Police went to the family home and found that Shanann, as well as her two daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were also missing. Watts then put Bellas little body in the well and went to bury Shanann. "We believe that Chris killed them all.". The 34-year-old had been 15 weeks pregnant with a son, and had her knees pulled up to her chest . CBS News. No after who did what he did ever loved his children. claimed he caught her strangling their daughters. He wanted to live in the same city, keep his job and assets and keep NK's (and everyone's) opinion of him as a good father and family man. He then took Celeste to the east well and dropped her in feet first, he told police. He told interviewers he stayed at her house almost every night while his wife and daughters were in North Carolina visiting family, WRAL reported. There's also his account of NK wanting to "give him his first son". she typed into an internet search, invoking the name of the woman who was having an affair with infamous killer Scott Peterson, who murdered his wife, Laci, and their unborn child in 2002. "I was in a really, really, really bad place, and I got a friend request from Chris on Facebook," she said in an online video about four months before her death. The Council also declared that the Government of Mizoram would continue to offer shelter to refugees from Bangladesh. It took time for him to come around, but he did. This community exists to discuss the murders of the Watts family and the subsequent arrest of Chris Watts. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. He would never have gotten away with it for many different reasons. "I have no idea who gave you the right to take their lives," Shanann's mother, Sandra Rzucek (pictured), said, "But I know God and his mighty angels were there in that moment to bring them home to paradise.". I don't know who he is," she texted a friend on Aug. 7. 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. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. They also found part of a broken rake that Watts confessed to using to clear the brush where he buried Shanann. ", Less than two years later, in July 2015, Celeste was born. Plus he knew she had a big social media presence and friends. The Watts had filed for bankruptcy in June 2015, after becoming buried in debt by their mortgage, credit cards, medical bills and student loans. On August 15, Watts failed a polygraph test and confessed to murdering his pregnant wife. First, the two 400-barrel oil tanks had to be manually drained. 'HE WISHES HE HAD HANDLED THINGS DIFFERENTLY', LETTERS TO MOM: 'I'M STILL A DAD! Photos were taken and then the men began the process of removing the body from the tank. Watts, I dont know who he is. Had he just left the bodies in the garage they would have been found on the wellness check. I do agree though that he fucked up big time. and "it was the last words she spoke," the report reads. He maintained that Shanann had killed the girls in a fit of rage because he had wanted to separate. Prayers for a safe flight. But that would be a social suicide, and he cared about his reputation. "The evidence against him was overwhelming," a legal source close to Watts told PEOPLE at the 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." I do hope that one day the investigation will be reopened and NKs involvement will be thoroughly investigated. As the children were passed out of the tanks, their skin came away from their bodies. Disable the GPS and go camping for a week. This is true.. "He hasn't touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when I'm trying to figure out what is wrong. ", In a bombshell turn of events, on Nov. 6, 2018, Watts pleaded guilty to the slayings of his pregnant wife and their young children in exchange for being spared a possible death sentence. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The troopers who headed up the retrieval process arrived on the scene around 9am on the morning of August 16. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. With so much free time, Watts has spent a lot of time thinking about his past, says a friend of Watts' who asked PEOPLE only to be identified as Kim. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! WebWatts became one of the most infamous family murderers after he confessed last year to killing his pregnant wife, Shanann, and his two young daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. WebVideo, photos show oil site where bodies of Chris Watts' wife and daughters were found. He believed that he was a good liar, probably for good reason since he had been lying to people for years. In 2018, Shanann became pregnant again with a baby boy she planned to name Niko. They made sure we were ok with them making this before they even started. "This case shows that domestic violence can happen anywhere," Lee said. Watts had told authorities just one day prior that it was his wife Shanann who killed the girls, claiming that he in turn murdered her in a rage. During the show, she read the letter she received from her son. 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", 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.". Rather than leading a search party to pretend to care about his family to lay off the suspicion, he just lazily talked on television. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. The Colorado father and oil worker was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Shanann, their unborn child, and their two children, Celeste He ran upstairs in a "rage," he claimed and strangled Shanann. KILLER dad Chris Watts revealed grisly details of his pregnant wifes murder in a bombshell prison letter, according to reports. There was a struggle from Bella. Chris Watts planned to kill his family for several hours before he committed the mass murder. Netflix's documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door delves deep into the harrowing true story. I err on the side of "not very bright". 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.. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. "The director made sure we were a part of the whole process and we met the whole team personally. I am torn. No matter what," Watts wrote. He didnt think it through. 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WebThe moment stunned Chris Watts looked on in horror as he realized his neighbor's video cameras had captured the moment he loaded the bodies of his family into his truck after We exited the tank and walked over to the field south of the tanks. He told us what he had done.". However, in the summer of 2018, Shanann noticed that things had changed. He just kept blabbing his mouth. ", Shanann and the girls were last seen on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Officers in self-contained breathing gear to protect them from the fumes entered the tanks and removed the bodies of the little girls. The father, 33, had made a tearful TV plea to find his wife and daughters after they 'vanished' three months ago. Now the smoking gun that led him to change his plea has been revealed, reported Daily Mail on December 11, 2018. I'm still a son! 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. In Watts confession, he didnt disclose what he talked about with the girls during the long drive, Lambert said. So he had no choice but take the bodies to work. In that time, the oil from the two 400-barrel tanks on the scene was manually drained by workers, who carefully poured the liquid over metal screens to collect any possible evidence. At the time of her murder, she had been pregnant with a son she was going to name Nico. A 2020 Netflix documentary, titled American Murder: The Family Next Door, revealed the final text messages Shanann sent her husband. 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Or maybe he could've just put the bodies in the car inside the garage and just shut his mouth when he got home from work. Back in 2018, a triple murder shocked America as the harrowing details of the case began to unfold. 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. Investigators reported that they found what looked like blonde hairs on at least one of the tank rims. 'While the first crude tank was being off-loaded, Trooper Bandy, Reeder and I put rope handles on two containment pools,' wrote Trooper Wilson. According to the confession notes he may have had to manipulate her to get her inside.. Love you!". CHRIS Watts is in prison and will be behind bars for the rest of his life after killing his wife and two young daughters. A source who regularly speaks to Watts told PEOPLE in 2021 that Watts is ostracized by the other inmates and guards. Even if she got picked up we would have seen it on nates camera. American Murder: The Family Next Dooris available onNetflix after premiering on September 30, 2020. No emotional intelligence, no common sense, no self awareness. 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. 'Trooper Bandy grasped the left wrist and shoulder area as Sergeant Armstrong did the same on the right side. Their report said that at the highest point of her buried body there was only three inches of dirt covering her. He is serving a life sentence at a prison in Wisconsin. After she learned about the murders, Kessinger cooperated with the police. He had placed the girls' bodies inside full oil tanks, and buried Shannan and her unborn son, Nico, in a nearby shallow grave. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Trooper Reeder then lifted her by both upper arms as I held her right leg. Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. Do not sell or share my personal information. Trooper Reeder and I then passed the body through the manway,' reads the report. "We had an emotional conversation," he told Denver 7, a day after his family was reported missing. Then, he takes her body, takes it out of the vehicle. On Nov. 19, 2018, Watts was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Also shannan was so close to her family, they would know 100% she wouldnt just disappear with the kids without contacting them. 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