When 32-year-old Mikayla Evans fell five stories from a condo window in Johnson City, Tennessee, she woke from a coma with no memory of what happened, but with a shattered body and a chilling certainty: she had been drugged. Her fall led to disturbing allegations, not just against the man who owned the condo, Sean Williams, but against the very police department tasked with investigating him. As federal prosecutor Kat Dahl dug deeper, she uncovered a horrifying pattern of abuse, ignored reports, and possible corruption that may have enabled one of the most prolific sexual predators in recent history. This week, we’re diving into a case that left us reeling—and angry.
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Why The Police Refused to Investigate a Serial Rapist | The New Yorker
How Police Let One of America’s Most Prolific Predators Get Away | The New Yorker
Third lawsuit filed alleging Johnson City cops covered for serial rapist • Tennessee Lookout
Police hunt serial sex assault suspect who escaped custody in second attempt | Fox News
Sean Williams, Tennessee fugitive, seen in Sylva, N.C.: What we know
Tennessee businessman accused of sexually assaulting women charged with child rape, exploitation | Fox News
The Sean Williams Case | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
Tennessee man accused of dozens of rapes gets nearly 100 years for sex abuse images and prison van escape - CBS News
JCPD says case of woman falling five stories downtown now a ‘medical investigation’ | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
Who is escaped federal detainee Sean Williams
Johnson City settles serial rapist class action lawsuit for $28M • Tennessee Lookout
Five-story fall victim remembers incident on 3-year anniversary | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
Elizabethton PD: 23-year-old Washington County, TN woman dies in crash Tuesday | WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather
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