  carl eugene watts (november 7, 1953 â september 21, 2007), also known by his nickname coral, was an american serial killer dubbed "the sunday morning slasher". he died of prostate cancer while serving two sentences of life without parole in a michigan prison for the murders of helen dutcher and gloria steele. ==early life== carl eugene watts was born in killeen,texas to richard eugene watts and dorothy mae young. his father was a private first class in the army, and his mother was a kindergarten art teacher. when watts was less than two years of age, his parents separated and he was raised by his mother. watts and his mother moved to inkster, michigan, and in 1962, dorothy mae married a mechanic named norman caesar with whom she had two daughters. watts claimed that around the age of 12 was when he started to fantasize about torturing and killing girls and young women. during adolescence, watts began to stalk girls and is believed to have killed his first victim before the age of 15. when watts was 13, he was infected with meningitis which caused him to be held back in the eighth grade. upon his return to school, watts had difficulty keeping up with other students. at school, he would often receive failing grades, and was reading at a third grade level by age 16. he also suffered severe bullying at school. on june 29, 1969, watts was arrested for sexually assaulting 26-year-old joan gave. when watts was tried, he was sentenced to the lafayette clinic, a mental hospital in detroit. according to a psychiatric assessment, watts wa
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