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