Williams was a very popular radio host in the early 80's. He was killed back in 2006, his body found off Santa Catalina Island. Williams was organizing his father's estate when he met Harvey Morrow. Morrow said he was an investment banker from New York who knew his father. Williams asked Morrow to set up a trust fund for the sale proceeds of his father's $1 million home and part of an estate worth $2.4 million. Prosecuters say it was the money that led Morrow to slowly bilk Williams and then to kill him. Yesterday a jury agreed. Williams' sister Jan, who is disabled, said in an e-mail to Radio Ink last night "It doesn't seem possible for it to be (more or less) over."
Prosecuters say Morrow (pictured) 
used money from the Williams' estate to upgrade his yacht adding a fireplace and $100,000 worth of electronics. Prosecutors presented evidence that Morrow deposited nearly $2 million from the estate into a bank in the British Virgin Islands. He then would regularly withdraw the money in small increments from the offshore account and place it under his name in a U.S. bank.
Jan Williams said in her e-mail, "After more than 5 years of waiting, nearly 5 weeks of trial, it hardly took more than 5 minutes to read the charges, special circumstances and verdict. In the case of the People vs Harvey S Morrow, for the murder of Steven B Williams, the verdict was Guilty. Each of the specific findings (Murder for financial Gain, the Implementation of a Firearm (which carries its own penalties), and a few other stipulations were deemed 'True.' These carry with them more than one life sentence, I believe the shorter one (25-years to Life, no parole) gets served first. I don't think Harvey will have any reason to ask for the bed nearer the door: he won't be leaving first."
"Sentencing is scheduled for Friday, 16 December, what would be my parents' 68th wedding anniversary. I'll be coming back for that. I should qualify for Greyhound's equivalent to frequent-flyer miles, don't you think? It'll be time to start knitting another sweater, too."
Dateline NBC has been following the story and the trial.
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