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Marie Ann Watson

Case from Emmett, ID dated Nov 21, 1977

Victim Details

Marie Ann Watson

Female

White / Caucasian

Emmett

ID

1977-11-21

27

Marie

Ann Watson

06/29/2026

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In the fall of 1977, Marie Ann Watson, a 27-year-old Caucasian mother, found herself in a bitter struggle to regain custody of her two young children. Following a period of incarceration for drug and prostitution charges, her son and daughter had been placed in the care of Dorothy and Mike Rogers in Emmett, Idaho. What was meant to be a temporary arrangement turned into a contentious battle, as the Rogerses grew attached to the children, changed their names, and expressed a desire to adopt them. ...
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