The Labor Day That Never Ended: What Happens Next in the Shelley Watkins Cold Case?

The Labor Day That Never Ended

After 32 years and a corruption scandal that derailed justice, new DNA evidence and viral podcast attention have breathed life into a murder case that haunts a Texas community The Trinity River still runs past Corsicana, Texas, same as it did on Labor Day 1993 when 35-year-old Shelley Watkins vanished from her home after fighting […]

Murder, Bribery, and Silence: The Long Shadow of Shelley Watkins’ Death

How a North Texas town’s unsolved murder case was buried by corruption—and why it’s time for the truth to come out. In the fall of 1993, Corsicana, Texas was rocked by the disappearance—and soon after, the confirmed death—of Shelley Lou Salter Watkins. A beloved mother, daughter, and friend, Shelley vanished from the quiet suburban life […]