New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Of the things that have been hard for [Shananns family] to comprehend and to accept in this reality, what happened to Bella in those last moments has been the hardest.. "How she loved and cherished her! All Lupus pregnancies are considered high risk, but Shanann was determined to have a family. I cannot think of one spouse who got away with fucking killing their partner and got the fairy tale ending with the side chick/dick. Shanann and her daughters were laid to rest on September 1. She was wearing clothing and a nappy, but no shoes or socks. "Just knowing that the documentary is out there has sent Chris to some dark places," a source tells People. A crime scene report - among nearly 2,000 pages of records released on the case - details the moments the youngsters were located. 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. In the days that followed, Chris maintained that he had no idea where his family might be even appealing for help in the media. Watts then put Bellas little body in the well and went to bury Shanann. Shanann had an inkling that all was not well, and confided in a friend: He has changed. He told interviewers he stayed at her house almost every night while his wife and daughters were in North Carolina visiting family, WRAL reported. In fact, the footage did not capture anyone leaving the house that day but Watts. I never understood why he agreed to polygraph. Colorado Bureau of InvestigationsSite where the bodies of Shanaan, Celeste and Bella Watts were found. 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. "Once his family was found, he confessed to everything," Coder said. He said he buried Shanann in a shallow grave and placed the girls bodies inside oil tanks. 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. 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. He was doomed. Unfortunately for him, Graham Coder and Tammy Lee were cynical interrogators who werent susceptible to his bullshit, unlike everyone else in his life. The comments below have not been moderated. Watts said he met Kessinger at work in June 2018, according toWRAL. Shanann was dressed in a "T-shirt, bra and panties". "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.". After she learned about the murders, Kessinger cooperated with the police. This is true.. He is currently serving five life sentences without the possibility of parole. Celeste was wearing clothing and a nappy, with no shoes or socks. Ill THRIVE for Shanann everyday! #thriveexperience #thrivelevel #shanannwatts #family #celestecathryn #bellamarie #nicolee, A post shared by Carlie (@_blonde.love_) on Oct 6, 2019 at 6:17pm PDT, In Watts confession, he said he smothered his 3-year-old daughter who they called CeCe by putting a blanket over her head and covering her mouth and nose with his hands as his daughter Bella watched. The oil was then poured over metal screens in order to retrieve any possible evidence. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "Did people hate Amber Frey?" Another report documents the autopsies of the mum and daughters, which took place at a Colorado medical centre on August 17. WebThe Chris Watts murders are horrific. 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. We believe that every person's story is important as it provides our community with an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, share their hopes and dreams. 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. Getty 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. "After the recovery of the victim from the east tank, the west tank was drained under the same procedural guidelines," the report states. Shanann Watts' parents have opened up about their daughter and their grandchildren for the first time. He didnt think it through. He's in protective custody because if he's around other inmates, he'd be in real danger. Meanwhile, the CBI and FBI went through Watts phone, and found he had been having an affair with a co-worker. Harrowing details of how Chris Watts's family's decomposing bodies were found have been revealed in new crime scene reports. He then took Celeste to the east well and dropped her in feet first, he told police. CBS News. He went back to the vehicle. 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"He hasn't touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when I'm trying to figure out what is wrong. Shanann Watts was facing health problems in 2010 when she met Chris. 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. I err on the side of "not very bright". He just moves on quickly from murdering his wife and two little girls with no remorse but panic of being caught instead. Sandra Rzucek speaks at Chris Watts sentencing. WebHarrowing autopsy report details as Chris Watts suffocated family before hiding bodies Meanwhile, the CBI and FBI went through Watts phone, and found he had been having an They also found part of a broken rake that Watts confessed to using to clear the brush where he buried Shanann. While many believed the Watts daughters were murdered in the During the victim impact statements, Shanann's father, Frank Rzucek, repeatedly referred to Watts as a monster and an evil person. It appeared to be a small female child,' reads the report. Ther girls were found in two different oil wells that contained crude oil. He doesn't have the emotional intelligence to carry out the facade as was obvious so quickly. ", But not everyone was happy with the plea agreement; Watts' mother, Cindy, said in several interviews that she thought the confession and the plea were "coerced.". "His story didn't match the evidence that we had," a police source told PEOPLE at the time. He is serving a life sentence at a prison in Wisconsin. In July 2019, Chris Watts claimed in a chilling jailhouse letter to his mother that he was a changed man with a newfound relationship with God. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Before coming forward, Kessinger appeared to worry about the public shaming that she might face. Watts, Finally on plane and about to take off, she wrote in her last text to Chris. Watts, 33, dug a shallow grave and buried her while his daughters watched. 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." 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. In Watts first confession he lied. The guy's a complete idiot with no semblance of foresight. Even if he didnt actually kill the kids for example, which he did, dropping your kids in oil barrels and tossing his wife in a shallow grave like he did is animalistic, evil and he does deserve to die, today. Christopher Watts is in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. WebChris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste ( Image: Instagram) Shanann was found in a shallow grave at an Anadarko Like would they have found the girls in the tanks without him admitting it. "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.". "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. "I walked away and said, 'That's the last time I'm going to be tucking my babies.'" The killings took place on either August 12 or 13. This sub is for factual information, mourning, and speculative discussion only - no harassment of the victims or family members. At the end of the day we saw him drive his family away, and how he disposed of them is incomprehensible. That skin was retreived and given to a member of law enforcement on the scene. Shanann, a "loving" mum, was located around "nine inches below the surface grade" at an Anadarko Petroleum site where Watts worked. Shanann Watts was pregnant at the time. Rzucek didn't mention Chris Watts in his eulogy but had previously lashed out at him, calling him a "heartless psychopath" and saying he "stole my whole world. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. "Oh, how [Shanann] was so excited to be able to have another child because of her battle with Lupus," her family wrote. Something went wrong, please try again later. He claimed that his wife had strangled their daughters in revenge after he revealed he was having an affair and wanted to split. Watts provided investigators with additional information about the murders of Shanann, Bella, and Celeste during the interview.. Suspicion is not beyond a reasonable doubt to incarcerate someone for life. 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