On August 13th 2008, pregnant Shanann Watts and her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, went missing without a trace from their own home. The police were quick to investigate and when the evidence showed that Shanann had not run away with her children, they began to suspect foul play. This episode unravels the evidence that the investigators uncovered and reveals the devastating truth that was worse than anyone could have imagined.
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On August 13th 2008, pregnant Shanann Watts and her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, went missing without a trace from their own home. The police were quick to investigate and when the evidence showed that Shanann had not run away with her children, they began to suspect foul play. This episode unravels the evidence that the investigators uncovered and reveals the devastating truth that was worse than anyone could have imagined.
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Sources used in this episode:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a30655961/chris-watts-murders-wife-daughters/
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/chris-watts
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shanann-watts-frederick-colorado-family-struggled-with-finances-before-chris-watts-allegedly-killed-pregnant-wife-kids-2018-08-17/
https://crimerocket.com/2018/10/28/this-is-where-chris-watts-worked-before-switching-to-become-an-operator-with-anadarko/#:~:text=It%20appears%20to%20be%20a,year%20as%20their%20bankruptcy%20filing.
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/chris-watts-case/chris-watts-charged-with-murder-unlawful-termination-of-a-pregnancy-in-deaths-of-wife-daughters#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20Weld%20County%20prosecutors%20on%20Monday,and%20their%20two%20young%20daughters.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-shows-chris-watts-confessing-killing-wife-trove-information-case-n942121
Court Documents: https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/19th_Judicial_District/caseofinterest/2018CR2003/001/COMPLAINT%20AND%20INFORMATION.pdf
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/21/christopher-watts-frederick-killings-court/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_family_murders
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/texts-chris-watts-lied-close-friend-family
https://www.stayathomemum.com.au/true-crime/5-horrific-stories-of-family-annihilators/#:~:text=The%20Family%20Annihilator%20is%20usually,to%20yet%20be%20in%20school.&text=Geological%20isolation%20is%20a%20key,out%20in%20a%20violet%20manner.
YOUTUBE LINKS:
“The Watts Family Murders” Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPjHrFcKPg0
Chris Watts Media Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmdt3SZpbSc
Compilation of home videos of the Watts Family: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5vBBG1oQKo
ONE STOP Documentary on Chris Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbGl8r5MzUI&feature=emb_rel_end
Chris Watts’ Mother: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNcsODH1UUg
Body Language Analysis of Chris Watts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZJzEZ8Y-rM
Interview with Chris Watts where he describes killing his daughters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB8nVk-5eh8
Body Cam Footage Searching the House: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJ3Pq4TW0E
Chris Watt’s ‘Mistress’ Sobs in Police Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6cxbRZn3CE
Footage showing potential accomplice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq7wPvJhmQA
FBI Interview - Body Language Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2lpwPsY410
