A shop worker obsessed with violent pornography has admitted murdering 17-year-old Georgia Williams, the daughter of a police detective. Jamie Reynolds, 23, lured her to his home in Wellington, Shropshire, by asking her to pose for innocent photographs, but used a ligature to kill her and took pictures of her final moments before dumping her body in woodland.
When police raided Reynolds's home, they found a collection of extreme hardcore pornography, including what are believed to be 'snuff movies' showing real killings. They also discovered dozens of explicit composite images he had created by superimposing the faces of innocent girls from social network sites onto pornographic material, corrupting images of between 30 and 50 women. Additionally, officers found deeply disturbing fantasy stories of a sexual and violent nature written by the killer.
Reynolds was due to face trial at Stafford Crown Court but changed his plea to guilty at the last moment. The judge, Mr Justice Wilkie, has asked barristers to address whether Reynolds should face a full life term when he is sentenced later this month. Only a few prisoners in the UK have been told they will never be released, including Mark Bridger, who murdered schoolgirl April Jones.
Prosecutor David Crigman QC has applied for the photographs of Georgia taken by Reynolds, the composite images, extreme pornography, and stories to be viewed only by the judge, as they are considered too disturbing for open court. Although the court has not been told whether Georgia was sexually assaulted, police sources said there was no doubt Reynolds's motive was sexual. He had previously been reprimanded by police five years ago for becoming obsessed with another girl, and crashed into a teenage girl's car after she rejected his advances three years ago.
Georgia's disappearance sparked a nationwide search in May. Her father, Detective Constable Steve Williams, tried to contact Reynolds after she went missing. Three days later, Reynolds was arrested at a budget hotel in Scotland, and Georgia's body was found in woodland near Wrexham, about 50 miles from her home. Her family released a statement saying: 'The pain we feel is as raw now as it was when our beautiful daughter was taken from us. We will never ever be able to make any sense of what happened or why it happened to a young woman as caring, kind and generous as our Georgia.'
