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Coral
Watts - Caught In Houston
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Trial Status |
| Coral
Edwards is currently on trial for the Michigan area murder of
Helen Dutcher in 1979.
Defense attorney Ronald Kaplovitz asked jurors to focus on what
happened on the night of Dutcher's death, not what Watts has done
in the past.
"We've heard about a lot of other incidents, a lot of other
bad acts," Kaplovitz said during his closing argument.
"What happened on December 1, 1979 is the issue in this
case."
In testimony on November 15, 2004, three women described how
Watts allegedly slashed, stabbed and strangled them in separate
attacks more than two decades ago. Two survivors said he appeared
to enjoy the violence.
Her hand shaking as she was sworn in, Julie Sanchez, 46, recounted
how Watts allegedly attacked her on the side of a Texas highway in
January 1982 as she tried to change a flat tire -- and laughed as
he ran away.
"He stopped completely and turned around and looked at me and
smiled. He was laughing," Sanchez testified.
- CNN (11/16/04)
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Prison Details |
| WATTS, Coral
Eugene – TDCJ #00343140/SID #03041759 Received
09/24/1982 at TDCJ-Institutional Division under TDCJ-ID #00343140;
currently housed at the Ellis Unit in Huntsville, TX as a
State Approved Trusty Class III with no good conduct time lost;
discharge date from parole supervision 05/23/2042. Burglary
of a Habitation with Intent to Commit Murder – 60-year sentence,
Harris Co. cause # 356394; offense date 05/23/1982; sentence began
05/23/1982; sentenced 08/10/1982; initial parole eligibility date
12/01/1990. |
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The Demons |
| Coral often told
the court that he picked his victims by looking into their
eyes. He claimed he could see the evil in a person through
their eyes and his rampage was initiated in order to release the
victims evil spirits. |
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Life in Prison |
| Coral is currently
housed at the Ellis Unit in Huntsville, Texas. He spends his
days working as a machinist in a wood shop. |
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