Our Georgia: The devastating murder of my daughter by a killer who should have been stopped

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In this powerful moving memoir Lynnette and Steve expose the many failures that let Reynolds infiltrate their daughter's life and allowed him to kill.

Heartbroken family remember murdered daughter 10 years after

West Mercia Police claimed there was “no causal link” between its officers’ actions in dealing with Reynolds in 2008 and ­Georgia’s murder five years later. I’d been having nightmares about these woods, imagining them as dark and scary, and crawling with insects. In the end, I was relieved we went – the day was warm and sunny and it was the kind of place Georgia would have gone camping with her mates.” Two years later, following a relentless battle, three police officers and one civilian worker were ­disciplined. All four kept their jobs. Steve adds: “It was like kids having their wrists slapped by their head teacher. Georgia was born in 1995 - the same year my oldest child was born. I cannot help but think of the milestones her parents and older sister have been deprived of when a disgusting POS (Piece of Shit) murderer cut her life tragically, and horrifically short. Physical pain I can stand, but I’ve never known mental pain like this. It’s torture, years of torture.”

Who was Georgia Williams?

Lynnette, 62, tells of the family's sense of betrayal at the failures that left snuff movie-obsessed ­Reynolds free to kill. If you have any interest in True Crime and/or any interest in police and policing, this book must be added to your library. We were told we’d be involved in police training – we did one session and never heard from or saw a soul since.”

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Reynolds – then 23 and one of Georgia’s wide circle of friends – lived a short walk away. He had begged her for help realising his dream of becoming a ­photographer, but the ruse was part of a murder that had been years in the making. I like giving out the money,” Lynnette says. “It’s like Georgia handing it out, saying, ‘Enjoy yourself, do well’.” In memory of Georgia Lynette Williams, a beautiful human being, loving, caring, full of life, who would help anyone in need. She deserved a long, happy life, but was let down by the careless."

Who is Jamie Reynolds?

Georgia was planning a career in the RAF when her parents waved her off from the family home in ­Telford, Shropshire.

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that being said, certainly georgia’s family deserves to tell her story. this book was written by georgia’s mother, who offers a unique perspective into the aftermath of losing a child in such a gruesome way. i think this is very important because people who explore true crime tend to forget that at the end of the day, there is a family suffering for the rest of their lives. Two years later when he rammed a colleague’s car after she spurned his advances, police wrote it up as a traffic accident. We learn what an amazing girl Georgia was her love for life and for the people around her and the powerful strength of the family's quest for justice.Our Georgia, by Lynnette Williams with Robin Eveleigh, is a book powerful about a murder and the devastation it caused a family, as well as a call to action for police reform, both at their local department and in general. That said, there are things about the writing and analysis that kept it from being as good as it could have been for me. i can’t ever put myself in the shoes of georgia’s family and all i can say is that i admire the strength they bring to the fight for justice for their daughter. To lie, deceive and place the blame on everyone but themselves. This naturally just made them look even worse. This was a case that took over the British headlines at the time due to its detail and severity and the fact that even when your father is a high-ranking member of the police force, and you are murdered, his employers are not immune or averse to lying to you, either. I was dreading him getting anything less,” says Lynnette. “I couldn’t stand the ­possibility he might one day be walking the streets again, or I might turn a corner and come face to face with him. Lynn and Steve Georgia's parents questioned the events leading to their daughter's death at the time Steve was a highly commented murder squad detective serving with West Mercia Police the same force that had had Reynolds in there sights years before their daughters death.