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CBS News. 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". A Hazardous Materials Incident Narrative Report filed by the Colorado State Patrol reveals in harrowing detail the retrieval of Bella and Celeste bodies. The moment that Watts realized he was done for was captured on a Policeman's bodycam, and the footage has been released. Bye bye, alibi:Chris Watts watched surveillance footage that showed him loading bodies into his truck just hours after he murdered his family(above), No go:The footage showed that no one left the home on August 13 except for Watts, and when he realizes this he throws his hands behind his head in disbelief, Guilty:Watts then begins to sweat and offer up explanations as to why he had to back his truck up to the garage that morning, which his neighbor said was not normal. 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. Powered by. I never understood why he agreed to polygraph. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? 4. Do you think if they hadnt caught him in the lie detector that he would have still confessed? 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. Before burying Shanann in a shallow grave, Watts said he smothered Celeste in the backseat. ANew York Timescritic writes that "the films power rests in the British filmmaker Jenny Popplewells decision to eschew the traditional form of the televised crime documentary - the datelines, the dramatic narrator and emotional interviews - to construct a narrative entirely out of archival footage. Bella was born in December 2013. He will pay for his crimes by spending the rest of his life behind bars. The body was turned over to the Weld County Coroner. Dad killer Chris Watts has claimed his dead family, who he brutally strangled to death, have been visiting him in jail. 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. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Because of the level of oil sludge and toxic fumes, the men could only remain in the tank for a matter of minutes, making the process that much more complicated and difficult. 'Trooper Bandy grasped the left wrist and shoulder area as Sergeant Armstrong did the same on the right side. Play it now! I think he's a narcissist, but is he also a psychopath? Their bodies were found three days later. Some skin was also lost while the body was being moved to the oil pool. ", Shanann and the girls were last seen on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. He went back to the vehicle. The perpetrator claims that he had gone to siphon gas from the overturned lorry but could only manage to fill one bottle amidst the mob. There's also his account of NK wanting to "give him his first son". There was a body face down on the south side of the tank with the head facing west. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. He then took Celeste to the east well and dropped her in feet first, he told police. By all outward appearances, the couple's marriage was strong. At this point, Trooper Reeder was able to secure her left arm and left leg. A February 18 statement to PEOPLE from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation says that authorities interviewed Christopher Watts for the purpose of developing further insight into the case. In Watts first confession he lied. 'I grabbed her right arm near the wrist area and moved her towards the manway. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. On November 19, Watts - who also admitted unlawfully terminating a pregnancy - was locked up for life without the possibility of parole in a plea deal that saw him avoid a possible death sentence. Where Chris Watts Familys Dead Bodies Were Found, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. OJ, Casey Anthony (not spouse but same idea). He walks over, takes CeCes [Celestes] favorite blanket, and smothers her, Lambert told Dr. Phil McGraw. 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Investigators also found the garbage bags Watts said he put over Shanaans head and feet when he drove his family to the site so the girls wouldnt have to see her, along with a sheet that matched one police previously found in the garbage at their house. Kessinger toldThe Denver Postthat she was only with Watts for two months and that he was not honest with her. 'Trooper Reeder and I then walked around the inside of that tank which also had approximately 4 of crude sludge in it. Chris Watts planned to kill his family for several hours before he committed the mass murder. Unfortunately for him, Graham Coder and Tammy Lee were cynical interrogators who werent susceptible to his bullshit, unlike everyone else in his life. I'm not saying to leave the bodies in the garage. WebChris Watts. He is serving a life sentence at a prison in Wisconsin. He didnt think it through. But, according to Watts confession, the night became even more horrific. On August 15, Watts failed a polygraph test and confessed to murdering his pregnant wife. 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. Just get out. claimed he caught her strangling their daughters. WebSuspicion is not beyond a reasonable doubt to incarcerate someone for life. he wrote in one letter, according to The Daily Mail. Watts said Kessinger wanted to have sex all the time and that he never had to worry about saying something stupid around [her] and never had to plan what he was going to say when he was with her., Kessinger told The Denver Post: When he spoke to me, he was very softspoken. Devastatingly, the "remains of a foetus were visible". 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. This community exists to discuss the murders of the Watts family and the subsequent arrest of Chris Watts. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. He doesn't have the emotional intelligence to carry out the facade as was obvious so quickly. At the time of her murder, she had been pregnant with a son she was going to name Nico. ", "This documentary gives my sister a voice and she speaks throughout it," he continued. Shanann Watts was pregnant at the time. 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. Shanann wasplanning a meal in the hoursbefore she and her daughters were murdered. 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. Shanann Watts was facing health problems in 2010 when she met Chris. [Chris] hasnt touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when Im trying to figure out what is wrong.. Meanwhile, the CBI and FBI went through Watts phone, and found he had been having an affair with a co-worker. Shanann and the girls were officially declared missing the next day. He had placed the girls' bodies inside full oil tanks, and buried Shannan and her unborn son, Nico, in a nearby shallow grave. We've never had a problem in our relationship like this. "His story didn't match the evidence that we had," a police source told PEOPLE at the time. Plus he knew she had a big social media presence and friends. "We had an emotional conversation," he told Denver 7, a day after his family was reported missing. Trooper Reeder and I then passed the body through the manway,' reads the report. I'm still a son! He told interviewers he stayed at her house almost every night while his wife and daughters were in North Carolina visiting family, WRAL reported. We see shanann going into house at 2am on camera, and we see Chris leave at 5am or something on neighbour camera. It took time for him to come around, but he did. He killed his family then expected everyone to wave to him the next day and act as if his missing family is normal. Prayers for a safe flight. So what was his plan then? According to Lambert, Bella tried desperately to survive. Not long after, police found all three bodies exactly where Watts said they were and it was a harrowing sight. First, the two 400-barrel oil tanks had to be manually drained. The Council also declared that the Government of Mizoram would continue to offer shelter to refugees from Bangladesh. His mother, Cindy Watts, was interviewed in the HLN special: Killer Dad: Chris Watts Speaks. At the end of the day we saw him drive his family away, and how he disposed of them is incomprehensible. They also found part of a broken rake that Watts confessed to using to clear the brush where he buried Shanann. "Now, I can add servant of God to that mix! 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