John Doe has been identified as 76 year old Jasper "Jack"
Watkins. It has been determined that Mr. Watkins was murdered by 55-year-old
Nancy Jean Siegal. It has been alleged that Siegal murdered Watkins
in an attempt to prevent knowledge of her using Watkins identity and
personal information for her own financial gain.
"An autopsy revealed that Watkins had died of cervical compression,
with corresponding abrasions and subcutaneous hemorrhages on the neck
consistent with manual strangulation. The autopsy also revealed that
there were a number of fresh cuts and abrasions on the body, as well
as a blunt force injury to the back of the victim’s head, which
occurred sometime prior to his death. Further, toxicology analysis
revealed that Watkins had toxic levels of medication with sedative
effect in his system when killed." (Loudon County Sheriffs Department)
"According to the allegations of the Superseding Indictment,
Siegel used the identity of Jack Watkins, who was 76 years old at
the time of his murder; to obtain credit based upon false and fraudulent
information. She is also accused of inducing Watkins to finance and
sell his home to pay her credit account debts and/or give her the
money, all before his death." (Loudon
County Sheriffs Department)
"The
Superseding Indictment alleges that after Watkins’ death,
Siegel continued to divert and convert to her own use Watkins’
Social Security payments totaling approximately $89,728 and retirement
annuity payments belonging to Watkins totaling approximately $10,078.
Siegel
also is alleged to have used his identity and financial information
to open new financial accounts and divert and use existing accounts.
The Superseding Indictment alleges that Siegel engaged in this scheme
for almost seven years, much of it while Watkins’ was dead
and his body unidentified.
"Through the course of the case Sheriff’s Office investigators
remained persistent in attempting to identify the victim and with
the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations were ultimately
successful in January of 2003 in identifying the body from military
records dating back to 1941." (Loudon County Sheriffs Department)
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Department, please click here.
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