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NBC’s ‘Dateline: The Mystery on Horseshoe Drive’ chronicles how Shirley Skinner, in her late 70s, murdered her granddaughter’s husband, Steven Watkins, in her Ashland home in Chandlerville, Illinois, in November 2008. Though it all began with a relatively simple divorce proceeding and custodial battle, it soon took an ugly turn, with ...
- Jennifer Watkins: Where is Steven Watkins’ Wife Now?
On November 25, Steven was at the Skinner residence for a...
- Steven Watkins Murder: How Did He Die? Who Killed Him?
NBC’s ‘Dateline: The Mystery on Horseshoe Drive’ chronicles...
- Jennifer Watkins: Where is Steven Watkins’ Wife Now?
A heated custody battle turned deadly after Steven Watkins went to pick his baby daughter up for a court-ordered visitation and was shot in the back of the head by a surprising killer.
On November 25, Steven was at the Skinner residence for a court-ordered visitation when Jennifer’s grandmother, Shirley, shot Steven dead. She was convicted and handed a 55-year sentence.
She was convicted of first-degree murder in 2010 for the Nov. 25, 2008, shooting of 32-year-old Steven Watkins, the estranged husband of Skinner’s granddaughter, Jennifer Watkins.
NBC’s ‘Dateline: The Mystery on Horseshoe Drive’ chronicles how 32-year-old Steven Watkins was murdered while visiting his estranged wife’s family home during a court-ordered visitation with their son. The tragic incident took place in Chandlerville, Illinois, in November 2008.
Shirley Skinner showed little emotion Thursday when an Adams County jury returned a guilty-as-charged verdict in the killing of Steven Paul Watkins.
Steven Watkins was shot from behind when he went to the Ashland home where Jennifer Watkins lived with her parents and grandparents to pick up his daughter Sidney for a court-ordered visit.
