Anne Marsan-Cook, whose Belleville home was broken into on consecutive days in 2009, said her sex toys and all her underwear were taken. Williams' wife, Mary-Elizabeth Harriman, works as the associate executive director at the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Ottawa. During his trial, prosecutors said Williams hid photos, which were taken while committing his crimes, in a "complex series of subfolders" on his computer "so that his wife would not discover the evidence of his criminal activities.". The Killer Clown) kept his murder spree hidden from his spouse. Its impossible to know whether the loss of his cat helped trigger his depraved descent. Copyright 2023 St. Joseph Communications. Amid the search, authorities found women's lingerie in the garage and basement of the couple's home. The next day, Williams meticulously photographed and downloaded each of his trophies, cataloguing them in a series of computer subfolders (Basement laundry, Bedroom, Spare room) stored deep within his hard drive. Yet nearly all the stolen undergarments and sex toys Williams kept were simply stuffed into bags and boxes found in the basement and garage of the Ottawa house, in plain sight. If not the rapes and murders no one has suggested any knowledge of that then at least about his perversions, his alarming inclinations? Laurie Massicotte settles $7M lawsuit against convicted sex killer Russell Williams | CBC News Loaded. It wasnt until late Tuesday night, four days after the murder, that Williams returned to Tweed and dumped her in the woods. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. What everyone has wondered: How could Harriman not have known about her husbands nocturnal activities? She has visited her notorious husband in prison. For Justice James, the issue hinged on a critical question of law: what happens if a land transfer is declared fraudulent? Williams was so anxious to get the police out of his townhouseand his wife back inthat he told the padre to point detectives to the piano in his cottage. Its clearly been identified as part of the case, so were happy with that.. In fact, most of the counts laid out in the 96-page document make no mention of her at all. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. Was there ever a moment, however brief, when Harriman wondered: what is Russ really doing during all those walks? I am so very sorry for having hurt you like this. As prosecutors said, he made sure to bury his crime-scene photos and videos in a deeply nested and complex series of subfolders on their computer so that his wife would never discover the evidence of his criminal activities. He also told Harriman he took all those late-night walks to stretch out his sore back. Grilled for hours by the Ontario Provincial Police on Feb. 7, 2010and told that officers were currently searching his Ottawa residencethe killer colonel finally buckled. However, Laurie Massicotte, who was sexually assaulted by Williams, contends Mary "was aware" of her husband's deviant behavior and failed to "report that conduct to police." I cant.. As they ate, Comeaus body was still waiting to be discovered. Mary Elizabeth Harriman could be forced to testify about relationship with Williams for first time, By Michael Friscolanti Russell Williams' crime spree began in 2007 and lasted for three years. One of the women, a 21-year-old single mother, alleges in a US$2.4 million lawsuit that she was tied up, blindfolded, stripped and held captive for more than two hours while he forced her into sexual acts. At all times my intent in executing the conveyance was to provide for my financial security, she wrote. The doting husband. There were certainly tears when his concern came up for Mary Elizabeth, the padre recalls. The Westboro townhouse was finally finished in early December 2009, and whether it was the hours spent unpacking or the realization that he was now a killer, Williams the predator went dormant for two months, his longest break in nearly two years. On June 20, 2009, he broke into another Orlans home, a property so close it can be seen from his backyard. Prior to his arrest and conviction, Williams was a decorated colonel, having served 23 years in the Canadian armed forces. Dozens of gruesome photos were shown during his trial. After his second sexual assaulton Laurie Massicotte, a Tweed neighbour just three doors downhe told numerous people that his wife was spooked by the recent attacks. The commander of Canadas largest and most important air force base stared at the paper, his brain spinning. Despite admitting that he assaulted her, the ex-commander says she is not entitled to financial damagesand that she should have to pay his legal costs incurred on the file. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. Their only daughter, pretty and smart, was a high school honours student with a close group of friends and no plans to stay in northern Ontario. When he left after midnight, he took six items with him. His final post was Wing Commander at Trenton in. He loved his wife, he was always a nice guy, and I just dont know how. Her entire world was suddenly a lie. He then steered his Pathfinder back to the base for a few hours of sleep before an early Saturday morning flight. His wife-to-be was raised in Madsen, Ont., a mining town northwest of Thunder Bay. I dont want to be seen as extorting money from Ms. Harriman by embarrassing her further.. At the time, Williams was also suffering from a sudden bout of chronic joint pain and popping a cocktail of prescription drugs. (He signed it Jean.) Williams, who used one of the upstairs bedrooms as a home office, hung the photo on the wall, right next to the one of deputy PM Sheila Copps. She had taken on a senior executive's role at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada . Heart Stroke Foundation Location 110-1525 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 8R9, Canada Description Industry Organizations General Organizations Shortly after, Williamss mother and stepfather filed for divorce, three decades after their awkward beginnings in Deep River. I cant put the two people together. (He was scheduled to transport a unit of troops to California for a training exercise). She reportedly settled with the province last year, but the suit against Williams and his wife had remained active. Mary Elizabeth Harriman is on Facebook. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. Later that night, the confessed killer wrote a note to his devastated spouse. Judging her from afarif she just looked in the printer box, he could have been stoppedis strangely comforting. I am tortured every time I think about the fear and horror that Jessica must have gone through the last hours of her life, Roxane said that day on the stand. They were like kids, the two of themalways walking hand in hand, says Ron, who lives next door to the cottage with his wife, Monique. The former commander of Canada's largest military airfield also pleaded guilty to 82 fetish break-and-enters and thefts as well as two sexual assaults. He even agreed, without hesitation, to provide fingerprints, a DNA sample, and the brown leather boots on his feet. "I'm not looking for an apology. A neighbour has been collecting the mail. He said: No, its not going to happen, Jeff. I looked at him and saw how serious he was. (A fellow flight instructor, who also attended the wedding, asked Williams the same question. He spent almost three hours in the bedroom of a 24-year-old woman, trying on her underwear and lying on her bed while clicking away at his camera. If punitive damages can be awarded in claims based on the [Fraudulent Conveyances Act], it seems to me that it ought to be open to the plaintiffs to amend their claims as proposed. That Saturday, Harriman was back at the cottage. Michael Friscolanti, with Cathy Gulli and Martin Patriquin. Join Facebook to connect with Mary Elizabeth Harriman and others you may know. But its possible to say this much: She appears to have been a most incurious woman. May 2, 2014, Russell Williams and wife Mary Elizabeth Harriman. He labeled the ?le MFC.movMarie-France Comeau. In September 2000, Mary-Lizs mom died of Lou Gehrigs disease. As reported by Maclean's, Mary Elizabeth Harriman vehemently denied having any knowledge about her husband's crimes. IN 19 years of marriage, not a day passed that Mary Harriman didn't consider herself blessed to have found a man like Russell Williams. Mary-Liz was no different. They did this by choosing not to warn potential victims like Ms. Massicotte., Her claim also criticizes authorities for leaving her partially naked and bound during the early hours of their investigation, for referring to her as crazy over the police radio, and treating her with disbelief. In her most damning allegation, Massicotte, now 49, also accuses the OPP of initially excluding her neighbour as a potential suspect due to his position as the colonel in charge of CFB Trenton. (Massicottes three adult daughters are also named as plaintiffs, demanding damages for the loss of guidance, care and companionship from their mother. They are afraid to attend their moms home, the lawsuit alleges, and have been humiliated by the release of information of their mothers [sic] injury and assault.), Ontario says Massicottes claims against the province should be dismissed. Jim Smyth explained exactly what police were investigatingtwo home-invasion sexual assaults, the slaying of Cpl. I know youll take good care of sweet Rosie. I ask myself: How did I befriend someone who could have done these things? Manney says now. Williams promised Lloyd she would survive as long she obeyed his orders, and she complied in every possible way. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada/Fondation des maladies du coeur et de l'AVC (Address, activities & membership) Doug Roth, Chief Executive Officer . Another alleges that Williams twice returned to the home of one of his victims to steal items after he sexually assaulted her. Im concerned that theyre tearing apart my wifes brand new house., I want to, um, minimize the impact on my wife, he continued, a few minutes later. In it, Comeau fought like a soldier would, despite being tied up and horrifically beaten. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Its the rule rather than the exception.. Williamss attempt to speed up the search was futile; officers would spend the next nine days combing through his properties. Among many other things, Harriman co-authored a brie?ng for the Romanow commission on health care, helped launch the Canadian Stroke Strategy (a coalition that aims to build a nationwide approach to prevention, treatment and rehabilitation), and was praised in the House of Commons for her tireless advocacy worktwice. Im concerned that theyre tearing apart my wifes brand new house.. Absolutely not.. He knew the family was gone, knew they didnt lock the front door, and knew his way around the house. They had a lot of things in common, and he could talk easily with her about any topic under the sun. in the year after her husbands arrest and may not have endured if it wasnt for her gratifying job and supportive friends and colleagues. Smyth that his behaviour began to escalate with Mary-Liz out of town. As good pilots always do, Russell Williams stuck to a strict plan that Sunday afternoon: smile, dont ask for a lawyer, and answer every last question (honestly or not, depending on the tactical benefit). Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. He said he didnt want to put a kid in the kind of world we were living in.), A year later, Williams was posted to CFB Shearwater in Nova Scotia, where he met Jeffrey Manney, a fellow captain who, two decades later, would be interviewed by police. In 1991, the year he was made captain, he married Mary Elizabeth Harriman, an executive at the Heart and Stroke Association of Canada. Williams kept methodical records of his break-ins and assaults. If there was any way that I could have spared Jessica from what was done to her, I would have.. Russ spoke very highly of Mary-Lizs parents, Farquhar recalls. Can someone so absolutely evila man who sticks duct tape over a womans face, and films her last breathbe capable of love? He stalked a 14-year-old girl. Does she regret filing that complaint about her hardwood floors? Knowledge Translation/Exchange (Lynn Posluns; Women's Brain Health Initiative) 4:30 - 4:45 Break and Session 3 She has filed for divorce. She was full of life, and loved to laugh. George White, another neighbour, jokingly called them DINKs (double income, no kids). The judge, however, denied that request. Macleans has also learned that she has offered to settle the property dispute out of court, not only with Jane Doe, but with Laurie Massicotte and other victims traumatized by her husband. In cyberspace, where Harrimans character has been attacked in ways that could never be repeated in this magazine, the verdict is nearly unanimous: if he were my husband, I would have known. He was sentenced to life in prison with no chance . On the morning of Feb. 9, 2010, just 36 hours after Williams confessed, Lt.-Cmdr. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. . On weekends, either he drove back to Orlans or Mary-Liz visited the cottage. Career-wise, it was the ideal spot for both. Comeauhis wife was at his side, mingling with a smile and a glass of wine. When he landed back in Trenton later that night, he drove straight to Ottawa, where, in his words, he and Mary-Liz spent the weekend putting together the new house.. Marie-France Comeau, and the recent disappearance of Jessica LloydWilliams didnt alter his strategy. A man who loves his wife doesnt spend their wedding anniversary breaking into another womans house. At the Tweed cottage 200 km away, investigators found yet another duffel bag filled with hundreds more pieces of lingerie. He never gave Mary-Liz a reason not to trust him, Farquhar says. All I never doubted that.. Still, the provinces highest court was clearly sympathetic, describing Harriman as indeed yet another victim of Williamss depravity. She was shocked and devastated by the charges laid against her husband, the ruling stated. On June 1, 2008his 17th wedding anniversaryhe walked out of a neighbours house with yet another handful of lingerie. Was it done in a moment of hysterical desperation, before the details of her husbands crimes had sunk in? Two weeks ago, in a decision that has widespread implications for why and when judges impose publication bans, the Ontario Court of Appeal rejected Mary Elizabeth Harriman's months-long legal. Mary Elizabeth Harriman, the estranged wife of convicted murderer Russell Williams, has filed a statement of defence rejecting all accusations against her in a lawsuit filed by . He never bragged, and he was never in your face about what he achieved.. Imagine the guilt. Mary Elizabeth Harriman was dealt another blow when she was denied a request to keep the details of her divorce proceedings private. In public, Williams said all the right things. It is all speculation. The allegations made are solely to embarrass Ms. Harriman and cast her in a bad light, Jonathan Richardson, one of her lawyers, said at a February court hearing in Kingston. Laurie Massicotte, who was ambushed in her living room and held captive at knifepoint just weeks before Williams committed his first murder, has won the right to amend a lawsuit she first filed in 2011 against the disgraced military officer and his long-time spouse. On July 13, Fred was buried in the same cemetery plot as Irene; six days later, his son-in-law officially took command of the 437 Transport Squadron, the Airbus unit that ?ies troops, supplies and VIPs overseas. In his mind, twisted as it is, he truly believed he could talk his way out of that tiny interrogation room. Investigators also discovered a pillowcase in the corner of the garage. Clearly, he chose a safe target for his first strike. The four of us spent a lot of time together: me and my wife, and he and Mary-Liz, Manney recalls. MCpl Tom Trainor. But its the questions about her that will not go away. Williams and his younger brother, Harvey, stayed with their mother, Nonie, and their new stepfather, Jerry Sovka, an acclaimed nuclear engineer whose work took the family from Scarborough to South Korea. Her boyfriend was inside, so Williams kept walking. I know youll take good care of sweet Rosie. This was the act of a depraved individual and really has no reflection on the men and women of the Canadian Forces.". When Det.-Sgt. Williams ice-fished with Ron and his son (You wouldnt believe how good he was at filleting fishlike a doctor, Ron says) and learned to play cribbage at their kitchen table. It was just a nice, pleasant evening, Manney recalls. But that position suddenly changed last December, when Massicottes Toronto lawyer, Philip Healey, filed a motion to amend her 2011 lawsuitand to allege something far more sinister than a fraudulent land transfer: that Harriman knew her husband was a serial predator, concealed the truth from authorities, and gained financially from this illicit conduct by acquiring Williamss assets after he was captured. Mary-Liz actually said he goes for these walks to get his back sorted out before he sleeps, Manney says, repeating the same words he told police after the arrest. She also said a chilling message was left on her computer: "Go ahead, call the police. Adding a Charter argument would complicate and lengthen this proceeding and constitute an impediment to the timely and efficient disposition of the issues as currently framed, James ruled. Harrimans own behaviourdriven by an admitted concern for her financial securityhas won her little public sympathy. Was she naive? Williams walked through his neighbours open front door and headed for the bedroom of the same 12-year-old girl who taught him to play crib. Or the raw desperation of Marie-France Comeau, pleading with Williams to get out, get out. And she is certainly not Roxanne Lloyd, forced to stare down her daughters killerin a packed courtroom that did not include any trace of Mary Elizabeth Harriman. Have a heart, please. He stuck tape over her nostrils and watched her stop breathing. If the amendment is allowed, they argued, it should be promptly struck from the claim as frivolous, vexatious, and an abuse of process.. Distant? The former commander of CFB Trenton, Canadas largest and busiest air force base, Williams confessed four years ago to a vile crime spree that shocked the country: two horrific murders, two home-invasion sexual assaults, and dozens of fetish burglaries targeting womens lingerie. Did she notice anything strange? "I was one of the lucky ones," Marsan-Cook said Wednesday. Mary Harriman has been working as a Director, Research & Partnerships (Canada) at Heart Stroke Foundation for 22 years. Harriman has returned to her job as associate executive director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Ottawa. Mike Pretsell, a lawyer who represents Jane Doe, would not confirm the negotiations. Did he say or do anything that, in hindsight, may have offered a glimpse into his other world? presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution In 1990, when Williams was assigned an instructors post at the air force flying school at CFB Portage la Prairie, Harriman joined him in Manitoba. She said, in the claim, that the attack against her left her fearful, humiliated, depressed, suicidal, unable to function in society. It also said she would require extensive therapy. The new neighbours became quick friends. Williamss alter ego was so depraved, so all-encompassing, that its natural to wonder how she could have been so blind. They met in the late 1980s, when Williams was still a young lieutenant learning his way around the cockpit. And she has returned to her desk at the Heart & Stroke Foundation, where colleagues have been nothing but supportive. The 47-year-old is charged with the first-degree murder of Jessica Lloyd, 27, whose body was found in February, and Marie Comeau, a 38-year-old corporal under his command who was found dead in her home last November. Less than two months later, on a Monday night in late November, Harriman was sleeping at yet another friends house for the week. Investigators looked into other areas where he has been posted. Newspapers Limited, 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. Shes not been seen at her home in the upmarket Westboro area of Ottawa a $700,000 house the couple had moved into only two months before Williams arrest but Rosie is frequently spotted peeking through the blinds. Is reversing the deal the only remedy under the Fraudulent Conveyances Act, or can a plaintiff also claim punitive damagesdamages stemming from an act so malicious and outrageous that it warrants a punishment all its own? In October 2010, Russell "David" Williams was convicted of two counts of murder, two counts of sexual assault, and 82 counts of burglary. Williams' wife, Mary-Elizabeth Harriman, works as the associate executive director at the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Ottawa. Intense media scrutiny of Williams portrays him as a man married to both his wife, Mary-Elizabeth Harriman, the associate executive director of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and his . She originally asked for a publication ban on portions of the divorce file, including her financial and medical records, on the grounds that the inevitable media feeding frenzy could jeopardize her fragile mental health and maybe even her position at the Heart & Stroke Foundation. (As Macleans reported last May, Williams has since sold the cottage for $165,000, with the proceeds being held in trust pending the outcome of each lawsuit.). A man who loves his wife doesnt celebrate Valentines Day by trying to pry open a neighbours basement window. A bag beside their bed contained a black skullcap. Stored inside, in neatly catalogued but thoroughly concealed folders, were thousands of crime-scene snapshots and both videos. The revelation of these charges has been devastating to me.. I dont want to die, please, she said. As one prosecutor said during the sentencing hearing: He kept everything hidden in file folders so that his wife would never discover the evidence of his criminal activities.. Williams stayed there only on weekends, spending weekdays at a cottage in Tweed, Ont. Marie-France Comeau over the next four hours was captured on a video recording that is now stored in a locked room at OPP headquarters. As his wife, Judith Mawson, said in a recent television interview, Ridgway made her feel like a newlywed every day.. Michael Gennis, who lives next door to Williams' Ottawa. But Williams himself has never offered an explanation for his crimes. By his seventh birthday, however, Williamss mom and dad were on the brink of a divorce that was anything but typical: his parents not only split up, but swapped partners with another husband and wife in the neighbourhood. Was her marriage, as Timothy Applebys new book suggests, a sexless partnership of convenience? He told his suspect the tires on his SUV matched a set of tracks left in the snow near Lloyds house. As an elite pilot, he had the pleasure of transporting domestic and foreign dignitaries, including Queen Elizabeth II. Join Facebook to connect with Mary Elizabeth Harriman and others you may know. Anything to appear innocent. Curio was a bit nasty, Manney says. The case shocked the country, hurt soldiers' morale and prompted fears that the commander of Canada's most high-profile military base and the man who once flew the country's prime ministers could have been a serial killer. In court documents, Harriman denies the property transfer was fraudulent, saying she had absolutely no intention whatsoever of shielding assets and that the deal was signed solely to ensure her financial security. She also says she was devastated to learn the truth about her husband, and that she, too, is a victim. None of the three original statements of claim accused Harriman of knowing about her husbands crimes; her alleged wrongdoing was always limited to the domestic contract, and the question of whether the property transfer should be declared void so Williamss victims can pursue his half of the Ottawa home. In a statement of defence filed in 2012, the government acknowledges the extremely distressing experience that Ms. Massicotte endured as one of Williamss victims but insists the investigation was thorough and reasonable and that the OPP acted at all times honestly, in good faith and in accordance with their public duties as police officers.. As reported by ResearchGate, the former commander of Trenton, Ontario's Canadian Forces Base was ultimately sentenced to life in prison. They shared a house close to the base, and a black and white kitten named Curio (short for Curiosity). I want to minimize the impact on my wife, Williams tells Det. The voice on the answering machine is polished and professional. He took 186 pieces of clothing. Unless Harriman appeals the ruling (or reaches an out-of-court settlement), she will be compelled to testify, under oath, about the life she shared with one of Canadas most infamous serial killers. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Russ. Crime scene tape surrounds 62 Cosy Cove Lane, owned by CFB Trenton commander Colonel Russell Williams and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Harriman. Williams appeared at the hearing but did not speak. While sadistic with the women he assaulted and killed, its entirely possible Williams cat-lover was gentle with his wife. Imagine being told that after your husband videotaped his first homicide, he took you out for dinner. Col. Russell Williams was the commander of Canada's largest Air Force base until he was charged earlier this year with the murder of two women, the sexual assault of two others and 82 break-ins, during which he stole women's panties. That night, Nov. 24, he met his wife for dinner. The summer of 2004 was especially hecticand emotional. That Saturday, Harriman joined Williams at the Trenton officers mess for the Christmas ball. They were anxious to buy a piece of property near CFB Trenton, something that could double as a temporary bunk for Williams and a long-term cottage for both. The couple had been living a temporary commuter marriage, connecting mostly on weekends, since Williams took charge of CFB Trenton seven months earlier, in July 2009. . He had tears in his eyes telling us about that cat, says Ron, the Tweed neighbour. In Orlans, he stuffed his souvenirs into computer boxes in the basementboxes he knew Harriman would never look in. Mary Elizabeth was a great lady to talk to, about as friendly as you could ever ask for, says one person who attended. In her final minutes of life, the 37-year-old begged for mercy. He was the blond, handsome groom at the end of the aisle, waiting to take her hand. I want to, um, minimize the impact on my wife, he said. What she has to tell may have no evidentiary value the case was nailed on forensics and by Williams admissions but it might illuminate the dark recesses of a pathological mind. When he finally did open his mouthWell, I dont know what to saySmyth played the one card that would bring Williams to his knees. A second U.S. network is about to air a prime-time special, and the first book has hit store shelvesclaiming, among other revelations, that Williams had not had sex with his wife for years. Her divorce application is just the latest public spectacle, ballooning into a battle over the medias right to see her private financial records, including the post-arrest domestic contract she signed with Williams that gave her full ownership of the $700,000 Westboro townhouse. If he was out doing the weeding, she was sitting in a chair reading a book, watching him. She also alleges Williams photographed her. After Harrimans father passed away, he surprised Mary-Liz by having his Second World War medals professionally mounted and framed. Inside the couple's cottage, authorities found hundreds of women's panties and other intimate clothing. Back in Ottawain the home office decorated with portraits of Chrtien and the Queenhe downloaded his self-portraits to his Mac desktop computer. Most of the homes Williams was accused of breaking into were in Ottawa, where Williams has a house with his wife, and in the Tweed, Ontario, area, where Williams lived while he worked at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ontario. It was Mary-Liz. CBC reports the lawsuit Massicotte filed against Williams and Harriman was ultimately settled out of court. So he concocted an alibi: he told her that his late-night strolls helped soothe his sore back before bed. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about In her statement of claim, Massicotte said she had been bound and sexually assaulted by Williams in her home in September 2009. They met in a small room, no Plexiglas, and Williams was dressed in his new uniform: an orange jumpsuit. Mary could not have been prouder, but she had no idea that her husband hid a secret he was a cross-dressing rapist and serial killer. (CBC) An Ontario woman's lawsuit against convicted sex killer Russell Williams and his wife has been settled. The same could be said about Russ Williams. Among many other things, Harriman co-authored a briefing for the Romanow commission on health care, helped launch the Canadian Stroke Strategy (a coalition that aims to . At the heart of the dispute is a domestic contract the couple signed in March 2010, six weeks after Williams, now 51, admitted to his depraved, late-night crime spree. Mcpl Miranda Langguth / Canadian Dept. Russell Williams' wife, Mary Elizabeth Harriman appears determined to hold on to what little is left, Michael Friscolanti, with Cathy Gulli and Martin Patriquin Tell me what I did wrong, Williams said during one of those early crib tutorials. No one more than Mary Elizabeth Harriman. By then, Williams was also targeting homes in Orlans, the obsessive-compulsive routine always the same: photos of the bedroom, photos of himself naked and masturbating, photos of the items methodically folded and displayed, like a store shelf. 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