Remains Identified as Missing Hammond Girl

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office confirms that medical experts have positively identified the remains of Deranisha Williams from Hammond. She was listed as a missing person reported that had not been seen since September 05, 2020. On October 2, detectives with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office were notified by Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office deputies about a possible crime. Sheriff Jason Ard says they received a call from a distressed male. During this call, the male confessed to a crime, claiming to have murdered an acquaintance. He then details a possible crime scene, his home, which ended up being on Skinner Lane in Albany. At that site authorities discovered a deceased male, with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The male was identified as Randolph Skinner, Sr., wanted for obstruction of justice in the disappearance of an adult female from Hammond.