When a gentle World War II veteran vanishes without a trace, investigators discover a chilling trail of fraud, manipulation, and betrayal spanning decades. This week, Jessie and Andie uncover the shocking story of Nancy Siegel—a woman whose addiction-fueled schemes devastated everyone who crossed her path, and whose final victim never saw her coming. What began as a chance meeting at the door would end in a horrifying discovery along a quiet Virginia roadside. Join us as we unravel the tragic, twisted case of Jack Watkins, the man detectives came to call “Jack in the Box.”
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Sources:
- In the Arms of Evil - By Carlton Smith
- Snapped — “Nancy Siegel” (Season 28, Episode 9).
- https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-28/episode-9/nancy-siegel Oxygen
- Snapped — “The Murder of Jack Watkins” video segment.
- https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-28/episode-9/videos/the-case-of-nancy-siegel Oxygen+1
- “World War II Veteran Murdered And Stuffed In Trunk By Gambling Addict Grifter”
- https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/jack-watkins-murder-nancy-siegel-convicted-in-vets-death Oxygen
- “Woman Accused of Killing Man, 76, Continuing to Bilk Him”
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/01/17/woman-accused-of-killing-man-76-continuing-to-bilk-him/9fa4eb82-148d-4a4b-a887-fa757239a6a4/ The Washington Post
- “Woman Gets 33 Years in Bilking, Killing of Widower”
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2009/04/24/w
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