![]() ![]() The children then went to live with their father, Les Watson, and his new wife, Laura Stallings. Rather than caring for her younger brothers, however, she tormented them. Then, when Shelly was six, their mother seemingly abandoned them. In any case, the home was far from stable. ![]() Along with her propensity for alcohol, Sharon had gotten involved in a dangerous lifestyle, with some family members believing she may have been a prostitute. The oldest of three siblings, Knotek and her brothers lived with their mentally ill, alcoholic mother, Sharon, during their early years. Not even her 18-year prison stint years later took her further than two hours north of where she was born.Īccording to The New York Times journalist Gregg Olsen, who published a tell-all on Shelly Knotek in 2019 titled If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood, the killer’s early life was riddled with trauma. Journalist Gregg Olsen discusses his book on the disturbing story of the Knoteks.īorn on April 15, 1964, Michelle “Shelly” Knotek never strayed too far from her hometown of Raymond, Washington.
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