The 23-year-old talks to her father twice a week and visits him at the prison in Winslow on a regular basis. This case was prosecuted by Deputy County Attorneys Jonathan Mosher and Nicol Green. Watson was convicted March 17 of the three murders in a second trial after his first trial last year ended in a hung jury. 2015 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Three years later, Cox was also fighting. A few months later, Lindas corpse was found in the desert mountains west of the city. As a result, Watson is set for oral arguments at 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at the state courthouse in Tucson on the issue of whether the Pima County Attorneys Office committed misconduct during his trial, and if so, whether it interfered with Watsons fair trial and due process rights. Linda Watson was a 35-year-old mother involved in a custody battle with the ex-husband over their 4-year-old daughter when she disappeared from her north Tucson home on Aug. 21, 2000. Contents 1 Background and murder 2 Trials 3 Appeals and execution 4 See also 5 References Background and murder [ edit] View David Dwayne Watson results in North Carolina (NC) including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. On trial in deaths of ex-wife, her mother and her friend. At the time Cox was murdered, she was in a custody battle with Watson to ensure visitation with her granddaughter, who was five-years-old when her mother disappeared. The video shows Jordynn saying she spent that day with both her grandmother's and Marilyn Cox dropped her off at home. MOBILE USERS: The KOLD News 13 mugshots of the month are available HERE. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of the victims.. Court documents state that she was "lying on the living room floor, nude with her arms above her head." Though the couple was embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their 4-year-old child, Linda received a lot of support from her mother, Marilyn Cox, who formerly lived in Rushville and frequently visited the former. Please enter valid email address to continue. A 16-year-old cold case heads to trial Wednesday. Contact reporter Curt Prendergast at 573-4224 or cprendergast@tucson.com or on Twitter @CurtTucsonStar. 15-year-old murder mystery ends with the arrest of a Tucson fire captain. 2011: Authorities finally identify the body found in the desert as Linda Watsons. In 2003, Cox and Farnsworth were fatally shot in Coxs driveway by a lone gunman after Coxs first unsupervised visit with the Watsons daughter, Jordynn. After a few days passed and Linda missed a custody hearing, Marilyn launched a search for her missing daughter, and three years passed before another tragedy occurred. According to authorities, David Watson was involved in a bitter child custody dispute with Linda Watson, 35, when she was reported missing from her home on Aug. 21, 2000. Marilyn Cox plastered posters around town promising a reward for information about her daughters disappearance. He was an actor, known for Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), The Legend of Robin Hood (1968) and The Time Tunnel (1966). Three years later, a body was found in the desert but authorities were not able to identify it. Jordynn says she has a relationship with her fathers side of the family, but the relationship with her mother's side is shaky. Three years later, Cox was also fighting David Watson for custody of her granddaughter when she was gunned down. Aug. 21, 2000: A repairman finds Linda Watsons backdoor unlocked. On May 7, 2003, 63-year-old Marilyn and her neighbor and friend, Renee Farnsworth, were fatally shot dead in the formers driveway by an unidentified assailant. But instead of solving her daughterscase, Cox became part of it. David Watson, a former fire captain, is accused of killing his ex-wife Linda Watson, her mother Marilyn Cox and Cox's friend Renee Farnsworth. Prosecutors charge him with the murders of Linda Watson, Marilyn Cox andReNee Farnsworth. The Pima County Sheriff's Department arrested David Dwayne Watson, 46, in connection with three murder cases. Linda Watson's mother, Marilyn Cox, then became involved in civil litigation with David Watson to get unsupervised visitation rights with the couple's only daughter. Survivors include: Husband. The prosecution showed jurors a videotape of a Pima County Sheriff's detective interviewing the then-seven-year-old one day after her grandmother was murdered. She was seven when her grandmother, Marilyn Cox, and Renee Farnsworth were gunned down after dropping Jordynn off at David Watson's home in 2003. The Arizona Attorney Generals Office which is handling the appeal on behalf of the Pima County Attorneys Office will then have until Nov. 6 to file a response brief. A Fairfield Union High School graduate, 35-year-old Linda Watson lived in Tucson, in Pima County, Arizona, and had a daughter named Jordynn with her former husband, David Watson. Survivors include: husband of 62 years, David Watson; daughter, Ginger Watson; son & daughter-in-law, Kimery & Teresa Watson; granddaughter, Taylor Watson; brothers, Claude & Mary. He asked Bernini to give him concurrent sentences so maybe I can be back with my kids, he said as he choked up. We areholding onto everything toprotect our witnesses.. If for some reason this man is released, we dont want him to be able to guess the identities of our witnesses from the information weve released, he said. E S P I N O S A, Presiding Judge: 1 David Watson previously appealed from his convictions for two counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder. Inside, there was a broken coffee cup and traces of her blood. He's charged with three counts of first-degree murder. On March 17, 2017, the former firefighter was found guilty of one count of second-degree murder (Linda) and two counts of first-degree murder (Marilyn and Renee). The arrest may provide closure in the cold case. Yet it also raises uncomfortable questions for local authorities. "Throughout the entire investigation for 15 years, he has been our primary suspect.". Could they have saved Marilyn Cox and her neighborif they had taken the mothers suspicions more seriously? He also was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2003 fatal shootings. Former Tucson Fire Captain David Dwayne Watson is going on trial for the deaths of three women, including his ex-wife. Wrae asked that Watson be sentenced to the minimum term, which would have been concurrent sentences with the possibility of release after 25 years in prison. David Watson said he is innocent, despite being labeled as guilty. The murders were very tragic and the tragedy will continue as he spends years in prison. A former Tucson firefighter found guilty in 2017 of the 2000 death of his ex-wife and the 2003 murders of two other women has been granted an opportunity by the Arizona Supreme Court to argue for a new trial based on allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. I just wanted to let her know shes got a huge family, Hinkle said. Victims included his ex-wife Lin. In 2011, human remains that had been found in the Tucson desert in October 2003 were identified as belonging to Linda Watson. I don't recall.". The two attended church and ate lunch together before Marilyn Cox dropped her daughter off at her home. Low 33F. Suitt said his department is worried that releasing more details on the breakthroughmight backfire. Watson will complete his 16-year sentence in April 2031. There are 85 witnesses testifying including Watson's daughter and his ex-wife's son. 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Basically, just a lot of hard work. He died on 5 October 2014 in New York, USA. I will always miss my sister, she said. We wanted her to know that she had support, that we hadnt abandoned her.. Aug. 23, 2000: Linda Watson never shows up to pick up her daughter from David Watson. Pac-12 Hotline mailbag: Who has the toughest football schedule next season? Opening statements begin in murder trial of former Tucson fire captain, Update: What led to the arrest of David Watson, David Watson pleads not guilty to 3 murder charges. Crime Data reporter on the investigative team for the Arizona Daily Star, #ThisIsTucson (@this_is_tucson) Instagram photos and videos. Watson said he was hopeful his appeal would exonerate him. In the video, Jordynn says her father wished her goodnight like he always did and nothing seemed unusual. She also talked about her experience in court and what she believes happened to her mother. At times, she felt like she wasnt a good mother or wife, but through the sadness, her family held her together. Neither had any idea their lives would intertwine in this way. 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Prosecutor Nicol Green asked Jordynn if she remembered anything from that day or any conversations that happened between her and her father. Jordynn Watson says her father still says he's innocent and she still believes him. But it wasnt until Saturday thatthe Pima County Sheriffs Department finally arrestedthe firefighter. In my heart, shell never die.. They didn't have enough evidence until four days ago to arrest Watson and accuse him of murder in Linda's death and in the 2003 deaths of Linda's mother and her mother's friend. Though it may seem like a strange song for a little girl to like, there's no doubt young Tia has found favor with it by watching the video . / CBS/AP. In November 2016, the first trial concluded with a hung jury, and a second trial was commenced in January 2017. He also was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2003 fatal shootings of Cox, 63, and Farnsworth, 53. . Linda's skull was found in 2003, and was identified as hers in 2011. In its Vargas ruling, the supreme court agreed Vargas was entitled to argue that the cumulative effect of a pattern of alleged prosecutorial misconduct can warrant a new trial, rather than having to argue each individual act of misconduct. In 2003, Watson was locked in another. Rosemary recanted a statement to investigators that destroyed David's alibi. Preceded in death by: Mother & Father, Grace and Hubert Crowder; Son, Dwayne Watson; Daughter Teresa Lynn Watson; Sister, Marie Murr; Brothers, J.W. On Monday, Pat Hinkle, sister of Marilyn Cox and aunt of Linda Watson, tearfully read a prepared statement in which she said her niece was disposed of like a sack of trash., She lamented there would be no more conversations with her sister about silly shoes or sharing coffee and doughnuts. Father still says he 's innocent and she still believes him daughters disappearance are available HERE and him... 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