07-19-2011, 01:06 PM
tragic. RIP Detective 
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A veteran police detective and her 18-year-old daughter were stabbed to death and her son arrested on suspicion of murder after he was found sitting next to the teenager's nude body on the sidewalk outside their home.
The bodies of Donna Williams, 52, and Briana Williams, from San Diego, were discovered by officers who went to the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood shortly before 1:30am on Monday.
Neighbors had called 911 to report a violent disturbance and a woman screaming for help at a home, police said.
Officers found the teenager's nude body on the sidewalk and her mother in an upstairs bedroom of the two-story home.
Mrs Williams' son was sitting next to his sister's body and a large kitchen knife was found on the front lawn, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Briana Williams apparently jumped, fell or was pushed from the balcony, authorities said.
She was still alive when they arrived but died moments later despite attempts to resuscitate her.
He said it appeared the mother had been awake at the time of the attack as her TV was on and she was dressed.
He said officers had been called to the house on June 30 because of another disturbance but said the matter had been resolved. He did not provide details.
Donna Williams, a mother-of-five, was a 31-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department who mainly worked in the child abuse unit after joining the department in 1980 as a patrol woman.
she was working about seven to ten cases at any given time as a child abuse detective, paying especially close attention to details that could make or break a case, according to police.
Captain Collins said: 'She was known as the cornerstone of the unit.'
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, in 2004 she was honoured for her dedication to the job and was expected to retire from the department in three years, Collins said.
Her husband, Howard Williams, was a former homicide detective with the department who died in 2007.
Collins would not release any information about the son - who was said to be 'immersed in God and church - except to say that it did not appear that drugs or alcohol were involved.
A veteran police detective and her 18-year-old daughter were stabbed to death and her son arrested on suspicion of murder after he was found sitting next to the teenager's nude body on the sidewalk outside their home.
The bodies of Donna Williams, 52, and Briana Williams, from San Diego, were discovered by officers who went to the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood shortly before 1:30am on Monday.
Neighbors had called 911 to report a violent disturbance and a woman screaming for help at a home, police said.
Officers found the teenager's nude body on the sidewalk and her mother in an upstairs bedroom of the two-story home.
Mrs Williams' son was sitting next to his sister's body and a large kitchen knife was found on the front lawn, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Briana Williams apparently jumped, fell or was pushed from the balcony, authorities said.
She was still alive when they arrived but died moments later despite attempts to resuscitate her.
He said it appeared the mother had been awake at the time of the attack as her TV was on and she was dressed.
He said officers had been called to the house on June 30 because of another disturbance but said the matter had been resolved. He did not provide details.
Donna Williams, a mother-of-five, was a 31-year veteran of the San Diego Police Department who mainly worked in the child abuse unit after joining the department in 1980 as a patrol woman.
she was working about seven to ten cases at any given time as a child abuse detective, paying especially close attention to details that could make or break a case, according to police.
Captain Collins said: 'She was known as the cornerstone of the unit.'
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, in 2004 she was honoured for her dedication to the job and was expected to retire from the department in three years, Collins said.
Her husband, Howard Williams, was a former homicide detective with the department who died in 2007.
Collins would not release any information about the son - who was said to be 'immersed in God and church - except to say that it did not appear that drugs or alcohol were involved.