possibility that there might be more than one person involved. At present, no new leads have been reported, and the Belize Ripper murders are considered the country's greatest cold case. Suspects Michael Williams The only person to be charged in any of the killings was a Belize City automechanic by the name of Michael Williams, who was a neighbor of victim Jackie Malic. At the time of her murder, the then-40-year-old Williams was seen offering a ride to Jackie and her sister Adelma, but both declined. After she disappeared, the police questioned Michael and released him, but after her body was found, he was rearrested and charged with the killing. While in jail, Williams was also accused of raping a 13-year-old girl a decade prior. The authorities' hopes about his guilt were dashed when not long after, Wills disappeared while Williams was still in custody. This, coupled with alibis provided by his clients and a police officer, as well as insufficient evidence, leads to his exoneration for the crimes. Lonnie David Franklin, Jr. It was suggested that Lonnie David Franklin, Jr., an American serial killer connected to the murders of at least ten sex workers in Los Angeles, California over several decades, could be a possible suspect. Known as The Grim Sleeper for an apparent 14-year break between his known murders, lasting from 1988 to 2002, it is claimed that Franklin had connections to the country via his marriage to Sylvia Castillo, who was from Belize. Aside from this, the coincidental break matched the murder spree, one of the victim's aunts allegedly seeing him in Belize City at the time, and the fact that his van, used in one of his proven killings, was later found in Belize, serves as potential circumstantial evidence of his involvement. He was never charged with the killings, and died at the San Quentin State Prison in 2020. See also List of fugitives from justice who disappeared Sharon Carr – infamous killer and repeat offender also from Belize References 1998 murders in North America 1999 murders in North America 1990s crimes in North America 2000 murders in North America 20th-century criminals Belizean murderers of children Belizean serial killers Deaths by stabbing Fugitives Male serial killers Murder in Belize Unidentified serial killers Unsolved murders in Belize