The Trunk, the Grift, and the Disappearance of Jack Watkins

When a gentle World War II veteran vanishes without a trace, investigators discover a chilling trail of fraud, manipulation, and betrayal spanning decades. This week, Jessie and Andie uncover the shocking story of Nancy Siegel—a woman whose addiction-fueled schemes devastated everyone who crossed her path, and whose final victim never saw her coming. What began as a chance meeting at the door would end in a horrifying discovery along a quiet Virginia roadside. Join us as we unravel the tragic, twisted case of Jack Watkins, the man detectives came to call “Jack in the Box.”

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Sources:

• In the Arms of Evil - By Carlton Smith
• Snapped — “Nancy Siegel” (Season 28, Episode 9).
• https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-28/episode-9/nancy-siegel Oxygen
• Snapped — “The Murder of Jack Watkins” video segment.
• https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-28/episode-9/videos/the-case-of-nancy-siegel Oxygen+1
• “World War II Veteran Murdered And Stuffed In Trunk By Gambling Addict Grifter”
• https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/jack-watkins-murder-nancy-siegel-convicted-in-vets-death Oxygen
• “Woman Accused of Killing Man, 76, Continuing to Bilk Him”
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/01/17/woman-accused-of-killing-man-76-continuing-to-bilk-him/9fa4eb82-148d-4a4b-a887-fa757239a6a4/ The Washington Post
• “Woman Gets 33 Years in Bilking, Killing of Widower”
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2009/04/24/woman-gets-33-years-in-bilking-killing-of-widower/081123f6-ab4b-4f97-9bc7-e8de1e00535d/ The Washington Post
• Court decision — UNITED STATES v. SIEGEL (2008).
• https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-4th-circuit/1238203.html CaseLaw
• “Maryland Woman Sentenced to over 33 Years for Murder and Fraud in Decades-long Identity Theft Scheme”
• https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/md/news/archive/MarylandWomanSentencedtoover33YearsforMurderandFraudinDecades-longIdentityTheftScheme.html Department of Justice
• “What Happened To Nancy Siegel?”
• https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-28/episode-9/videos/what-happened-to-nancy-siegel Oxygen
• “Nancy Siegel: American Black Widow”
• https://medium.com/@jennafranzese/nancy-siegel-american-black-widow-d1ecaa7b4e52

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