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Illinois Father Is Shot Dead When Picking Up Daughter From Ex-Wife's "Clannish" Family. 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. By Jill Sederstrom Mar 27, 2024, 8:00 PM ET.
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 the Skinner family matriarch […]
Jennifer Watkins (then Webster) met Steven Paul Watkins in Chandlerville in Cass County, Illinois, in early 2006. She and Steven shared the same office parking lot, and a whirlwind romance ensued. Steven’s friend, Brandy, grew up around the corner from Jennifer, and he described her as “very tall and just angelic in so many ways” with a ...
Hence, it was shocking when Steven was shot while picking up his daughter Sidney for a court-ordered visit on November 25, 2008, from his estranged wife’s home. Shirley Watkins: Convicted for the Murder. According to the episode, Jennifer’s family supported the union, except for Ed, who expressed disconcertment about the whirlwind romance.
Skinner has petitioned the Illinois Prison Review Board for executive clemency. 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. Steven Watkins had arrived at the Skinner family home in Ashland where Jennifer ...
The former Cass County woman has battled with her late husband, Steven Watkins' family over Sidney for nearly a decade after Steven was shot and killed in 2008. Jennifer's grandmother, Shirley ...
During the trail, it became evident from the transcripts that neither Shirley Skinner nor her family harbored much affection for Steven Paul Watkins, who was shot to death more than a year ago at ...
