Arizona firefighter charged with murder in cold case deaths of wife, mother-in-law and friend
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A high-ranking firefighter in southern Arizona has been charged with murder in the cold case slayings of his ex-wife, her mother and a third woman.
Police say all three deaths stemmed from a child custody battle between Tucson Fire Department Capt. David Watson and his ex-wife, Linda Watson.
Linda Watson disappeared 15 years ago. Her mother, Marilyn Cox, and Cox's friend, Renee Farnsworth, were fatally shot in 2003.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Pima County Sheriff's Department says Watson has been a suspect all along.
A fire department spokesman says Watson is on unpaid leave.
He was arrested Saturday and was being held on a $2 million bond.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It was not immediately clear whether he had a lawyer who could comment on the charges.