CA Inmate Admits In Letter To Killing 2 Child Molesters In Prison

CORCORAN, CA — A convicted murderer admitted in a letter to a Bay Area news organization that he used a cane to beat two convicted child molesters to death last month inside the state prison where they were all housed. The killings came after the man, Jonathan Watson, had warned prison officials he planned to attack another inmate, the Bay Area News Group reported.

Watson, 41, said he murdered Graham De Luis-Conti, 62, and David Bobb, 48, who were both serving life sentences for aggravated sexual assault involving children under 14. The Jan. 16 attack was announced by prison officials last month, who named Watson as the killer.

According to Watson's letter to the Bay Area News Group, he was unhappy with his recent transfer to the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison and had told a counselor hours before the first attack that he would attack an inmate if he weren't soon transferred. Watson said his request was ignored.

Watson also said he was enraged when one of the men he later killed started watching PBS Kids in front of the other inmates, in an apparent taunt.

"I could not sleep having not done what every instinct told me I should’ve done right then and there, so I packed all of my things because I knew one way or another the situation would be resolved the following day," wrote Watson, who is serving a life sentence for a 2009 murder conviction.

Experts told Bay Area News Group that the killing raises questions about whether prisons are doing enough to ensure inmate safety — especially for those convicted of sex crimes, who tend to be common targets.