Joana Peca was murdered in front of her young children on the evening of July 31st, 2021. The 27-year-old woman was shot multiple times as she sat in her vehicle near the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in St. Petersburg, Florida. After the discovery of her body, it was immediately believed that Joana was shot by then-38-year-old Benjamin 'Bambi' Williams.
Joana was involved in a relationship with Williams prior to her death. In fact, Williams is the father of Joana's youngest son. The child was only four months old when Joana was killed.
According to reports, Williams asked Joana to meet him at the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens that evening because his sister is buried there, and he said he wanted Joana's support. Joana brought both her baby and her four-year-old son with her. At some point after arriving, Joana was sitting in the front seat of her car, holding her baby when Williams reportedly shot her multiple times. Williams then fled the scene.
Once police arrived, they found Joana's body in her car with her very frightened older son in the backset. Joana's murder was so gruesome that police initially did not notice that the four-month-old baby was in her arms. Both children were fortunately not physically harmed, but both now have the trauma of witnessing their mother's murder.
Williams went on the run after the shooting. Police made an appeal to the public to keep an eye out for him but warned that he is a dangerous person and would likely be armed. After that, years passed without any sign of Williams.
Finally, in 2024, someone contacted police after seeing a Tik Tok video that appeared to reveal that Williams was in Mexico City. The video was posted on August 10th, 2021 - less than two weeks after the shooting - but was not seen by the person who called police until 2024. However, from that video, police were able to track Williams down. He was subsequently arrested and extradited back to Florida.
Williams has been charged with first-degree murder for Joana's death and two counts of child abuse. His case is currently pending.
why is he not in jail? oh wait, he's "that" color. Nevermind.
ReplyDeleteHe’s not in jail because he’s on the run….
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