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Portman: Bond Hearing For Denise Williams Set For Monday

Tallahassee Democrat News Director Jennifer Portman has been covering the Mike Williams murder case for more than a decade.
Hali Tauxe/Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee Democrat News Director Jennifer Portman has been covering the Mike Williams murder case for more than a decade.
Tallahassee Democrat News Director Jennifer Portman has been covering the Mike Williams murder case for more than a decade.
Credit Hali Tauxe/Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee Democrat News Director Jennifer Portman has been covering the Mike Williams murder case for more than a decade.

Denise Williams will finally get her bond hearing this Monday.

A judge postponed the hearing until June 18th to determine whether Williams should be released on bond as she awaits trial for an accused murder plot and cover up in her husband’s death.

Mike Williams disappeared 17 and a-half years ago. Investigators initially thought he had drowned in a boating accident. But, they didn’t have a body until last fall.  His best friend, Brian Winchester, confessed to his murder.

Winchester is now serving 20 years in prison for kidnapping Denise Williams in 2016. The two were married but estranged at that time, and he says he was afraid of what she would tell police about what happened to Mike once the divorce was final.

We’ve recently learned much more about what Winchester told investigators.

Tallahassee Democrat News Director Jennifer Portman has been doggedly tracking this case for more than a decade. She sat down with WFSU’s Gina Jordan.

Listen to Tallahassee Democrat News Director Jennifer Portman recount the Mike Williams murder investigation.

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Gina Jordan
Gina Jordan is the host of Morning Edition for WFSU News. Gina is a Tallahassee native and graduate of Florida State University. She spent 15 years working in news/talk and country radio in Orlando before becoming a reporter and All Things Considered host for WFSU in 2008. She left after a few years to spend more time with her son, working part-time as the capital reporter/producer for WLRN Public Media in Miami and as a drama teacher at Young Actors Theatre. She also blogged and reported for StateImpact Florida, an NPR education project, and produced podcasts and articles for AVISIAN Publishing. Gina has won awards for features, breaking news coverage, and newscasts from contests including the Associated Press, Green Eyeshade, and Murrow Awards. Gina is on the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors. Gina is thrilled to be back at WFSU! In her free time, she likes to read, travel, and watch her son play football. Follow Gina Jordan on Twitter: @hearyourthought