Laura Williams

Laura Williams was the main villainess from "Mommie Deadest," episode 8.22 of CSI: Miami.

She was played by Fay Masterson.

Laura Williams is the wife of Chuck Williams, and the couple had three children together: Andrea, Cody, and Bradley. She came across as a perfect soccer mom, but it was later revealed that Laura played up the persona for appearances, as she was--in actuality--sadistic and abusive towards her children. Her villainous backstory revealed a murderous instant on August 23, 2003, when Laura blamed five-year-old Bradley for burning the carpet, and forced him to drink lighter fluid as punishment. As a result of Laura's evil actions, Bradley died of the effects, but even after her youngest son's death, the evil Laura bullied Chuck into keeping quiet, telling him that they would lose Andrea and Cody if Bradley's death was reported.

Bradley's death was officially listed as an accident, and in the years that passed, the abuse continued. As Andrea revealed, Laura handcuffed her to the bed as punishment for sneaking out to see her boyfriend, and a Thanksgiving incident where Laura abused Andrea and forced her to dine out of a dog dish. When 911 was called during one incident, Laura charmed the dispatchers by offering soda to them, allowing her to get away with her abuse scot free.

In the beginning of the episode, Laura and Chuck were celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary, but after the party ended, she had her violent sights on Cody, as he accidentally stained the couch with one of his markers. Cody was very fearful of his mother, and he also feared that he would be blamed for a broken light. With his mother on the warpath, Cody came from behind and struck her with a bat. The villainess snarled at her young son and charged at him, only to be fatally struck on her head by Cody.