'I freaked out, you understand me,' Watts whispered to his dad. Watts, a 33-year-old Colorado oil worker, killed his wife, Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, along with his two daughters aged three and four on August 13, 2018. Something seemed slightly off about Chris Watts on Aug. 13, a co-worker told police, but he couldn't imagine the reason why - that Watts had earlier that morning dumped the bodies of his pregnant wife and two daughters, whom he'd killed just hours earlier. True Crime Analysis, Breakthroughs, Insights & Discussions Hosted by Bestselling Author Nick van der Leek. Talking to cops in interview, Watts said he took his daughters home, gave them both showers, fed them snacks and tucked them into bed. Watts is serving a life sentence in the US for killing his wife Shanann, 34 - who was carrying his unborn son, Nico - and two daughters, Bella, four, and Celeste, three, so he could be with . Chris Watts watched surveillance footage that showed him loading bodies into his truck just hours after he murdered his family The footage, captured by a police officer's bodycam and obtained. Following the other's lead, etc. When Watts first arrived home from work just after 2 p.m. on the day his pregnant wife, Shanann, and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 . Chris Watts had murdered his wife and children the night before, and left at 5.30am that morning to dump their bodies in an oil field where he worked. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Authorities later recovered the girls bodies, which were submerged in an oil tank. Trooper Reeder held her left arm and left leg as we moved the body towards the manway.'. The autopsy states the mother's internal genitalia was protruding and there was a tissue attached to it that had largely decomposed. In Watts first confession he lied. 'While the first crude tank was being off-loaded, Trooper Bandy, Reeder and I put rope handles on two containment pools,' wrote Trooper Wilson. Watts' co-worker Roberts later told the an agent with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation that it was 'unusual' that Watts had texted him on a weekend, and stated that he did arrive to the site alone on Monday morning. '[The babysitter] stated the following day, Sunday August 12, 2018, Chris, Celeste and Bella came to her home for a birthday party for her younger brother,' reads the CBI report. It clearly shows him bend down to pick up a walking Bella after carrying CeCe there first. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. His daughters were still alive, but his 4-year-old, Bella was asking what happened to her mother, Watts told police. 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. He booked the sitter, messaging: "Do you think McKenna is available to watch the girls for a few hours tomorrow night? 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. It later emerged he was visiting his mistress, Nichol Kessinger. Their mother and unborn baby brother Nico were found just 100 yards away in a shallow grave. Bella was 4 and her sister Celeste had just turned 3 at the time they were murdered by their father. The comments below have not been moderated, By This is also based on the children being murdered first. 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. December 7, 2018 Share a story idea with ABC News Live However, he has since pleaded guilty to killing his daughters and wife. hitType: 'event', He dumped the bodies of his children in two oil tankers, where he worked. },false) The new video occurred on the day after committing the murders. eventAction: 'load' He noted that both girls were eager to see their mother, who was due to return home later that night. In video obtained by DailyMail.com after filing a request under the Colorado Open Records Act, Watts is seen watching that video for the first time - and throwing his hands behind his head in disbelief when he realizes he has been caught. This sub is for factual information, mourning, and speculative discussion only - no harassment of the victims or family members. So if he knew he was on camera, why did he think he could get away with a triple homicide? If thats the case, then her clothing had to have been changed by him, otherwise she would have been found in the clothes she arrived in from the airport. The manner of death is homicide," their autopsy stated. 'Sergeant Armstrong continued to monitor the second victim, using a four-gas monitor, as the Weld County Coroner and Pathologist attempted to remove the crude oil utilizing several oil absorbent pads. I won a raffle at work for a Rockies game. While he initially told investigators and the media that he didnt know where his wife and daughters were, eventually Watts confessed to killing all of them. But later he admitted that in the early morning hours of August 13, after telling Shanaan that he wanted out of the marriage, and after some emotional conversation, he strangled her in their bed. Only on the 13th out at Cervi he had his pants tucked into the boots (or one boot). document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. claimed he caught her strangling their daughters. The manner of death is homicide." She broke down in tears in the chat with police just days after Watts had murdered his family. Some footage of the surveillance show a small shadow moving towards CW from the garage. Add to the list of documents and evidence missing. lt's with people I don't know from work, but I haven't been to a game in a while where the kids aren't involved and only last an inning lol.'. Watts was formally charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder, one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy, and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body. Watts, a 33-year-old Colorado oil worker, killed his wife, Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, along with his two daughters aged three and four on August 13, 2018. That day he did not seem to be out of sorts according to Roberts, but did make multiple trips to his car. hitType: 'event', When he does appear on the camera side, he's carrying what appears to be a red gas can or toolbox. Are you a true crime Rookie or Rocket Scientist? Portions of the placenta, umbilical cord and membranes will be retained and the fetus will be transferred to the jurisdiction of CBI for subsequent genetic analysis.". Definitely hard to watch that evil in progress. , updated Watts pleaded guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence in order to avoid the death penalty. I watched the part of the video you are referring to, wanting to know how much time passed from dragging Shannan until he returns to the garage, but we next see him coming out from the garage again less than a minute later. There was also some skin on the plywood where her back made contact.'. 'Trooper Reeder went in first then me close behind. If this video really shows one of the girls walking out, then it proves SW did not kill the children. "The external genitalia are largely normal adult female, however, the internal genitalia are protruding through the vaginal vault," the autopsy stated. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? pg.acq.push(function() { Details of their murders have continued to unravel since Watts' was arrested on August 16 - three days after a friend first reported Shanann Watts and the girls missing. You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. eventAction: 'click_adunit' The bodies were found four days later. All Lupus pregnancies are considered high risk, but Shanann was determined to have a family. o Surveillance Footage whered it comefrom? Watts had just failed a polygraph test at the police station when he asked to speak with his father who was in the waiting room. Some people believe Nicole Kessinger was involved, but I do not. 'There was also some skin on the plywood where her back made contact,' reads the report. For starters the view of the driveway is blocked by a boundary tree, and also by the outer edge of the Watts residence [it juts forward]. They could actually see what he was carrying? Video creator says its a glitch but a commenter says they believe the second one wasnt Chris. Now, in new true-crime documentary Chris Watts: A Faking It Special a body language expert examines television footage of Watts appealing for his family's return in the immediate aftermath of . It was later revealed that Watts had stuffed the bodies of his two children through an 8-inch hole in two oil tankers, scraping their arms and legs in the process. In fact, the footage did not capture anyone leaving the house that day but Watts. let gads_event; Thats where Watts told police he smothered both of his daughters and put their bodies in two different oil wells. Yep, I see it hard to watch but I think I agree. Now the smoking gun that led him to change his plea has been revealed, reported Daily Mail on December 11, 2018. Days later, authorities found his wife's body in a shallowgrave on an oil and gas work site and the girls were found dumped in oil tanks nearby. [Chris] hasnt touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when Im trying to figure out what is wrong.. How do we know her clothing was changed by Chris? He put Bella and Celeste, who was 3, in his car and drove to the Cervi State well pump on an Andadarko Petroleum oil well site in Weld County Road 8, north of Roggen, Colorado. 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. Earlier this month, Chris was sentenced to life in prison after he pled guilty to killing his pregnant 34-year-old wife Shan'ann Watts, and their daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, in August . 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. 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. So Watts was likely aware that while the surveillance video captured him, it couldnt see everything he was doing, and since he went to work each day, the small area showing him leaving wouldnt reveal any more than him simply leaving to go to work on an average work day. Even though Watts refused to reveal where he had disposed of the bodies, investigators found Shanann and the two children in a Colorado oil facility where he had once worked. Shannan's dad Frank Rzucek saw Watts and Bella on Facetime that evening, telling cops she was happily eating pizza. I came to this idea believing the girls were dead, as well as SW, when the truck was loaded as CW makes at least 3 trips to the garage. 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Nick when describing what Chris did as far as cleaning up etc. New video of Chris Watts, the Colorado man who was sentenced this month for killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters in August, surfaced Thursday that reportedly showed him transferring their bodies. I dont know who he is. Once the tanks were emptied, the bolts on the tank doors at the base of the barrel were taken off by the team on the scene. At the end of the video the narrator Arnold Faks discusses the shadow of Bella. Christopher Watts is in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. It was tested. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. How long have Keir Starmer and Sue Gray been secretly cooking up their plot? When questioned about this, Watts apparently confirmed to Addy Molony that he knew about the camera at the Trinastichs next door. Nicol said: "It's like, you know, I'm gonnawake up every day and know that likethis mum and her unborn child and thesetwo little girls are not around anymoreand it breaks my heart.". Moments later, a truck can be seen reversing. TheWeld County District Attorney's office released the footage in which Watts says: "She hurt them. He said he drove the bodies . Conveniently it meant he didnt drive into clear view of the camera. I wonder if he had a thought to incinerate Shannan's body, and the sheet left at Cervi was intended to start the fire. 'Trooper Reeder and I then walked around the inside of that tank which also had approximately 4 of crude sludge in it. There was a body face down on the south side of the tank with the head facing west. The Trinatich surveillance video appears to corroborate this element of his story - that all three bodies were loaded into the cabin for transport to the tanks near Roggen. The plea deal also included one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy,for the death of the couples unborn child, and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body. The troopers who headed up the retrieval process arrived on the scene around 9am on the morning of August 16. At 5.06pm that evening, Watts set in motion his plan for disposing of his wife and daughters' bodies. The weird thing is Ive supported Chris from the very start thinking he couldnt have done it but Ive recently unearthed some info and with some research Im believing he did it all and not only that it was definitely premeditated. window.adsContainer = {"positionAfterTitle":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle5_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position2":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_After_Title_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position3":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Below_Next_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position4":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position5":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle1_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position6":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle2_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position7":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle3_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position8":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle4_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position9":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle5_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position10":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle6_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position11":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle7_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position12":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle8_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position13":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle9_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position14":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle10_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position15":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle11_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position16":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle12_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"positionTop":{"code":"Article_Desktop_970x250_Header_Rel","isOrganicUserAd":false,"max_width":970,"max_height":250},"positionBottom":{"code":"Article_Desktop_Sidebar_Bottom_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":300,"max_height":600},"positionBottomRight":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_After_Title_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":336,"max_height":280}} Chris Watts confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters. According to Watts, he placed all three bodies in the cabin portion of the truck, behind the front passenger seat. Trooper Reeder and I then passed the body through the manway,' reads the report. Footage has also been released which shows the moment he was told he hadfailed a polygraph test. Shananns body was recovered from a shallow grave near the tankers. Would love your thoughts, please comment. He also confirmed Watts arrived at the isolated oil site early and alone, and made regular trips to and from his vehicle. Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. A Hazardous Materials Incident Narrative Report filed by the Colorado State Patrol details the process to retrieve the bodies of Bella and Celeste Watts, 4 and 3, after they were murdered by their father and dumped into an oil tank. eventAction: 'view' It was later revealed that he was actually on a date with his mistress, Nichol Kessinger. It was later discovered that Watts was having an affair with a fellow co-worker at the oil company. Once he had confessed, the process began of retrieving the bodies of his wife and two daughters, who had been found despite his refusal to help with the search. 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She was too young to comprehend what was going on but old enough to be fearful. The video is just those clips run together so it can not make sense as a whole. Just curious how you reached the conclusion her clothes were changed. We pay for videos too. If he killed her first thing, then the make-up she had on was still there, and he wouldnt have to apply that too. The children and the mother were each pronounced dead at different times, pointing to the difficulty of the recovery process of their bodies. Many people have not seen this video of Chris Watts walking backwards dragging Shannan in the sheet on the ground and loading Shannan in the truck (9:35 in video). Thanks for contacting us. Watts received three consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty earlier this month to murder charges in the deaths of his children and wife, who was reported missing on Aug. 13. Within days, he was charged with killing his family. We exited the tank and walked over to the field south of the tanks. But there is also the lag time of 10 seconds between catching movement, i.e., it didn't show SW going up to the door when she got in at 1:48 a.m. According to the CBI, the well site is in a remote area accessible by various dirt roads. Watts himself is also dressed in dark clothes: a dark shirt, navy blue baggy trousers and black boots [though not the boots he normall wore]. The bodies were found four days later. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Watts claimed that he put the girls down before 8pm and that Bella woke up twice, running out to ask when her mom would be returning home. before he left the house the morning of August 13, what do you mean when you say re-clothing Shananns body? View our online Press Pack. Many people have not seen this video of Chris Watts walking backwards dragging Shannan in the sheet on the ground and loading Shannan in the truck (9:35 in video). The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. FREDERICK, COLORADO: Chris Watts, who worked as an oil field operator at Andarko Petroleum in Frederick, Colorado, committed a truly shocking crime, killing his own family. The membranes are ruptured and covered with sandy debris. Watts also moves the pick-up forward slightly at some point during the operation, so that its completely obscured behind the neighbors tree. Footage of Chris removing the bodies was edited to mask the bodies This is why there are so many little artifacts in that video. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Unbeknownst to Roberts, he had just buried his wife in a shallow grave and dumped his daughters in an oil tank. In a related story, Chris Watt's mistress reveals chilling text message he sent her after killing his wife and daughters. Authorities say Watts, 33, killed his wife Shanann, 34, and their daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, on August 13 before disposing of them at a secluded site where he worked. If Shanann in his story went out on a playdate, she would have worn make-up. And he mentioned the mascara running down her face as well. I dont think he was nervous about Nates camera picking it up, but I do think he was flabbergasted that he had to review it only a few hours later in front of a policeman. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Each only had an eight-inch opening, according to the CBI. It was later discovered that Watts was having an affair with a fellow co-worker at the oil company. Lots of very strange glitches, almost like someone doctored the video, deleted the parts where something was going on and instead inserted duplicates of "nothing there", a lot of duplicates https://youtu.be/cNKqAv6l9_M. gads_event = event; } Gender and age cannot be determined, however, it has the following measurements: crown/rumplength of approximately 10.5 cm and a foot length of approximately 0.7- 0.8 cm. Watts set up the babysitter the night before by texting her father, stating: 'Do you think McKenna is available to watch the girls for a few hours tomorrow night? Video Shows Chris Watts Loading Truck After Killing Pregnant Wife, Daughters CBS Colorado 97.5K subscribers Subscribe 236 261K views 4 years ago Newly released video, obtained from the Weld. Watts said Bella woke up twice in the night to ask when her mum was coming home. They were later found submerged in the tankers - Bella in her pajama-style top featuring hearts and butterflies and Celeste in a pink top and diaper and underwear. READ NEXT: How did Robert Hansens Wife & 2 Kids Have No Idea He Was a Serial Killer? eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Since Shanann's body wouldn't fit through the 8 inch opening on the oil tank, Watts had wrapped her in a sheet and buried her. This story has been shared 124,807 times. },false) That video would later be used to draw out Watts' confession before he was formally charged with murder. Also, very strange that Frankie Junior said he saw another video which was "too disturbing for the public" as he put it; and then, a couple of months ago this Frankie's post was scrubbed from the internet, but we remember his statement about "there was another video". The body was turned over to the Weld County Coroner. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. However, he has since pleaded guilty to killing his daughters and wife. I recall she was unearthed wearing a Tee, black bra and blue thong style underwear. Some skin was also lost while the body was being moved to the oil pool. The idea is that the police released little carefully edited clips of the footage in the discovery. Chris Watts. 'Trooper Reeder grasped the upper portion of her right arm to turn her over. }); That skin was retreived and given to a member of law enforcement on the scene. First, the two 400-barrel oil tanks had to be manually drained. When he drives off, he turns left onto Steeple rock Drive, which is the shortest route out of the neighborhood, and the one he usually took on his daily communute. He then told police that he wrapped Shanaan in a sheet and put her in their car, according to his confession posted on Law and Crime. However, Watts told his fatherRonnie that he only killed his wife after claiming to have witnessed her choking their two daughters to death. In another portion of the video, Watts appears to be near the vehicle and placing somethingin the trucks bed, KCNC reported. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { Watts had initially attempted to pin the murders of her children on his wife when he first confessed to murdering Shanann. The babysitter said that while watching the girls, Shannan called at 7.50pm to check on the children while she was away and later posted a photo. Which would makes sense since she put up more of a fight. "Based on the history provided and the autopsy findings, the cause of death is asphyxiation due to smothering. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. So it would make no sense to let her get into bed and go to sleep, because the real Shanann would have removed it [she was OCD in that respect]. 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