The Sunday Morning Slasher: The Case of Carl Eugene Watts

The episode details the chilling life and crimes of Carl Eugene Watts, an American serial killer known as the "Sunday Morning Slasher." It chronicles his early childhood illness and the subsequent violent fantasies that escalated from stalking to a prolific murder spree across Michigan, Texas, and Canada. Despite multiple warnings from psychiatric experts and several arrests, systemic failures and a controversial plea deal nearly allowed Watts to walk free after he confessed to over a dozen killings. The narrative highlights how persistent investigators and a crucial eyewitness eventually secured a life sentence in Michigan, preventing his 2006 release from a Texas...