Chris Watts was having an affair with Nichol Kessinger at the time of the murders. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. His mother, Cindy Watts, was interviewed in the HLN special: Killer Dad: Chris Watts Speaks. On Nov. 19, 2018, Watts was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. KILLER dad Chris Watts revealed grisly details of his pregnant wifes murder in a bombshell prison letter, according to reports. "Every moment with her was a blessing.". He claims she threatened to leave him and take the children. Just get out. During the victim impact statements, Shanann's father, Frank Rzucek, repeatedly referred to Watts as a monster and an evil person. As he went to kill her, Bella screamed, "Daddy, No!" The bodies of their daughters were found at the bottom of oil tanks at the site. I do agree though that he fucked up big time. As much as innocent until proven guilty is a concept in the legal system, if he refused to take a lie detector test he knew that LE would zero in on him as the number one suspect. "Now, I can add servant of God to that mix! He will pay for his crimes by spending the rest of his life behind bars. An avalanche occured earlier this evening at ABCI Quarry, Maudarh, Hnahthial District burying atleast 15 people and 3 machinery. There was also some skin on the plywood where her back made contact.'. Play it now! The moment the judge sentences Chris Watts to life in prison for the murder of his wife and children, Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, Shanann was found in a shallow grave at an Anadarko Petroleum site, while Bella and Celeste were discovered in oil tanks, Watts, pictured in his mugshot, was this month locked up for life without the possibility of parole, New crime scene reports reveal harrowing details of how the victims were found - and their autopsies, The bodies of the mum and daughters were found to be in an "advanced state of decomposition", The killings took place in Colorado, US, on either August 12 or 13. Kessinger told authorities that she believed that Watts was going through an amicable divorce. When they finally were able to remove the children, both were wearing their nightgowns. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. "Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children, and the terrible events that followed," reads the Netflix description. WebChris Watts. Or just a complete moron. The report reveals that the diameter of the oil tank's opening was only 8 inches, meaning it would have been too small to fit Shanann's body. "I highly recommend watching this," Frankie Rzucek wrote on Facebook. While he initially told investigators and the media that he didnt know where his wife and daughters were, eventually Watts confessed to killing all of them. Above, Shanann and her girls, Watts soon began repeatedly changing his story to police. Even though Watts refused to reveal where he had disposed of the bodies, investigators found Shanann and the two children in a Colorado oil facility where he had once worked. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Leaving Shannan while she was pregnant would have interfered with all those desires, everyone would have thought he was scum and he would have been facing a financial nightmare as they were already in debt. He told interviewers he stayed at her house almost every night while his wife and daughters were in North Carolina visiting family, WRAL reported. Like would they have found the girls in the tanks without him admitting it. I hope karma gets him eventually, but so far he's a free man doing whatever he wishes when he goes away on "business" trips. one count of unlawful termination of pregnancy and three counts of tampering with a dead body. ", SHANANN WATTS AND HER DAUGHTERS ARE LAID TO REST. His "plan" (and I use that word loosely) was to make everything look "normal" that morning. Do you think if they hadnt caught him in the lie detector that he would have still confessed? All he had to do was pretend to give a shit. "After the recovery of the victim from the east tank, the west tank was drained under the same procedural guidelines," the report states. Watts had told police and his wife Shanann's friends and family that she and daughters Bella and Celeste had run off that day while he was at work, but footage proved that was not the case. "The evidence against him was overwhelming," a legal source close to Watts told PEOPLE at the time. The report continued: Again, found in the bottom of the tank, in the crude oil sludge was the second juvenile female victim believed to be Bella Watts.. Shanann and the girls were last seen on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. There was a struggle from Bella. Watts, 35, cried in court as he pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree, three counts of tampering with a deceased human body, and one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy. The family murdering monster is made to face the wall of an interrogation wall before being shackled and loaded into the back of a car. Not long after, police found all three bodies exactly where Watts said they were and it was a harrowing sight. And because he choose to back the ass end of his truck into the garage it makes me think he put the bodies in the back where we couldnt see him, or the neighbours couldnt see him. Chris Wattskilled wife Shanann Watts and daughters Bella and Celeste in Frederick,Colorado. "He knew he had no other choice. Most of the sociopaths Ive come across are not very bright AND Arrogant. Watts pleaded guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence in order to avoid the death penalty. According to Thomas Grant, another lawyer representing Shananns family, Watts confessed new details to investigators after finding religious faith. But maybe he's a psychopath. WebThese unseen confession tapes show the moment Chris Watts explains why he put the bodies of his family in oil tanks. The moment that Watts realized he was done for was captured on a Policeman's bodycam, and the footage has been released. Daughters Bella and Celeste were located later that day in oil tanks near Shanann's body. Frank and Sandra Rzucek revealed that Shanann had overcome enormous obstacles to give birth to her two little girls, Bella and Celeste. Going camping with zero attention would be unbearable for him it seems. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. In order to remove the girls from the tanks, the oil had to be drained from the well and the east tank took six hours to drain, according to the CBI report. WebWatts, a 33-year-old Colorado oil worker, killed his wife, Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, along with his two daughters aged three and four on August 13, 2018. On November 19, 2018, Christopher Watts, 33, was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole for the August 2017 killings of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. according to a newly released report Chris Watts is currently serving three life terms plus 84 years in prison after confessing to strangling his 34-year-old pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, in November. "It affects so many families and sometimes, the results can be deadly. ", Less than two years later, in July 2015, Celeste was born. "The director made sure we were a part of the whole process and we met the whole team personally. Dad killer Chris Watts has claimed his dead family, who he brutally strangled to death, have been visiting him in jail. Watts then put Bellas little body in the well and went to bury Shanann. I believe there were signs that she fought for her life, Lambert said. When the coach asked him to step up to the plate he grabbed a fungo bat because he didn't know the difference. Love you!". "I always worried about her and the girls being so far because I couldn't protect them," Shanann's brother, Frankie Rzucek, wrote in her eulogy. But later he admitted that in the early morning hours of August 13, after telling Shanaan that he wanted out of the marriage, and after some emotional conversation, he strangled her in their bed. He is serving a life sentence at a prison in Wisconsin. After she learned about the murders, Kessinger cooperated with the police. Once the tanks were emptied, the bolts on the tank doors at the base of the barrel were taken off by the team on the scene. WebChristopher Watts, the Colorado man who is serving a life sentence for killing his pregnant wife and two daughters, drove the girls along with their dead mother's body on a 45 As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Watts, 35, reportedly detailed the gruesome slaying of Shanann Watts in one of his prison letters and he also revealed that he'd been thinking about killing her for "weeks." Watts was employed by the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation at the time. He went back to the vehicle. As the children were passed out of the tanks, their skin came away from their bodies. However, in the summer of 2018, Shanann noticed that things had changed. The Colorado father and oil worker was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Shanann, their unborn child, and their two children, Celeste On November 19, 2018, Christopher Watts, 33, was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility Bella was 4 and her sister Celeste had just turned 3 at the time they were murdered by their father. He was doomed. OJ, Casey Anthony (not spouse but same idea). Trooper Reeder then lifted her by both upper arms as I held her right leg. The father, 33, had made a tearful TV plea to find his wife and daughters after they 'vanished' three months ago. After the discovery in the east tank, the west tank was drained. Celeste was wearing clothing and a nappy, with no shoes or socks. The Council also declared that the Government of Mizoram would continue to offer shelter to refugees from Bangladesh. I just want to cry. Shanann Watts was facing health problems in 2010 when she met Chris. Just dont get his plan. They made sure we were ok with them making this before they even started. I dont know who he is. By all outward appearances, the couple's marriage was strong. He appeared to be a good listener.". On August 15, Watts failed a polygraph test and confessed to murdering his pregnant wife. Shanann Watts was pregnant at the time. So he decided to act as an innocent man, giving those incredible tv interviews and speaking to LE for hours. "I knew what was going to happen the day before and I did nothing to stop it. He put Bella and Celeste, who was 3, in his car and drove to the Cervi State well pump on an Andadarko Petroleum oil well site in Weld County Road 8, north of Roggen, Colorado. 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According to the confession notes he may have had to manipulate her to get her inside.. And lead a neighborhood search. He wishes he had handled things differently.". According to the CBI, upon investigating the site they located Shanaans body in a shallow grave, still wearing her shirt, bra and underwear. Authorities have cited his desire for a fresh start with his mistress as his motive. Chris Watts gave a series of stilted television interviews after their disappearance, pleading for their safe return. WebChris Watts confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters in November 2018 in Weld County Colorado, north of Denver. The report says Bella was wearing a "onesie" and underwear - while her younger sister was dressed in a nappy, underwear and a T-shirt. A Hazardous Materials Incident Narrative Report filed by the Colorado State Patrol reveals in harrowing detail the retrieval of Bella and Celeste bodies. According to Coder, Watts finally confessed that he killed his family during a six-hour interview after he failed a polygraph test. Their report said that at the highest point of her buried body there was only three inches of dirt covering her. 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Watts was having an affair, and rather than face a messy divorce he killed his wife and slaughtered his children. Im still not convinced he carried the bodies to the back of truck. Watts told investigators that he used a rake, which broke, to try to clear some brush and weeds, then used a shovel to dig a hole to bury his wife. Does Bailey Zimmerman Have a Wife? Investigators reported that they found what looked like blonde hairs on at least one of the tank rims. Even if she got picked up we would have seen it on nates camera. ", Reviewer Bilal Qureshi adds: "It is a thematic film about marriage and the deception of social media, as well as a piercing examination of domestic violence constructed with care and undeniable craft.". According to the New York Times, the judge said, This is perhaps the most inhumane and vicious crime I have handled out of the thousands of cases that I have seen.. We've never had a problem in our relationship like this. Shanann was dressed in a "T-shirt, bra and panties". With shanann car still in garage and no sight of her or kids coming and going from the house. Watts stated that he had asked Shannan, 34, for a divorce and that she had lashed out at him by murdering the two children. This community exists to discuss the murders of the Watts family and the subsequent arrest of Chris Watts. "He hasn't touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when I'm trying to figure out what is wrong. I am glad he did not seek legal council because he will spend his life in prison for the things he said during those interviews BUT had he had sought legal council, a thorough investigation would have continued and I think we would see NK had more involvement in this. 'Sergeant Armstrong told me he could see what looked like a body face down on the south side of the tank.'. He is a moron, who commits a triple homicide and takes the bodys out the front door knowing the is at least 2 cameras pointing in that direction. He made me believe that he was doing all of the things that a rational man and good father would do, she told the newspaper. At this point, Trooper Reeder was able to secure her left arm and left leg. She eventually shared her worry with Shananns husband Chris Watts, and the police. He allegedly told detectives that he flew into a rage and strangled Shanann after catching her in the act on a baby monitor screen. "This case shows that domestic violence can happen anywhere," Lee said. Watts admitted to killing his wife but claimed that he had done so after she had killed the couple's two tiny daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. Chris Watts is a narcissistic murderer. Chris Watts killed wife Shanann Watts and daughters Bella and Celeste in Frederick, Colorado. I'm saying if he parked his truck in his garage and then put the bodies in since he knows his neighbor has a security camera, crucial evidence wouldn't exist. Another report documents the autopsies of the mum and daughters, which took place at a Colorado medical centre on August 17. WebThe author does a remarkable job of bringing to life the cold dark horror that is Chris Watts throughout the narrative but especially on the morning in the aftermath of the murders. [Chris] hasnt touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when Im trying to figure out what is wrong.. "She wasn't here. Shanann had an inkling that all was not well, and confided in a friend: He has changed. I err on the side of "not very bright". Then Watts drove 45 minutes to a remote oil field, with Shanann's corpse in the bed of the truck and his still-living girls in the backseat. He alleged that he went downstairs and noticed Shanann strangling Celeste and that Bella's lifeless body was nearby. "It also shows what her life was like before he came along and how happy she was with her beautiful family until he cheated and turned into a different person and became that monster.". Watts has been charged with their Shanann, a "loving" mum, was located around "nine inches below the surface grade" at an Anadarko Petroleum site where Watts worked. He told Bella her mom was sleeping. He remains in the evaluation unit of the prison. Updated: 13:56, 3 Oct 2019 KILLER dad Chris Watts has revealed he smothered his young daughters TWICE after they woke to see their dead mum's blood-filled eyes. The body was turned over to the Weld County Coroner. 'Trooper Bandy grasped the left wrist and shoulder area as Sergeant Armstrong did the same on the right side. Their bodies were found three days later. In November, Watts pleaded guilty to all three killings. 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