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Police said Monday that Col. Russell Williams, 46, of Tweed, Ont., has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Jessica Lloyd and Cpl. Marie Comeau

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Russ Williams salutes as he arrives at the Battle of Britain parade in Trenton, Ont. in this Sept. 20, 2009.The Canadian Press

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Colonel Russ Williams, Commander, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, announced 8 Wing/CFB Trenton’s torchbearer on Dec. 11, 2009 (Amber Gooding/Canadian Forces/Contact Staff)

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Murder victims Jessica Lloyd and Cpl. Marie-France Comeau

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Russ Williams lays a wreath at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Trenton, Ont. in this Nov. 11, 2009.MCpl Miranda Langguth

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Detective-Inspector Chris Nicholas tells media and concerned citizens that Col. Russell Williams of Tweed has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.Ben Nelms

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Colonel Russell Williams, right, Wing Commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton, is pictured with Canada's Defence Minister Peter MacKay, left, and Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Walt Natynczyk on January 17, 2010.HO/Reuters

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Colonel Russ Williams, right, with Rick Hillier.Cpl Igor R. Korpan

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Colonel Russ Williams, Wing Commander of 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, look at a search and rescue aircraft currently being used in support of the relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Warrant Officer Carole Morissett

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General Walter Natynczyk, Chief of the Defence Staff, Colonel Russ Williams, Wing Commander of 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, and Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, look at two of the aircraft currently being used in support of the relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Warrant Officer Carole Morissett

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Colonel Russ Williams, left, and CWO Kevin West give a salute of respect and homage to the Air Commodore Leonard J. Birchall Cairn at the Battle of Britain parade. Col Williams and CWO West were laying a wreath in remembrance of those who fell during the Battle of Britain.MCpl Miranda Langguth

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