WATKINS, VAN BRETT: see CARRUTH, RAE
WATKINS, WILLIAM: Wrongly Released: Free to Kill TV -
In 2006 two sisters, Laura and Colleen Irwin, were living together in Melbourne’s western suburb. Wrongly Released: Free to Kill I: William Watkins, Sky Crime 2021
The missing employee was William Watkins, who was a convicted sex offenders who lived next door to where the two sisters were murdered. ibid.
They raided his home and discovered bloody sheets and underwear. ibid.
WATSON, JAMES: The Murder of Rikki Neave: The Mother’s Story TV -
On 28th November 1994 six-year-old Rikki Neave left for school but never arrived. A missing child inquiry turns into a murder investigation. With one prime suspect: Rikki’s mother, Ruth. Acquitted of her son’s murder in 1996 Rikki’s real killer has never been found. Years of investigation by Ruth and her partner. A fight for justice for almost 30 years by a mother desperate for the truth. A potential DNA breakthrough. The Murder of Rikki Neave: The Mother’s Story, Channel 5 2022
The Daily Mirror described her as Britain’s most evil mother. ibid. woman
A joint effort with the Portuguese police brings Watson’s freedom to an end on 2nd August 2016 when he is arrested in Lisbon. ibid. caption
WATTS, CHRIS: American Murder: The Family Next Door TV - Faking It Special TV - True Crime Recaps -
We have two kids, we live in Colorado, and he is the best thing that ever happened to me. American Murder: The Family Next Door, Netflix 2020, wife’s video diary
She’s pregnant as well – fourteen to fifteen weeks. ibid. husband to rozzers
I’m the hot high-strung one in the relationship. ibid. her video diary
I messed up the polygraph. I failed it … They know I had an affair … We had the conversation that morning … I don’t want to protect her … She smothered them. And they were blue. I freaked out and did the same thing to her. ibid. Chris to dad
On social media he came across as a doting father and a devoted husband. But behind the perfect family image, a secret rage was building, one that would lead to the most horrific crimes imaginable … The all-American dad who killed his pregnant wife [Shanann] and two young daughters [Bella & Celeste]. Faking It Special s1e7: Chris Watts
She also had missed a medical checkup despite being fifteen weeks pregnant. ibid.
We don’t see that despair in the voice. More red flags. ibid. Dawn
As Watts made his appeals, police delved further into the state of his marriage. ibid.
At their request he agreed to a polygraph test. ibid.
Watts later told police he’d put all three bodies in his truck then driven them to the oil plant where he worked. ibid.
So who is Nichol Kessinger? … Chris Watts said things like Nikki put him on a leash. As soon as their eyes met he was hers. True Crime Recaps: Chris Watts’ Mistress, Youtube 26.47, 2020
‘It’s like a nightmare that I just can’t wake up from.’ ibid. Chris Watts, interview day before arrest
‘Every time I close my eyes I just see her saying, ‘Daddy, no.’’ ibid.
His wife was in a shallow grave and his daughters were hidden in the oil batteries. ibid.
Chris Watts is a murderer, a monster, and these days he’s also a matchmaker and a missionary. True Crime Recaps: Latest on Chris Watts: The Matchmaker Inmate, Youtube 6.14, 2021
He murdered his entire family in 2018 so he could start a new life with his mistress. Now he’s serving five life sentences. ibid.
In January 2009 Sheri Coleman told a friend if something happens to me Chris did it. Her marriage was disintegrating before her eyes. True Crime Recaps: The OG Chris Watts? Secret Life that Led to Tragedy, Youtube 19.01, 2022
May 5th 2009: Police walked into a scene straight out of a nightmare. Sheri Coleman and her sons, 11-year-old Garret and 9-year-old Gavin were in the reds. Bright red ligature marks were still vivid on their necks. Sheri had three of those marks and a black eye. She had fought hard to live. ibid.
Fresh scratches on his [Chris] hands and arms. And his knuckles looked red. ibid.
Chris Watts spent his birthday being shunned by inmates and guards … He is in protective custody. True Crime Recaps: (No) Happy Birthday for Chris Watts, Youtube 1.00 short, 2022
Chris Watts thinks he deserves to get out of prison. The sooner the better. True Crime Recaps: Chris Watts Wants Out of Prison! Youtube 16.52, 2022
WEAVER, ELI & BARBARA RABER: True Crime Recaps 2021 -
In early June of 2009 Eli’s wife, Barbara Weaver, was shot in the heart while she slept, but no-one in the house heard a thing. Eli had left at 3.30 a.m. to go fishing. True Crime Recaps: 3 Terrifying Amish Murders, Youtube 37.28, 2021
Eli and Barbara were married for ten years and they had five children. ibid.
His history with other women was not so much a secret as he thought. ibid.
WEAVER, WARD: Killer Trials TV - Katu online - People Magazine Investigates -
Two vulnerable teenage girls are kidnapped in broad daylight ... The long struggle to bring their killer to justice. Killer Trials s1e6: The Trusted Neighbour, ID 2013
Miranda Gaddis & Ashley Pond, 2002. ibid.
Weaver is indicted on seventeen separate charges. ibid.
Weaver’s behaviour changes rapidly. ibid.
Ward Weaver pleads guilty to aggravated murder. He is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. ibid.