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The Unforgotten: Unnatural Causes

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Journalist Charlie Scudder investigates the worst serial killer in Dallas history ... In 2016, healthy, active women began to drop dead in Dallas's most exclusive senior living communities and their own homes. Because of their age and where they lived, officials assumed that heart attacks, strokes and other natural causes were to blame. It wasn't until years later, after a woman survived and told police she'd been attacked by a man who tried to smother her with a pillow, that police realized what was actually happening. One of Texas's most prolific serial killers had gone completely undetected. Why were officials so quick to brush aside the deaths as natural? How did the killer use the cracks of a broken system to target some of society's most vulnerable people? And how can we be sure it doesn't happen again?

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In 1993, fishermen discovered the body of Shelley Watkins floating in the Trinity River in Texas. The young, wealthy mom had been wrapped in black plastic and weighed down by concrete blocks. Investigators say they know exactly who killed Shelley and threw her in the river. They say they have strong evidence to back up their claims. If so, why has no one ever been held accountable for Shelley's murder? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1: The River

1: The River

2024-07-0134:185

Who killed Shelley Watkins? Who wrapped her up and threw her in the Trinity River? Thirty years after Shelley's brutal murder in Corsicana, Texas, it's finally time to get some answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2: The Fairy Tale

2: The Fairy Tale

2024-07-0850:291

Shelley Watkins seemed to have the perfect life. An argument with her husband took a mysterious turn on the night of Labor Day in 1993. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
When Shelley Watkins goes missing, her husband Jerry Mack's behavior draws the suspicion of law enforcement. An autopsy reveals how Shelley was killed. https://link.chtbl.com/unforgottendevil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4: Nothing but Blood

4: Nothing but Blood

2024-07-2242:251

Months after Shelley’s murder, investigators finally search her house and discover potent clues on the garage floor. A key document goes missing. A grand jury must decide whether to indict Jerry Mack Watkins for his wife's death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5: E. Ray the D.A.

5: E. Ray the D.A.

2024-07-2934:283

Prosecutor E. Ray Andrews is loving all the publicity from Jerry Mack Watkins’ murder case — but not as much as he loves goose liver sandwiches and Wild Turkey whiskey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6: The Sting

6: The Sting

2024-08-0534:351

A stunning twist upends the case against Jerry Mack Watkins in the brutal murder of his wife, Shelley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7: Penny-Ante Thugs

7: Penny-Ante Thugs

2024-08-0930:122

Shelley's sister Sandy takes matters into her own hands following the collapse of the murder case against her former brother-in-law, Jerry Mack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8: The Breakthrough

8: The Breakthrough

2024-08-1938:233

An interview with the county sheriff reveals a tantalizing lead in the quest to get justice for Shelley Watkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9: Jake

9: Jake

2024-08-2639:271

Jerry Mack's son-in-law breaks his silence in a tell-all interview about Shelley Watkins' murder and the inner workings of the Watkins family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bonus: Pardon Our Take

Bonus: Pardon Our Take

2024-08-2926:29

A sports talk show changes the conversation about Jake Feldt, the estranged son-in-law of murder suspect Jerry Mack Watkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10: The Business Card

10: The Business Card

2024-09-0252:54

Our investigation brings us to Jerry Mack's front door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sharing a special preview episode from Final Days on Earth with Claire St. Amant. Greg Williams was a successful tech entrepreneur living a quiet life with his family in a Fort Worth suburb. Until one night in 2011, when his whole world came crashing down. Greg had been shot in cold blood, as he lay sleeping in bed. His wife and business partner, Michele, called 911, alleging an intruder had fired the fatal shot. What really happened to Greg Williams, and who is responsible for his death? Join award-winning journalist Claire St. Amant as she re-examines the complicated murder investigation, where Greg's case is only the beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wes Ferguson tells us about a new podcast you won't want to miss from our friends at Texas Monthly called "The Problem with Erik." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Unforgotten, Season 2: Unnatural Causes investigates the worst serial killer in Dallas history. In 2016, healthy, active women began to drop dead in Dallas's most exclusive senior living communities and their own homes. Because of their age and where they lived, officials assumed that heart attacks, strokes and other natural causes were to blame. It wasn't until years later, after a woman survived and told police she'd been attacked by a man who tried to smother her with a pillow, that police realized what was actually happening. One of Texas's most prolific serial killers had gone completely undetected. Why were officials so quick to brush aside the deaths as natural? How did the killer use the cracks of a broken system to target some of society's most vulnerable people? And how can we be sure it doesn't happen again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices