Kamarie Holland’s killer sentenced to death for 5-year-old girl’s rape, murder

The man who raped and murdered Kamarie Holland, the 5-year-old Georgia girl whose body was found in an abandoned east Alabama house, was sentenced to death Monday by a Russell County judge.

Jeremy Williams, 40, who was convicted of four capital offenses for Kamarie’ rape and murder, was given the death sentence on all four charges, WTVM reported.

A Russell County jury convicted Williams on Friday of the four capital counts: murder of a child less than 14 years old, murder during a rape, murder during sodomy and murder during a kidnapping, the station reported.

Williams earlier pleaded guilty to rape and murder charges in Kamarie’s death.

During Williams’ trial on Wednesday, jurors were shown graphic footage of Williams’ sexually assaulting the girl, WRBL reported.

Some law enforcement personnel in the courtroom were fighting back tears as the footage was displayed, according to the station.

Williams confessed to raping and murdering Kamarie as well as his 1-month-old daughter in Alaska — a cold case that was reopened after the confession, WRBL reported.

The confession was made during a five-hour interview with the Russell County Sheriff’s Office in 2021.

When a sheriff’s deputy asked Williams why he was confessing he said it was because he “wanted to get right with God before he’s executed,” according to the station.

Kamarie’s body was found in an abandoned home in east Alabama in December 2021.

Kristy Marie Siple, Kamarie’s mother, had a sexual relationship with Williams, who said he was tired of Siple and asked for Kamarie instead.

Siple allegedly asked for $2,500 for Kamarie when Williams countered with $1,300. Although Wiliams agreed, he never paid Siple the $1,300, WRBL reported.

Williams recorded the abuse of Kamarie, which included forcing her to perform oral sex and making the girl smoke methamphetamine with him.