MOLLY Watson was looking forward to marrying James Addie, but she never made it down the aisle.
Just two days before the wedding, she was found dead, and her fiancé’s double life was revealed.
Who was Molly Watson?
Molly Watson was a 35-year-old Monroe County, Missouri, mother.
The daughter of Tim and Sandi Watson, she has been remembered by her family as someone who loved to sing, make costumes, and post video diaries on YouTube, according to ABC News.
“We’ll miss her forever,” Sandi said during an interview with NBC affiliate station KOMU.
“We just want to tell her that we love her very, very much. Always will. Always have. And she knows that,” Tim added.
At this time, additional information on Watson’s personal life is unclear.
What happened to Molly Watson?
Watson’s body was discovered on a backcountry gravel road by Glen McSparren on April 27, 2018.
“My headlights came over on her body in front of the car,” he recalled during an interview with ABC News.
“When I [saw] her, I swear my heart stopped… I could tell she wasn’t moving.”
McSparren quickly dialed 911 and was asked to check for a pulse, but he already knew she had succumbed to her injuries.
“I looked in her eyes, and I could tell that she was gone,” he said.
The 35-year-old mother had passed away after being shot once in the back of the head at close range, according to ABC News.
Authorities ruled out a robbery because she was found still wearing her engagement ring, and then all eyes turned to her husband-to-be, James Addie, after it was revealed that he was living a double life.
Addie, whom Watson had been dating for seven years, told her that his ex-wife, Melanie Addie, had died in a car accident after their divorce, but at the time of the murder, she was very much alive- and still married.
It is believed that Addie killed his bride-to-be in order to cover his tracks.
Over the years, he has continuously denied having any role in Watson’s death, but in July 2021, he was convicted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action and sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 10 years.
Addie has tried appealing the decision, but an appellate court upheld the jury’s ruling in December 2022, according to the Fulton Sun.
How can I watch 20/20?
Watson’s death was tragic and has since been the subject of ABC’s crime show, 20/20.
On August 11, 2023, her story will be told on the award-winning program and feature interviews from her brother, Tim Watson, her cousin, Jodi Linberg, and her aunt, Patsy Dent
The episode can be watched live on ABC starting at 9pm EST.
It can also be streamed on Hulu with an active subscription.