Desiree Watson, 43,(Found) [NOW DECEASED] Knoxville, TN

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Authorities asking for help finding a missing woman

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By: Yvette Martinez, Reporter
Date created: 4/26/2008 8:23:07 PM
Last updated: 4/26/2008 8:24:46 PM

Family members say they have not seen Desiree Watson since she dropped off her son at school on Friday morning.

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Relatives reported Watson missing when her son's school started calling them saying no one had come to pick him up Friday afternoon.

Watson's sisters say she is a severe diabetic and has high blood pressure. She takes two insulin shots a day and has been without medication since Friday. She also walks with a limp.

Watson drives a white four door Nissan Altima with Tennessee tags 588-RXK. Driver's side mirror is attached with duct tape.

Watson, her son and sisters all moved to Knox County from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their homes.

Anyone with information about Watson should call the Sheriff's Office at 215-2243.
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=57230&provider=gnews

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Knox County investigators looking for missing woman

Posted: April 26, 2008 07:09 PM

Updated: April 26, 2008 08:20 PM

KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- Knox County investigators are trying to locate a missing woman.

Desiree Watson-Parker, 43, was last seen Friday morning after dropping off her son at Hardin Valley Elementary School in West Knoxville, the investigators say.

Family members reported Desiree missing after school officials had called and said that her son had not been picked up from school.

Desiree is an African-American female, 5' 9", 180 pounds and walks with a limp. She is a severe diabetic and suffers from high blood pressure.

She was last seen driving a white four-door Nissan Altima. The driver's side mirror is attached with duct tape. The vehicle has a Tennessee tag: 588 RXK.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the Knox County Sheriff's Office at (865) 215-2243.
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UPDATE: Missing Knox County mother found

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By: Jake Jost, Investigative Producer
Date created: 4/28/2008 7:09:28 PM
Last updated: 4/28/2008 7:30:04 PM

A missing Knox County mother has been found unconscious on Hardin Valley Road.

A man mowing his lawn found Desiree Watson lying unconscious near her vehicle, a white Nissan Altima with license plate 588-RXK.

Watson suffers from severe diabetes and high blood pressure, family members say. She is being flown to an area hospital.

Watson, her son, and her sisters all moved to Knox County after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their homes in New Orleans.

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=57291

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By: Brittany Bailey, Reporter
Date created: 4/28/2008 7:09:28 PM
Last updated: 4/29/2008 1:14:39 AM



A a man mowing grass on Monday evening discovered a Knox County woman missing since Friday.Advertisement



Desiree Watson, 43, was lying near her white Nissan Altima in a ravine behind a business off Hardin Valley Road. She was unconscious when rescuers reached her.

Watson disappeared after she dropped her son off at Hardin Valley Elementary School on Friday.

The school contacted her family after Watson did not return to pick up her son that afternoon.

Authorities and family members searched throughout the weekend but turned up nothing.

After Watson was found, emergency workers flew her by helicopter to Parkwest Hospital, where her sisters told 10News she was in critical condition Monday night, on life support, and suffering from hypothermia.

"We're praying, we're keeping the faith, we're trusting God, and I am fully persuaded that he's gonna bring forth a miracle here," Valencia Watson said. "He is gonna bring forth a miracle."

Watson suffers from severe diabetes and high blood pressure, and her sisters say they believe that contributed to her disappearance.

They believe Watson was headed to work after dropping her son off at school and made a wrong turn, somehow ending up in the ravine.

Watson, her son, and her sisters all moved to Knox County after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their homes in New Orleans.

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UPDATE: Woman found in ravine dies

By: Brittany Bailey, Reporter
Date created: 4/28/2008 7:09:28 PM
Last updated: 4/29/2008 10:03:09 AM


The missing woman found in a ravine Monday has died, according to the Knox County Sheriff's office.

Desiree Watson, 43, died early Tuesday morning at Parkwest Hospital in Knoxville. Foul play is not suspected in the case, although the medical examiner will conduct an inquiry.

A a man mowing grass on Monday evening discovered Watson, who had been missing since Saturday.

She was lying near her hite Nissan Altima in a ravine behind a business off Hardin Valley Road. She was unconscious when rescuers reached her.

Watson disappeared after she dropped her son off at Hardin Valley Elementary School on Friday.

The school contacted her family after Watson did not return to pick up her son that afternoon.

Authorities and family members searched throughout the weekend but turned up nothing.

After Watson was found, emergency workers flew her by helicopter to Parkwest Hospital, where her sisters told 10News she was in critical condition Monday night, on life support, and suffering from hypothermia.

"We're praying, we're keeping the faith, we're trusting God, and I am fully persuaded that he's gonna bring forth a miracle here," Valencia Watson said. "He is gonna bring forth a miracle."

Watson suffers from severe diabetes and high blood pressure, and her sisters say they believe that contributed to her disappearance.

They believe Watson was headed to work after dropping her son off at school and made a wrong turn, somehow ending up in the ravine.

Watson, her son, and her sisters all moved to Knox County after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their homes in New Orleans.
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Authorities are waiting for autopsy results to determine the cause of death.

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