Neighbour from hell gunned down family over 'noise' and nearly struck again with new ID
dailystar.co.ukArgos catalogue from close range.It appeared police had raided his home just in time before he staged another horrifying massacre.He was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.During his case at Birmingham Crown Court, Prosecutor Michael Duck QC said: "Officers searched the premises at Hazelville Road and the results of that search were in the context of this case, revealing and frightening."The methodology mirrored what he did in 1978.
Of course, having discovered those items, there was further investigation into Harry Street and the reality of him having been Barry Williams in 1978 then emerged."West Midlands Police immediately started a serious case review but said there had been no trace of a 'Street' on its database.Detective Chief Superintendent Kenny Bell, of West Midlands Police, said Street's previous identity only came to light after his harassment campaign "escalated" and a local officer made "extensive checks", which led to Street's GP.Having been identified as Williams, he was again detained indefinitely by a judge who said a tragedy had been missed by only a 'narrow margin' with the killer having threatened to blow up Mr Smith's family after his release.But it is the tragic events of October 26, 1978.
that Williams is most infamous for. The evening had started like any other in Andrew Road, West Bromwich.Families had sat down to enjoy dinner together, a father and son were working under the bonnet of a car and Barry Williams was sat in the kitchen of the home he shared with his parents.Williams had been arguing with his neighbours for some time, telling them just a week before that he was going to "exterminate them" if they did not quieten down.
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