The “Love You To Fatality” episode of ABC Information’ “20/20” restricted real criminal activity collection “Bad Love,” broadcasting April 8 at 10 p.m. and streaming the following day on Hulu, includes an instance formerly covered in a 2022 episode of “20/20.”
Glen McSparren was taking a faster way from his mom’s residence in Monroe Area, Missouri, on a Friday evening in April 2018, when he saw a cars and truck drew over sideways.
It was a dark, backcountry crushed rock roadway bordered by timbers, with a creek encountering the roadway. McSparren stated he saw somebody hing on the roadway as he obtained more detailed.
Molly Watson was discovered dead in Monroe Area, Missouri, in April of 2018.
Brownish-yellow Brady
” My fronts lights came by on her body before the auto,” McSparren stated. “When I [saw] her, I promise my heart quit … I can inform she had not been relocating.”
McSparren had actually uncovered the body of 35-year-old Molly Watson. She had actually been fired as soon as in the rear of the head at close quarters. When he called 911, he stated he was informed to look for a pulse, yet he currently understood she was dead.
” I searched in her eyes, and I can inform that she was gone,” he stated.
When authorities released an examination, they eliminated burglary failed. Watson was discovered still using her interaction ring. A marital relationship permit was discovered in the auto with her and her bride-to-be’s name: 51-year-old James Addie. Their wedding event day was expected to be 2 days after she was discovered.
Watson was somebody that enjoyed to sing, make outfits and uploaded video clip journals on YouTube, her household stated. She was thrilled to obtain wed to Addie, and had actually gotten 2 bridal gown due to the fact that she could not pick one, stated her relative, Jodi Lindberg.
James Addie imagined with Molly Watson in Mexico.
Ben Addie
It was to be Watson’s 2nd marital relationship. Her initial marital relationship finished in separation. Throughout the break up, she conceived. Afterwards, she remained in a charming partnership with a previous childhood years pal, Brownish-yellow Brady, their partnership proceeded for around 5 years.
” She was in fact my initial sweetheart. I was hers. She was wed at the time. I was as well. So. However points weren’t working out for either among us,” Brady stated. “I believe we can speak. We can interact. We suched as doing a great deal of the exact same points … it simply appeared to click.”
However while they were cohabiting, Watson obtained a brand-new work at the Moberly Location Correctional Facility in Moberly, Missouri, where she satisfied Addie, that functioned as an adjustments police officer at the jail. Brady stated she captured both of them at a motel with each other.
” I increased there and knocked on the door. She responded to. James Addie was obtaining clothed and leaving … That had not been excellent,” Brady stated.
Brady stated there was an additional experience at a filling station, where she saw Watson and Addie with each other
” I really did not have … any type of sort of relationship or anything to do with Molly,” when points finished, Brady stated. “She had actually obstructed me on every little thing, which– that was great. I suggest, it had not been a great break up.”
Molly’s bro Tim Watson stated Molly was “definitely, 100% crazy” with Addie, that had actually been wed 4 times.
James Addies imagined in his attire in 2005. He functioned as an adjustments police officer at the Moberly Location Correctional Facility in Moberly, Missouri.
Ben Addie
After dating for 7 years, Addie recommended to Watson and both began preparing a wedding celebration for April 2018.
” There was a great deal of wine red and gold, sort of advised me of a Renaissance sort of themed wedding event,” stated Sam Cohen, their wedding event coordinator. “From Molly’s point of view, it was mosting likely to be a lovely wedding event and the very best day ever before.”
” James was sort of the reverse of Molly,” she proceeded. “He was really silent, really did not reveal much interest. I simply assumed he was simply a bridegroom, along for the trip.”
Chrystal Graves-Yazici and Tabetha Schilb, that were worked with to do hair and cosmetics for the wedding event, stated it was expected to be a Disney-themed wedding event. The Walt Disney Business is the moms and dad business of ABC Information.
” She was so ecstatic,” Graves-Yazici stated. “We had actually been dealing with a wedding celebration that was ‘Charm and the Monster,’ therefore we resembled, ‘We’re really accustomed to doing this really Disney themed wedding event.'”
However also as Watson was bridal gown buying and invites were being sent, her household stated they still worried regarding Addie.
Molly Watson imagined an an unidentified day.
Brownish-yellow Brady
” He can never ever look you in the eye. He can never ever talk with you straight. Every little thing was really incredibly elusive with him,” Tim Watson stated. “He delayed negative feelings to everyone.”
Some got to the factor where they informed her they weren’t mosting likely to involve the wedding event whatsoever.
” My last [text] message to Molly … I stated, ‘However you understand just how I really feel regarding wedding celebrations and funeral services. I sort of have a point anyhow that I simply sort of prevent wedding celebrations and funeral services,'” Lindberg stated. “Never ever would certainly have assumed that I would certainly have been mosting likely to her funeral service that following week as opposed to her wedding event.”
On April 25, 2018, 2 days prior to Watson was eliminated, she and Addie mosted likely to the region recorder’s workplace to make an application for a marital relationship permit.
Mark Cost, the Randolph Area recorder of actions, prepped the pair’s permit and stated Addie appeared “worried” by several of his concerns.
“[I asked] if he had been wed previously, and just how it finished … he was simply … like, ‘Why do you require to understand that?'” Cost stated.
James Addie imagined at a Father-Daughter Dancing in 2009.
Ben Addie
Authorities state Addie declared he and his spouse Melanie Addie had actually separated, which she had actually remained in a cars and truck mishap and later on passed away after being gotten rid of from life assistance. Cohen stated Addie maintained avoiding wedding event prep work conferences due to the fact that he stated he needed to handle funeral setups.
On April 27, 2018, the day Watson was killed, Cohen stated Addie left focal points and designs at the place.
” He appeared similar to he performed in every various other conference that I satisfied him … truly silent, really did not state a lot,” Cohen stated. “And I do remember, as I was strolling him out the door, I asked if he’s obtaining thrilled, and his one remark was that [Watson] was driving him insane.”
It was later on that evening that McSparren discovered Watson’s body.
McSparren had in fact gotten on that backcountry roadway as soon as prior to that night, taking his little girl to his mom’s residence. On that particular initial journey, he stated he had actually seen 2 cars and trucks. One was being driven by a brief older guy. McSparren stated he asked the guy if the various other auto was stuck.
Melanie Addie talks to “20/20.”
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” He stated, ‘I do not understand where they go to. It’s mosting likely to be some time,'” McSparren stated. “The even more I considered it, I resembled, ‘Something’s wrong … I’m mosting likely to return via there.'”
That’s when he uncovered Watson and called the authorities.
Addie was convicted this year of first-degree murder and armed criminal activity for Watson’s fatality. He was punished in July to life behind bars without parole plus one decade.
He has actually long kept his virtue and is presently functioning to appeal his sentence.
Addie did not take the stand at his test, yet reviewed a declaration in court throughout his sentencing, in which he reviewed a love letter to the lady he had actually been founded guilty of murder. He likewise requested a brand-new test, declaring his defense lawyer was inefficient and really did not existing every one of the proof on behalf of his instance.
His currently ex-wife, Melanie Addie, is significantly to life and was never ever in a cars and truck mishap. She states it was just after authorities appeared at her door the evening of the murder that she uncovered her other half of 23 years had actually remained in a 7 year partnership with Molly Watson and was involved to wed her
Melanie Addie indicated versus her ex-husband at test.
She informed “20/20” that she thinks he can murder.
” He was a rather self-seeking individual … He can be managing and daunting … maybe difficult,” Melanie Addie stated. “It simply looked like something he would certainly do to deal with a trouble.”
