Facts of the Crime:
Williams was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend, Rita DeLao. On January 28, 1990, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Ellis Road, where a hunter discovered DeLao's body. The victim was identified by her Arizona driver's license, which was found in the dirt near her body. Examination of the crime scene indicated that a struggle took place near the west side of the road and that DeLao fell over a berm down to a pond. Drag marks indicated that DeLao was dragged from the pond to where her body was discovered. She was shot three times, beat on the head with a sharp instrument and repeatedly run over with a car.
DeLao's car was found parked in the Casa Grande High School maintenance yard. There was blood on the left rear wheel cover, rear tire whitewall, side molding, the front wheel cover and the left side front spoiler.
While an officer was securing evidence from the victim's car, he noticed someone writing down the license number of the vehicle. The person identified himself as Aryon Williams. Williams told the officer he wanted to assist them in finding his lost girlfriend. Williams became a suspect after the Phoenix Police Department reported that several of DeLao's friends related that Williams was abusive toward DeLao. Williams told his then-current girlfriend that he had killed DeLao.
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