when Williams reported her missing.
Bond conditions: GPS or ankle, no alcohol, no contact with witness or co-defendant, no firearms or weapons & no internet.
Court info from 11/13/19 thru 9/29/20 reference post #427 here:
Found Deceased - FL - Taylor Rose Williams, 5, Jacksonville, 6 Nov 2019 *Arrest* #4
11/17/20 Update: Present Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren Anderson, Asst. public defender Joshua Beard & defendant present virtually from jail. Defense needs more time for depositions. Defense attorney Joshua Beard said deposition hearings were held on Nov. 9, 10, 11 & there will be one on Nov. 17. Beard said he anticipates more deposition hearings to be scheduled. He said there have been technological challenges that haven't allowed them to schedule those hearings yet, however, so they need more time. Judge reschedules pretrial hearing to 1/5/21.
1/5/21 Update: Present: Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren Anderson, asst. public defender Joshua Beard & defendant present in jail. Williams' attorney said the defense team has begun taking depositions from witnesses in the case but were not yet finished with them. Williams is due back in court again Feb. 23.

 

[JaxFlaGal]

Just checked the court record for her case (16-2019-CF-011711-AXXX-MA). Looks like they had a pretrial hearing today (likely on status of the deposition hearing that are trickling onto the docket). Next pre-trial hearing
PRETRIAL 04/06/2021 9:00 AM - 508 5TH FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202. No real local news chatter/updates from today's yet.

 

[Niner]

from the court site:

Docket:
148 -- 2/23/2021
2/23/2021 JUDGE BLAZS, KEVIN

149 -- 2/23/2021
2/23/2021 ASST. STATE ATTY. ANDERSON, LAUREN MARIE

150 -- 2/23/2021
2/23/2021 ASST. PUB. DEF. BEARD, JOSHUA ANDREW

151 -- 2/23/2021
2/23/2021 DEFENDANT PRESENT IN JAIL

152 -- 2/23/2021
2/23/2021 PRETRIAL 04/06/2021 9:00 AM - 508 5TH FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202


Hearings:
2/23/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 5th Floor 508

4/6/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 5th Floor 508

link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[mickey2942]

All this woman had to do, was drop off her child at the daycare, located right where she worked! She received a subsidy for a dependent, and living off base.

If she no longer wanted the child, could she have contacted TR father? Or left TR with family?

This woman killed her child, and kept going to work every day. There is zero potential for rehabilitation here.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The new material contains more than 400 pages of FBI investigative reports, documents and subpoenas. It includes several maps that show how Williams’ trips from Jacksonville to Alabama were traced via her cellphone, including to the wooded area where Taylor’s remains were found.

The documents show Williams’ movements were tracked down to the minute.

The material also shows that the FBI got Williams’ phone records, and documents show calls from two men to and from her phone during the time she was in Alabama from Oct. 31, 2019 to Nov. 2, 2019.

Williams, according to the documents, called her mother on Oct. 31. Her mother told detectives Williams called her saying that if Williams’ captain called her, to tell him that she was at her mother’s apartment picking up Taylor, even though Taylor was not at the apartment that day.

The records show Williams attended 13 speech pathology lessons through April 17, 2019. Her doctor told an NCIS detective that Taylor and her mother never showed up to her appointment on April 24.

Williams was then discharged from care after missing two appointments. The doctor told the detective that she never saw any signs that Taylor could have been abused or neglected.

A screenshot of an Amazon search for a shower curtain is included in the evidence.
Documents: FBI tracked Brianna Williams’ movements in Alabama via cellphone

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, April 6th:
*Pretrial Hearing (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – FL – Taylor Rose Williams (5) (last seen per witness (A.B.) on May 21, 2019, last day in daycare was April 29, 2019, reported missing Nov. 6, 2019 by mom; found in wooded area in a shallow grave between Linden & Demopolis, AL. on Nov. 12, 2019; id’ed on Nov. 16, 2019) - *Brianna Shontae Williams (27/now 28) “mom” charged (11/12/19) & arrested (11/13/19) , re charged (12/4/19) & arraigned (1/8/20) with 2 counts of 3rd degree culpable child neglect, 1 count of giving false info to LE during investigation (F3) & 1 count of tampering with evidence (F3). Plead not guilty. $500K bond reduced (11/13/19) to $100K & changed to $1.1M (11/21/19).
*Charged (amended 3/9/20 additional charges) & arraigned (4/7/20) with willful torture, unlawful caging, tampering with evidence (F3) & 1st degree aggravated child abuse. Plead not guilty. Total bond $1.1M.
Court documents suggest that Williams tortured, maliciously punished or caged Taylor sometime between the last time the girl was seen alive in April and Nov. 6 -- when Williams reported her missing.
Bond conditions: GPS or ankle, no alcohol, no contact with witness or co-defendant, no firearms or weapons & no internet.
Court info from 11/13/19 thru 11/17/20 reference post #433 here:
Found Deceased - FL - Taylor Rose Williams, 5, Jacksonville, 6 Nov 2019 *Arrest* #4
1/5/21 Update: Present: Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren Anderson, asst. public defender Joshua Beard & defendant present in jail. Williams' attorney said the defense team has begun taking depositions from witnesses in the case but were not yet finished with them. Williams is due back in court again Feb. 23.
2/23/21 Update: Present: Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren M. Anderson, Asst. public defendant Joshua A. Beard & defendant present in jail. 3/3/21: Notice of taking deposition. 3/4/21: Subpoena for depos (3 filed). 3/12/21: Notice of taking deposition. 3/15/21: Subpoena for depo. Next pretrial hearing on 4/6/21.

 

[Niner]

Docket:
157 -- 4/6/2021
4/6/2021 JUDGE BLAZS, KEVIN

158 -- 4/6/2021
4/6/2021 ASST. STATE ATTY. ANDERSON, LAUREN MARIE

159 -- 4/6/2021
4/6/2021 ASST. PUB. DEF. BEARD, JOSHUA ANDREW

160 -- 4/6/2021
4/6/2021 DEFENDANT PRESENT IN JAIL

161 -- 4/6/2021
4/6/2021 PRETRIAL 06/01/2021 9:00 AM - 508 5TH FLOOR, 501 W ADAMS ST JACKSONVILLE FL 32202



Hearings:
4/6/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 5th Floor 508

6/1/2021 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 5th Floor 508


link: CORE - Clerk Online Resource ePortal

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, June 1st:
*Pretrial Hearing (via Zoom) (@ 9am ET) – FL – Taylor Rose Williams (5) (last seen per witness (A.B.) on May 21, 2019, last day in daycare was April 29, 2019, reported missing Nov. 6, 2019 by mom; found in wooded area in a shallow grave between Linden & Demopolis, AL. on Nov. 12, 2019; id’ed on Nov. 16, 2019) - *Brianna Shontae Williams (27/now 29) “mom” charged (11/12/19) & arrested (11/13/19) , re charged (12/4/19) & arraigned (1/8/20) with 2 counts of 3rd degree culpable child neglect, 1 count of giving false info to LE during investigation (F3) & 1 count of tampering with evidence (F3). Plead not guilty. $500K bond reduced (11/13/19) to $100K & changed to $1.1M (11/21/19).
*Charged (amended 3/9/20 additional charges) & arraigned (4/7/20) with willful torture, unlawful caging, tampering with evidence (F3) & 1st degree aggravated child abuse. Plead not guilty. Total bond $1.1M.
Court documents suggest that Williams tortured, maliciously punished or caged Taylor sometime between the last time the girl was seen alive in April and Nov. 6 -- when Williams reported her missing.
Bond conditions: GPS or ankle, no alcohol, no contact with witness or co-defendant, no firearms or weapons & no internet.
Court info from 11/13/19 thru 1/15/21 reference post #438 here:
Found Deceased - FL - Taylor Rose Williams, 5, Jacksonville, 6 Nov 2019 *Arrest* #4
2/23/21 Update: Present: Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren M. Anderson, Asst. public defendant Joshua A. Beard & defendant present in jail. 3/3/21: Notice of taking deposition. 3/4/21: Subpoena for depos (3 filed). 3/12/21: Notice of taking deposition. 3/15/21: Subpoena for depo. Next pretrial hearing on 4/6/21.
4/6/21 Update: Present Judge Kevin Blazs, Asst. State attorney Lauren M. Anderson, Asst. public defender Joshua A. Beard & defendant present in jail. Next pretrial hearing on 6/1/21.