SPOKANE, Wash. — The process of potential parole for a man convicted of murdering a 15-year-old girl and then abducting two third graders in a sperate case is ongoing. It’s something survivors and the victims’ families have had to endure before.
It’s been more than 43 years since Linda Strait was murdered by Arbie Williams in Spokane. Her case had gone cold for decades before DNA finally linked Williams to the crime. He was already serving time for the kidnapping of the other young girls when he was named in Linda’s case.
Her family says seeing him in court for what he did to Linda did give them some level of brief peace. But that peace is shattered every time he’s back up for possible parole, and they once again have to fight to try to keep him in custody…