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James Cecil Watters

Case from Mountain View, AR dated Apr 21, 2022

Victim Details

James Cecil Watters

Male

White / Caucasian

Mountain View

AR

2022-04-21

55

James

Cecil Watters

07/06/2026

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In the quiet community of Mountain View, Arkansas, the life of 55-year-old James Cecil Watters, a United States Army veteran, was brought to a tragic and violent end on April 21, 2022. On that Thursday, Watters and his 77-year-old mother, Shirley Gail Watters, were discovered deceased in their home on Northcutt Road. Both had been fatally shot. The grim discovery of the mother and son was the beginning of a larger, more shocking revelation for the small Stone County community.

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  • KATV: 2 separate death investigations underway in Stone County; 4 dead
  • KARK: Neighbors in Stone County shocked, confused over pair of double killings
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    Hey everyone, I've been following the tragic case of the Watters and Trammell families, and somethin... ...Read More
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