The Brief
- A man convicted in a brutal 2022 double murder in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood was sentenced to 54 years in prison.
- Prosecutors say the victims were stabbed dozens of times just two days after the suspect was released from jail.
- The case has renewed scrutiny over repeated arrests and releases before the killings occurred.
SEATTLE – A man will spend 54 years in prison for a gruesome 2022 double murder inside an apartment in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood, occurring just two days after he was released from jail.
John Marcel Williams, 45, will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted on two counts of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon.
The backstory:
Williams was found guilty in the October 30, 2022 stabbing of two people inside the Martin Court apartment building, where 53-year-old Howard Hicks and 55-year-old Maryanne Wooden were stabbed 60 times and 100 times apiece.…