Hale County. The woman was in her late teens to early twenties when she was discovered with her hands bound behind her back. March 20, 1982: Emily Elizabeth LaQua, 14, was killed while travelling to Brookshire to start a new job as a waitress. She had recently relocated from Seattle to Texas to live with her father, and at first it was assumed that she had disappeared on her own accord. Five months later, her body was discovered stuffed in a culvert. This is the only case for which Watts did not receive legal immunity. March 27, 1982: Edith Ledet, 34, was stabbed to death in Galveston as she returned home from a graduation party. April 15, 1982: Yolanda Gracia, 21, was stabbed to death on her front lawn as she returned home. April 16, 1982: Carrie Mae Jefferson, 32, was stabbed twice while she was walking home from her job at the downtown post office in Houston. Jefferson's body was buried by Watts at White Oak Bayou. April 21, 1982: Suzanne Searles, 25, was taken as she made her way home from a party. According to Watts, he held her head in a flowerpot filled with water because he could not tell if she was dead after he had strangled her. Watts buried Searles. He took police to her grave as soon as he confessed in 1982. May 23, 1982: Michelle Maday, 20, was returning home about 4 a.m. when Watts choked her to death outside her apartment. According to Watts, he brought Maday's body inside and dumped it in her bathtub. After attempting to murder Melinda Aguilar and Lori Lister, Watts was apprehended. See also List of homicides in Michigan List of serial killers in the United States List of serial killers by number of victims References Bibliography External links Coral Eugene Watts at Crime Library 1953 births 2007 deaths 20th-century American criminals African-American people American male criminals American people convicted of murder American people who died in prison custody American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment American murderers of children American rapists American serial killers Deaths from cancer in Michigan Deaths from prostate cancer Lane Dragons football players Male serial killers People convicted of murder by Michigan People from Inkster, Michigan People from Killeen, Texas People with antisocial personality disorder Prisoners and detainees of Texas Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Michigan Prisoners who died in Michigan detention