When the trial was in progress, I was in touch with people who were present in the courtroom and nearby where Williams was present. They described his appearance to me. I made an educated guess that he was in end-stage, cirrhotic liver failure. He was jaundiced, disoriented, had lost considerable weight, his abdomen was distended and he smelled bad, according to those who saw him and heard him. The jaundice is apparent from yellowed skin and the whites of the victim's eyes. The pronounced abdominal distension is caused by fluid retention because the kidneys and/or liver are failing, and portal hypertension is usually present. There is a very high bilirubin count. The main problem with reliance on the testimony of someone in such condition is that they typically suffer from "brain fog," pronounced confusion, so their testimony for the defense or prosecution would essentially be worthless. I told my contacts at the time that I expected he would be dead in 4-6 weeks. He lasted 3 months.