Court TV Host: Coral Eugene Watts was granted immunity for killing 12 women and assaulting six others, but now the admitted serial killer faces his first murder trial in Michigan for brutally stabbing another woman in 1979. Discuss the trial with Court TV reporter Jean Casarez and Court TV producer Lena Jakobsson.

Court TV Host: Our guests, Court TV correspondent Jean Casarez and Court TV producer Lena Jakobsson, are here! Welcome, thanks for joining us today.

Jean Casarez: Hi everybody, we're happy to be here. This is an extremely important case. This man is suspected in as many as 100 murders, and could be the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history.

Question from ctv_warhorse2: How did Mr. Watts react to the testimony of the eyewitness?

Jean Casarez: When Joseph Foy identified Coral Watts in court, the prosecutor asked the defendant to take off his glasses. She asked Foy if he recognized Watts. His answer was: "The eyes. His evil eyes." After that, I saw a glare from Watts toward Foy - and if looks could kill...

Question from Pansy: Jean, please explain why he was granted immunity in the first 12 killings.

Jean Casarez: Because authorities had no evidence. Watts would only confess in exchange for immunity. He also led police to several bodies and as a result gave those families a sense of resolution.

Question from Beth: Jean: Because Watts has admitted to other murders do you think the jury will convict him regardless of what the evidence is in this case?

Jean Casarez: The defense is making a point of emphasizing to this jury that this trial should be focused on only Dutcher's murder. But yes - it is difficult to ignore. And they have also heard that the Attorney General pleaded for information about Watts earlier this year. So jurors probably understand that he is not securely tucked away in prison. However, I also believe the evidence stands alone in this trial for a conviction. The eyewitness, the sketch that has been saved since 1979 and police chief John Bolgar who arrested Watts in October of '79 driving a tan car like the one Foy saw in the alley.

Question from J-Rock: Jean and Lena---Did you seem how unconcerned Coral Watts looked when the prosecution was giving its opening statements? He had his face in his hand and it was difficult to tell if he was even awake most of the time.

Lena Jakobsson: He did not seem to pay much attention to the prosecutor - however he looked at the photos of the area of the crime, etc. on the powerpoint screen - but looked only for a split second at the photos of his victims... as if he could not look at their faces.

Question from gemini: Did Mr. Foy notify the police immediately? Was he able to identify the vehicle?

Jean Casarez: He yelled for his wife to call police right then. There was no vehicle to identify then, since Watts was not caught. But, he gave a description of a tan Pontiac. Foy became very emotional on the stand when speaking about what he saw that night, by the way. Foy, of course, is pretty much the only thing that stands in the way of Watts' release for good behavior in 2006.

Question from rick: Do you think the prosecution has a strong enough case for a conviction; they have not gotten any new evidence in the case. I would say it is fair to say they didn't believe they had enough evidence originally to convict.

Lena Jakobsson: After the Texas plea in 1982, Michigan figured he was taken care of - and they decided not to bring him up here and pursue the case. After all, he was sentenced to 60 years. A detective today made clear that concerns about Foy's credibility had nothing to do with that decision.

Question from Michele: Jean and Lena, I grew up in the area... I didn't know about the murders going on at the time...which is really sad. Why was it kept so quiet back then?

Jean Casarez: I'm sure at the time, these murders were in the news. In fact, the Sunday Morning slasher who began killing women in Ann Arbor received national attention. But authorities could never figure out who this killer was - or even if the murders were all linked. In fact, the sketch artist in court today described a pastel sketch she had made specifically for media use.

Question from PSLSMOOP: Is there any DNA in this case?

Jean Casarez: No there is not. None of the evidence that was recovered yielded any DNA other than that of Helen Dutcher. One of the reasons investigators say Watts never left forensic evidence is that he had "clean kills"... Sometimes he would stab a woman without even touching her. They were also quick kills and therefore sometimes he was able to kill 2 to 3 women per night.

Question from shorty: How did the authorities catch up with the man?

Question from JudgeGuilty: How was he caught?

Jean Casarez: His last attempt to allegedly murder was in the early morning hours of May 23, 1982. He broke into the apartment in West Houston where two young women lived. He bound them both and smothered one until she lost consciousness. The other, Melinda Aguilar, pretended she had passed out. As Watts began filling the tub with scalding water, Melinda decided she had to take action. She was able to able to open the sliding glass door and throw herself over the balcony railing. She screamed for help. Watts fled but police arrived and he was apprehended. Her roommate was rescued from the tub, seriously injured. These two women will face Watts for the first time in 22 years next week, when they take the stand.

Question from Caligirl: I heard that he would kill again if released, how does that affect the outcome of his trial right now?

Question from gebthereb: Hasn't he said that he will kill again?

Question from Anavad: Is it true that Mr. Watts stated if set free he will kill again

Lena Jakobsson: Watts handpicked Detectives Tom and Jim Ladd - who are also brothers - to confess to. Tom Ladd says Watts told him, "You know, if they ever let me out, I will kill again." But - the jury will NOT hear that evidence.

Question from LEgal: What is his MO?

Jean Casarez: There's a plan and scheme... that makes it look like there's NO plan or scheme. He selects women at random - women he's never met. He watches from his car until he selects a victim, and kills in several ways: stabbing, hanging, drowning, or asphyxiating.Most of the women are younger, starting at 14. They tend to be small and thin, and are all alone.

Question from chelsea: I don't the composite looks anything like the guy.

Question from chelsea: Jean, do you really think the eyes in that picture look like him? I think you guys are reaching.

Question from sue: Do you think the sketch looks like Mr. Watts?

Lena Jakobsson: That's interesting - and what the defense wants jurors to think. I think the quality of the eyes is perhaps difficult to capture in a sketch, but I think several facial features are similar.

Question from ELLEN: What was the 'visibility' of the crime scene...and how far from the window was the witness when he saw the killing???

Question from ELLEN: What about the 'exact' lighting...that night...WHAT was the lighting????

Lena Jakobsson: We haven't heard anything about the weather conditions or moonlight. Joseph Foy was standing on his porch when he says he saw the stabbing. A forensic mapping expert said on the stand that Foy was about 120 feet away from the crime. Jean and I visited the scene yesterday, and there are still several floodlights in the alley. Also, there is a large billboard, which used to have lights shining down onto it, spilling into the alley. Foy also said he always had his porch light on.

Question from shorty: What was this man's motive to the killings?

Question from ELLEN: What DROVE him to do these killings. Did he hear voices...etc???

Question from ctv_warhorse2: Has Mr. Watts ever stated any motive for the murders?

Jean Casarez: Watts apparently never knew any of his victims. The prosecution says the motive was a hatred of women. Watts himself told authorities he killed women because of their "evil eyes." In fact, according to victim's advocate Andy Kahan, prison employees told him photos of women cut out of magazines were found in Watt's cell - with their eyes cut out.

Question from PSLSMOOP: What was his upbringing?

Question from ELLEN: Any early signs of HATE towards women?

Question from ELLEN: Any early childhood signs of abuse...?

Question from rick: Have they discussed his psychological profile at all in the court and where his hatred for women comes from ?

Jean Casarez: He was born in Ft Hood, TX. His parents divorced when he was 2 .He lived with his grandmother for a while in WV, but then moved to Michigan to join his mother and new step father. When he was in third grade he had meningitis. He had to stay out of school for the majority of the year and was very sick with extremely high fevers. Following that, he had memory problems and learning difficulties. His mother has always attributes those problems to his illness. He was arrested for the first time at age 15, for beating up a woman. The years following he was in and out of mental hospitals, and although some care givers said he had homicidal tendencies and spoke about wanting to "beat up women", he always ended up a free man.

Question from ctv_warhorse2: Are there any people in the court room in support of Mr. Watts?

Lena Jakobsson: None of his family members have been present, and I am not aware of any support other than his attorneys.

Question from PSLSMOOP: Are there any relatives of the victim sitting in on this trial?

Lena Jakobsson: Many, many family members are present, both from Texas and Michigan, and I have spoken to a number of them. The reactions of the mothers of these women range from "I want to jump over the benches for him, and I only wish I had a gun or a knife in my purse" to relief over the fact that he's finally charged with murder.

Court TV Host: Thanks!