NEWS
THE BATTALION
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Thursday, April 15, 2004
Confessed serial killer
lenounces extradition
By Pam Easton
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
'frttJbuNTSVILLE, Texas —
Ccnfessed serial killer Coral
^'NEugene Watts, who is set to be
’’A;Based from a Texas prison in
e$F less than two years, agreed
Wednesday to be transported to
Michigan to face a murder
for v chiitge for a 1979 slaying,
irks o(J But state District Judge
a ^ Wi liam McAdams placed a con-
iprp Jon on the extra-
dit on request,
all wing Watts to
fin sh medical treat-
H C ifl l i i
meiit he is sched-
to receive in
Te ;as before
Milhigan authori-
e y f -'tie: can retrieve him.
u d o 1 p h
^k' brothers, an attor-
fon ; k for the State
Ct iinsel for
ed ot enders, which
ing. Jrs legal conn-
on Bn: sell" inmates, told the judge on
aftiW tis behalf that he had recent-
; ei$j|\ undergone major surgery and
op » on medicine to “address
sonic mental health issues that
lias.”
The ultimate is
to make sure he
doesn't ever get
out again.
— Andy Kahan
crime victims' advocate
ectai
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‘He is concerned that he be
ie to complete his medical
|atment) before returning to
state of Michigan,”
Bnthers said.
Walker County District
A omey David Weeks, who
re resented Michigan during the
idition hearing, said Watts
1 complete the treatment
be returned to Michigan
jjin days.
jJVatts moved from Michigan
fouston in 1981. In 1982, he
jfessed to Houston police that
died 13 women. He received
unity for the slayings in
jhange for a 60-year sentence
jburglary with intent to corn-
murder.
(the time, the sentence was
'lit to be enough to keep
ts locked up until he was an
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tant to act on suspicions of
ting.
It (Academic and
fessional Integrity Week) is
to help faculty help stu-
|ts and have students learn
s to help themselves,”
ter said.
ells said the issues of
grity are complex, especial-
fnce the Internet is chang-
the way we make and
julate knowledge.
IcCabe’s study found that
met plagiarism is a growing
ern because students are
sure how to properly utilize
Internet for research and
to correctly document
met findings.
We need to reinsert common
is and traditions in light of
changes,” Kells said.
Tie Writing Intensive Course
ative is being introduced at
symposium. This will be a
lired course for the incoming
man class, where students
learn to write and do research
Iheir profession, Kells said.
*The Writing intensive course
tes an environment for con-
|ation,” Kells said,
eynote speaker Rebecca
re Howard will give her pres-
jion “Culture and Academic
ourse: Cultivating Authority
Language and Text” Friday at
. and will share how one can
|ond to academic dishonesty
ictively, Kells said.
A conversation between stu-
and faculty panelists will
place Friday at 10:30 a.m.,
jch will help educate faculty
I'hat to do if they catch a stu-
h\ cheating and help educate
students on ways to avoid cheat-
uig, Balester said.
■We hope to create an envi-
fflnent of open discussion and
: ollaboration between different
Jrtments who are serving our
students,” Kells said.
I The week will commence
an orientation to University
iemic integrity resources
[ch will present an online
ial of the Web site for the
ors Office, Balester said.
[When they have a problem
will know where to go,”
stersaid. “Anytime they aren’t
if they are plagiarizing, they
ome to the Writing Center.”
11 events are free and open to
mts, staff and parents.
octogenarian. But because of an
appeal that overturned a deadly
weapon finding and mandatory
release laws, he is scheduled to
go free at age 52 in 2006.
Michigan authorities say that
would make him the first serial
killer ever released.
McAdams explained to Watts
that he didn’t have to go to
Michigan voluntarily.
“You can fight extradition,”
he said. “If you can’t afford your
own attorney, I’ll
appoint one to
represent you.”
Michigan and
Texas authorities
have worked for
months to keep
Watts behind bars.
The Michigan
Attorney
General’s office
announced in
March a murder
charge had been
filed against
Watts for the 1979 killing of
Helen Dutcher in Ferndale, a
Detroit suburb. The charge was
prompted by an eyewitness who
resurfaced more than two
decades later.
Waller County District
Attorney Oliver Kitzman said if
Watts isn’t convicted of murder
in Michigan, his Texas county
has enough evidence for a mur
der or capital murder charge for
the 1982 killing of 14-year-old
Emily LaQua.
Her death was the only
known Texas killing for which
Watts confessed but did not
receive immunity as part of his
1982 plea deal with Harris
County prosecutors.
“The ultimate is to make sure
he doesn’t ever get out again,”
crime victims’ advocate Andy
Kahan said as he stood with the
mother of one of Watts’ victims.
“This is a big step in ensuring
that a cold-blooded, diabolical,
serial killer never gets out to vic
timize any other person.”
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