Woman pleads guilty to Bollinger County murder, sentenced to 25 behind bars
BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. (KBSI) – A woman pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 25 years behind bars in Bollinger County.
Heather Watson pleaded guilty to murder 2nd degree on December 21, 2023 in Bollinger County Circuit Court after accepting a plea offer from the Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
On Friday, April 2, 2021, the Bollinger County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (MSHP DDCC) conducted a homicide investigation within Bollinger County at a property located on Bollinger County Road 346.
Joshua Proffer and Heather Watson were arrested and charged with murder 1st Degree along with other offenses related to the investigation.
On Thursday, November 10, 2022, Joshua Proffer was found guilty of murder 2nd degree by a Cape Girardeau County jury. He was later sentenced to life in prison in the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) with the possibility of parole.
On Thursday, December 21, 2023, Heather Watson pleaded guilty to murder 2nd degree in Bollinger County Circuit Court after accepting a plea offer from the Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
The Honorable Judge Scott Lipke sentenced Heather Watson to 25 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. This sentence was also a result of the plea agreement between Watson and the Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
“I would like to thank the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, as well as many other entities that assisted with obtaining the sentences and convictions pertaining to this investigation. I hope the conclusion of this investigation brings closure to the victim’s family in their grieving process regarding the loss of their loved one,” posted Bollinger County Sheriff Casey A. Graham on the Bollinger Couonty Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
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