Imprisoned man charged in 1998 murder in Seattle’s Central District

A 53-year-old man with a long history of beating and raping women was charged this week with a 1998 Central District murder. John Ray Stearns was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Crystall Lavelle Williams, 33, whose body was found on Jan. 14, 1998, in Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park at 2100 South Jackson Street. […]