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Christy Lynn Watson

Case from Des Moines, IA dated May 18, 2024

Victim Details

Christy Lynn Watson

Female

White / Caucasian

Des Moines

IA

2024-05-18

51

Christy

Lynn Watson

07/29/2026

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Christy Lynn Watson, a 51-year-old White woman from Des Moines, was found dead inside a house in the city's River Bend neighborhood on the morning of May 18, 2024. At approximately 11:37 a.m., Des Moines police officers were sent to the 1400 block of Fourth Street after someone reported that a deceased person was inside a residence. When officers entered the home, they discovered Watson with an apparent traumatic injury and called detectives and crime-scene investigators to the property.

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  • The Des Moines Register: Des Moines police identify 51-year-old woman killed in city's fourth homicide of 2024
  • Des Moines crime: Woman killed in homicide identified - KCCI
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