Episode 116: Eaten by Alligators or Murdered at Lake Seminole (Case of Mike Williams)
Alligators are one of the world’s oldest predators. Their bite is 3x stronger than that of a lion. So it was a no brainer to police when they were told Mike Williams went missing at Lake Seminole.
“He was eaten alive - maybe they took his body to their dens for later food.” - they thought.
But when pieces of clothes that presumably belonged to Mike surfaced - people were confused. There were in pristine condition. Practically new.
The dark waters and mystery at Lake Seminole will haunt 4 families for over 20 years. But the truth will come to shore.
Book Rec: “Evil At Lake Seminole” - by Steven Epstein (such a good deep dive and amazingly written)
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “Evil At Lake Seminole” - by Steven Epstein (such a good read omg - truly best deep dive on this case and we don’t even scratch the surface in the episode)
Show: “Denise Williams” - Meet Marry Murder
The Trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlP2wKdUeAw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srr6Macxcgw
Documentary on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXOmBG9MKfU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMIegWM1JY
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-williams-murder-tallahassee-florida-cold-blooded-killer-48-hours/
https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/Denise-Williams-appeal-in-court-this-week-567172291.html
https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/murder-conviction-for-denise-williams-reversed-by-appeals-court-conspiracy-charge-affirmed
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2019/02/06/denise-williams-sentenced-life-prison-murder-her-husband/2787300002/
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2019/07/16/mike-williams-daughter-awarded-all-assets/1742234001/
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/12/11/mike-williams-murder-denise-trial-brian-winchester-tallahassee-disappearance-affair-plot/2278989002/
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fla-man-strange-disappearance-draws-attention-16-years-article-1.2756350
https://nypost.com/2018/12/13/secret-recordings-of-denise-williams-reveal-conversation-about-husbands-murder/
DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wanted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.