Texas wife Susan Watford made heartbreaking plans with foster sister just weeks before husband allegedly killed her on cruise
A Texas wife reportedly made heartbreaking plans with her foster sister just weeks before she was allegedly killed by her abusive husband while on a cruise.Jason Watford, 48, allegedly punched his wife, Susan Watford, multiple times and strangled her in their cabin — with a child present — aboard the Caribbean-bound MSC Seascape Sunday after an argument at dinner.Susan Watford, 31, had made plans to meet her foster sister, Breana Chappell, after hearing about the birth of Chappell’s new baby — just weeks before she was tragically killed, the Daily Mail reported.“I want to come see you or you should come here!’ Watford, a mom of three, wrote in a text.“I’m sorry I haven’t called or texted much lately.”Susan Watford, of Tyler, Texas, met Chappell at the Coyote Children’s Home in Harrisburg, Missouri, after she fled the Amish community where she was born.“One thing about foster care is that you don’t just meet strangers.
You meet people who become family, people who grow up alongside you, people who leave permanent pieces of themselves in your heart,” Chappell wrote in a tribute to Susan on Facebook.“She had been part of my life since I was a little girl.We shared a bond that went beyond foster care, and I will forever consider her my sister,” she said.
Chappell posted several pictures of Watford, also known as “Suz,” hanging ornaments around a Christmas tree at the home with her fellow foster siblings.Larry McDaniel, the retired founder of the group, told the outlet she was a hard worker and a “survivor.”“We get born into all kinds of things that we didn’t ask for, but she made her way and she got through it.She did what she had to do,” McDaniel said.
“She was delightful, fun to be around and full of life, just a wonderful person.”“A couple of years ago she sent an email, saying, ‘I’m doing really well’ and she was so proud of herself, how well she had done,” he added.“Sometimes, you make mistakes and ...