Murder probe still under way despite suspect's death

Murder probe still under way despite suspect's death | suspect, cottondale, way - WaltonSun.com: "Murder suspect Wade Williams is dead, but the investigation into his parents’ slayings will continue.

Cottondale Police Chief William Watford said Thursday the investigation will not end until all of the evidence collected in the slaying of Sharon and Bruce Williams is examined and authorities are certain 35-year-old Wade Williams was the killer.

“We wanted answers,” Watford said. “We’re still continuing on with the case and doing the stuff we normally would be doing.”

Watford declined to release details on how Sharon and Bruce Williams were killed. He said those details would be released when the investigation was concluded, which he expected soon.

“He’s our main suspect,” Watford said of Wade Williams. “Everything points toward him.”

Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts said all of the investigators involved with the Williams case assembled Thursday to comb through every detail of the investigation, “making sure we didn’t miss anything.”

“The actual fast pace of (the case)is winding down, but there’s still a lot to do,” he said."