There were shouts of “yes” from the public gallery at Bristol Crown Court as the verdict was read out.
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Her body was dragged into the boot of his Vauxhall Zafira and driven to the home Matthews shared with Hoare where her body was dismembered.
Hoare was cleared of Becky’s murder but found guilty of manslaughter.
The pair were said to share an interest in petite teenage girls and had exchanged text messages about kidnapping schoolgirls, the court heard.
When police searched the couple’s home, they discovered a cluttered house although a clean bathroom, with no traces of Becky’s DNA or blood in the bathroom.
Her remains, packed into suitcases and a plastic storage box.
Over the next three days Matthews used bags, cling film and tape to package Becky’s body before putting her remains in a garden shed.
There were gasps and cheers in court as the jury gave their verdicts.
And this morning after hearing all the evidence in the case the jury were sent out to come up with a verdict by the judge.
Nathan Matthews, 28, was found guilty of murder by a jury at Bristol Crown Court in less than four hours.
Matthews and Hoare will be sentenced on Friday.
“You have heard about the dismemberment of Ms Watts’ body, and listened to evidence which has challenged anyone who has heard it”.
“However understandable, sympathies and concerns for Ms Watts and her family cannot affect your decision, any more than can understandable sympathies and concern for the defendants, a few of whom have overlapping relatives, and their families”.
Matthews, of Hazelbury Drive, Warmley, South Gloucestershire, denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap.
Hoare was found guilty of perverting the course of justice, prevention of an unlawful burial and possession of a stun. He denied murder and conspiracy to kidnap.
He admits killing Becky, perverting the course of justice, preventing the burial of a corpse and possessing a prohibited weapon.
BBC News reports that two other men – 29-year-old Donovan Demetrius and 23-year-old James Ireland – were acquitted of a charge of assisting an offender.
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The residents of the Barton Court property, Karl Demetrius, 30, and his partner Jaydene Parsons, 23, have previously admitted assisting an offender.
