A Murder by Jayson Williams was depicted in the new season of Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide, or Murder.
The episode delves into enigmatic situations when the victim’s cause of death could not have been as evident as initially suspected.
The season opener on November 26 looks at the apparent suicide of Gus Christofi, the limo driver of NBA player Jayson Williams, which led to some police investigation.
Gus was discovered dead in Jayson’s house during a party in 2001, and afterward, guests told 9-1-1 emergency responders that the driver had shot himself in the place.
What happened to Jayson William’s driver? Did Jayson kill him?
The 55-year-old limo driver Costas “Gus” Christofi, was from Washington, New Jersey.
He was shot in the chest early on February 14, 2002, at the home of former New Jersey Nets basketball player Jayson Williams, according to a 2004 article in The New York Times.
At 3:28 a.m., Christofi was discovered in Williams’ bedroom and later pronounced dead.
The 911 caller hinted that a male at the estate had shot himself, which is what witnesses informed police when they first got to the site, according to the 911 tape.
But soon, the tale shifted, and eyewitnesses started to admit that Williams had held the weapon.
The Harlem Globetrotters and other pals of Williams, including Christofi, reportedly paid him to take them to a nearby restaurant while Williams drove another group.
Once inside the restaurant, the men ran up a sizable tab of alcohol. Afterward, Christofi took part of the group back to Williams’ mansion, where he was welcomed inside.
Williams invited his friends to view his gun collection in the master bedroom of his mansion as the evening progressed.
According to the prosecution, shortly after, he allegedly pulled a Browning 12-gauge shotgun upward while aiming it at Christofi. When the gun shot off, lethal buckshot entered the driver’s stomach.
Williams continued the evening by inviting his friends to see his collection of firearms in the master bedroom of his estate.
Soon after, according to the prosecution, he pulled out a Browning 12-gauge shotgun and yanked it up toward Christofi. The shot from the gun entered the driver’s stomach and killed him.
According to some witnesses, Williams started fiddling with the scene almost right away to make it look like Christofi committed suicide while the others were elsewhere in the house.
Williams allegedly changed clothing, cleaned the shotgun, and repositioned it after jumping into a pool to clean himself. Additionally, they claim Williams forced them to lie to the police.
Williams was arrested
Some witnesses claim Williams tampered with the scene immediately to make it look like Christofi killed himself while the others were elsewhere in the house.
Williams was charged with second-degree reckless manslaughter on February 25. He was also charged with other counts of tampering with evidence. Williams was soon released on bail, but the investigation went on.
The high-profile trial started in January 2004. On April 30, 2004, the jury held Jayson Williams responsible for the crime’s cover-up, but they couldn’t agree on the allegation of reckless manslaughter.
While both parties prepared for a second trial, six years passed. Williams entered a guilty plea to aggravated assault on January 11, 2010.
He was imprisoned for 18 months before being freed on April 13, 2012.
