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Four Stone County Homicides Investigated

Leads Point State Police To Person Interest

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NEWS RELEASE FROM ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

UPDATE APRIL 26  7:05 PM:

LEADS IN STONE COUNTY MURDERS POINT STATE POLICE AGENTS TO PERSON OF INTEREST

APRIL 26, 2022

  New investigative leads in the murders of four Stone County residents last week are directing Arkansas State Police Special Agents toward a person of interest who has been placed in custody on unrelated charges at an undisclosed jail.

  While area residents should continue to be vigilant at their homes and while traveling through the area, the state police has not found any evidence to indicate an imminent threat related to this particular investigation.

  Last Thursday (April 21st) the bodies of Shirley Watters, 77, and her son, James Watters, 55, were found dead in their home.  Both had been shot inside the house at 646 Northcutt Road.  Several hours later, the bodies of William Clinton Trammell, 75, and his wife, Sharon, 72, were found murdered, both shot at their residence a short distance from the Watters residence south of Mountain View.

  Agents assigned to the case are continuing their investigative work and will keep the public updated with information related to the murder investigations.

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ORIGINAL STORY

FOUR HOMICIDES; ASP INVESTIGATING TWO STONE COUNTY CRIME SCENES

 APRIL 22, 2022

  Stone County authorities have requested the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division to investigate the deaths of four people who appear to have died as the result of gunshot wounds.  The homicides occurred at two homes located about one-quarter mile apart.  State police special agents are investigating the cases independently and have not, at this juncture, found conclusive evidence to confirm whether the cases might be related.

 The Stone County Sheriff’s Office contacted state police late yesterday (*Thursday, April 21st) requesting CID special agents be sent to 646 Northcutt Road, located off Arkansas Highway 5.

  About 2 PM, a woman and her son, both residents of the home located south of Mountain View, had been found dead by a family member.  The deceased have been identified as Shirley Watters, 77, and James Watters, 55.  Agents investigating the case have found evidence indicating both had been wounded by gunfire.

  About 8 hours later while continuing their work at the first crime scene,  agents were called to a second crime scene located at 5474 Arkansas Highway 5, north of the Watters residence.

  William Clinton Trammell, 75, and his wife, Sharon, 72, had been discovered dead inside their home.  Both, the apparent victims, of gunshot wounds.

   The bodies in each case have been transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory where the medical examiner will confirm the cause and manner of death and provide agents with an approximate time of death.

  Special agents assigned to the independent cases are continuing their investigative work today and will keep the Stone County Sheriff’s Department and prosecuting attorney updated on their findings.

Homicide, Stone County Leader, Trammell, Watters

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