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. He wishes he had handled things differently.". Do not sell or share my personal information. On August 15, Watts failed a polygraph test and confessed to murdering his pregnant wife. On Aug. 15, the day after his interview with Denver7, an ABC affiliate, Mr. Watts was arrested and accused of killing his wife and daughters. American Murder: The Family Next Dooris available onNetflix after premiering on September 30, 2020. The Colorado Bureau of Investigations described the site as a cattle ranch in rural Weld County with numerous oil and gas wells leased to Anadarko.. Netflix's documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door delves deep into the harrowing true story. 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. Before coming forward, Kessinger appeared to worry about the public shaming that she might face. I dont believe he could have lifted sw dead weight body and maneuver her in the cab as quickly as he did. But police rejected Watts's story and charged him with murder. WebIn the early hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, American oil field operator Christopher Lee Watts (born May 16, 1985) [1] murdered his pregnant wife Shanann (34) "He wishes he could go back in time. He didnt think it through. "When Shanann had to be somewhere, I always enjoyed taking the girls places or playing outside because it was our opportunity to bond, and still the night before I couldn't stop myself from what I knew would occur the next morning.". "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.". Instead, Shanann Watts' parents have opened up about their daughter and their grandchildren for the first time. He is currently serving five life sentences without the possibility of parole. They were found after workers began the process of "unloading and emptying" the contents of the tanks during the investigation. Chris Watts killed wife Shanann Watts and daughters Bella and Celeste in Frederick, Colorado. "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. The evidence that destroyed the killer father's alibi has been revealed. He then took Celeste to the east well and dropped her in feet first, he told police. According to sources, Watts' life in jail is anything but stimulating. Harrowing details of how Chris Watts's family's decomposing bodies were found have been revealed in new crime scene reports. He went back to the vehicle. He had driven 4-year-old Bella and Celeste, 3, along with the body of his dead wife to an oil field an hour away from their family home. The documents became public after Watts admitted to murdering the trio, who had been reported missing from their Frederick home. Chris Watts planned to kill his family for several hours before he committed the mass murder. "The evidence against him was overwhelming," a legal source close to Watts told PEOPLE at the time. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 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. Published: 15:44 EST, 11 December 2018 | Updated: 04:06 EST, 12 December 2018. 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According to the report, the bodies were all in an advanced state of decomposition. The report says Bella was wearing a "onesie" and underwear - while her younger sister was dressed in a nappy, underwear and a T-shirt. What would have happened if he lawyered up straight away? Christopher Watts is in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. The letter was sent to a woman named Cheryln Cadle, according to The Daily Mail. He claims she threatened to leave him and take the children. Once there, he buried the womans body before smothering their children to death. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We exited the tank and walked over to the field south of the tanks. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! "[Shanann] was so excited to have her first baby girl," her family wrote in her obituary. "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.". 'Trooper Reeder grasped the upper portion of her right arm to turn her over. Chris Watts killed his pregnant wife Shanann and their two daughters three years ago, a still-shocking crime that shattered those who thought they knew the picture-perfect young family. Nothing he doesn't say can't be used against him in a court of law. 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. Act the part. On August 13, Nickole Atkinson became suspicious when she couldnt get hold of her friend, Shanann Watts. ", SHANANN WATTS AND HER DAUGHTERS ARE LAID TO REST. Shanann was dressed in a "T-shirt, bra and panties". The documentary has left some viewers horrified. "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. Meanwhile, the CBI and FBI went through Watts phone, and found he had been having an affair with a co-worker. ", "This documentary gives my sister a voice and she speaks throughout it," he continued. But that would be a social suicide, and he cared about his reputation. The bodies of the couple's daughters, Bella, four, and three-year-old Celeste, were discovered at the bottom of oil tanks at the site. It was just a few hours after he buried the body of his wife and dumped his daughters in oil tanks that Chris Watts' alibi began to fall apart. 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FBI Special Agent Grahm Coder and Colorado Bureau of Investigation Field Agent Tammy Lee spoke in September 2022 at the Northeast South Dakota Family Violence Prevention Conference in Aberdeen, S.D. This sub is for factual information, mourning, and speculative discussion only - no harassment of the victims or family members. 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. Former West End dancer Jobyna Watts faces a legal row with Watts, 'Trooper Reeder went in first then me close behind. 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. "Oh, how [Shanann] was so excited to be able to have another child because of her battle with Lupus," her family wrote. As the children were passed out of the tanks, their skin came away from their bodies. He was also fat and slow with no athletic ability. Something went wrong, please try again later. So he had no choice but take the bodies to work. I'm still a son! In the video, he told investigators from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation that on the night of the murders, he'd jumped on Shanann in bed after he'd told her he didn't love her anymore. No after who did what he did ever loved his children. Kessinger told authorities that she believed that Watts was going through an amicable divorce. The men next went about removing the body of the second victim, which was found in the second oil tank. The 34-year-old, who had been 15 weeks' pregnant with a son, had her knees "pulled up to her chest" and her feet positioned "up". Watts, who will spend the rest of life in a Wisconsin prison, likely will never see the documentary about the murders. 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. In Watts confession, he didnt disclose what he talked about with the girls during the long drive, Lambert said. I just want to cry. Authorities have cited his desire for a fresh start with his mistress as his motive. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He walks over, takes CeCes [Celestes] favorite blanket, and smothers her, Lambert told Dr. Phil McGraw. Two months alter, Watts changed his story and entered a guilty plea to all three murders. Shanann had been diagnosed with Lupus, a life-threatening long-term auto-immune condition. Shanann wasplanning a meal in the hoursbefore she and her daughters were murdered. He is serving a life sentence at a prison in Wisconsin. In Netflixs latest true crime documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door, viewers learn how police found the bodies of Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Sign up for the Daily Star TV newsletter for the biggest TV news. He killed his family then expected everyone to wave to him the next day and act as if his missing family is normal. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. I do not believe there is any reality where CW could have gotten away with it. He alleged that he went downstairs and noticed Shanann strangling Celeste and that Bella's lifeless body was nearby. Even after Chris Watts was convicted Watts was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole. 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 Then, once the tanks were emptied, men in self-contained breathing gear entered and removed the bodies of the girls, whose skin came off their bodies as they were passed out of the tanks. Its a senseless act, and its horrific.. 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