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Amelia Williams

Amelia Williams is recorded in 1 distinct story.

The married woman from Falmouth whose car Ben commandeers and whom he holds hostage. She has a husband and a six-year-old daughter, neither named. Her passage through Camden does not make Camden her home.

Also recorded as A-Amelia Williams, Amelia, Mrs. Williams.

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The Running Man

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Afraid, Richards supposed, that she would be turned to stone. “What’s your name, ma’am?” “A-Amelia Williams. Don’t shoot me. Don’t kill me, I . . . I . . . you can have my money only for God’s sake don’t kill meeeeeeee—” “Shhhhh,” Richards said soothingly. “Shhhhh, shhhhhh.”

The woman gives her full name after Ben takes control of her car and confirms that she is married.

The Running Man ↗By Stephen King · writing as Richard Bachman
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During Ben’s news-service call Amelia explicitly identifies her home as Falmouth.

The Running Man ↗By Stephen King · writing as Richard Bachman