Bio

Eurus Kelly Waters was born in 1945. He grew up in a small town in Georgia. As a child, he faced many challenges. Information about his early life is limited, but it is known that he struggled with mental health issues that began affecting him in his late teens. These difficulties would follow him into adulthood.

By the late 1970s, Waters was living in Waycross, Georgia, where he worked as a cab driver. He had a family, including a wife and children. However, his personal life was marked by instability. He began receiving treatment for mental illness around 1978. His doctors prescribed medication in an effort to help manage his symptoms.

Waters' mental health was a significant aspect of his life. He was diagnosed with anxiety and other related disorders. There are accounts indicating that he experienced agitation and emotional distress. Despite these issues, he maintained a routine life, working and interacting with his family.

As he continued to grapple with his mental health challenges, his condition did not significantly improve. Friends and family noted his behavior could change, and he sometimes acted in ways that were concerning.

Much of his life during this time was focused on managing his mental health, but details about his interactions with friends and neighbors are not well documented. He was known to those close to him as a quiet, sometimes withdrawn person. His struggles with mental illness would play a role in the events that followed in the early 1980s.

Murder Story

On April 25, 1980, Eurus Kelly Waters committed two murders in Glynn County, Georgia. That day, two women, 35-year-old Kathryn Ann Culpepper and 16-year-old Anita Lynette Paseur, went fishing on Jekyll Island. While they were by the water, Waters approached them with a gun. He ordered them into the woods where he handcuffed them together.

Waters sexually assaulted Culpepper and then shot both women. After the attack, he took Culpepper's handbag, which contained various personal items, and disposed of it in the Satilla River.

Emergency workers found Kathryn Culpepper at a Phillips 66 station, bleeding from a gunshot wound. She was able to describe her attacker to the police and mentioned that she and Anita had been fishing when they were confronted. Tragically, Anita's body was discovered later that night, while Kathryn succumbed to her injuries five days later.

Waters, who worked part-time as a cab driver, had known issues with mental health. He was arrested on May 5, 1980, after his family had concerns about his behavior following the murders. His wife and sister discussed the news of the killings, which prompted Waters to express guilt and fear.

In the following days, Waters confessed to the police that he had indeed shot both women. He claimed that he had been drinking prior to the murders, which contributed to his lack of memory surrounding the events. He was charged with the murders and was later found guilty, receiving a death sentence in January 1981.

Waters spent the rest of his life in prison, where he died on February 15, 2006. His case involved various appeals and discussions about his mental health status, but the original sentencing stood firm.