Chris Watts gave a series of stilted television interviews after their disappearance, pleading for their safe. }); Your email address will not be published. Christopher Watts is in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. Watts was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { Authorities later recovered the girls bodies, which were submerged in an oil tank. The victim was then moved out of the tank, but during the process her hand 'degloved' of its skin. Chilling video shows Chris Watts loading his truck and driving off with the bodies of his murdered wife and kids while interrogation footage captures the moment he confessed to his father. If this video really shows one of the girls walking out, then it proves SW did not kill the children. Chris Watts confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters in November 2018 in Weld County Colorado, north of Denver. When Nickole Atkinson arrived at the house, Watts saw her on his porch camera [relayed to his smartphone]. 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This story has been shared 102,569 times. There was a body face down on the south side of the tank with the head facing west. Then Watts did the same thing to Bella, but he told police she said, No, Daddy! and put up a fight while he suffocated her. Within days, he was charged with killing his family. At the end of the video the narrator Arnold Faks discusses the shadow of Bella. Adjacent to the probable uterus is a largely degraded portion of tissue that is unfortunately covered in sandy debris from the gravesite. The other thing I wonder about is how did he keep the girls put in the garage or house? She was too young to comprehend what was going on but old enough to be fearful. Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com }) if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ Their mother and unborn baby brother Nico were found just 100 yards away in a shallow grave. When he does appear on the camera side, he's carrying what appears to be a red gas can or toolbox. 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.'. There is an approximate 17 cm umbilical cord extending to disrupted placental disc. The membranes are ruptured and covered with sandy debris. I recall she was unearthed wearing a Tee, black bra and blue thong style underwear. Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. However, he has since pleaded guilty to killing his daughters and wife. It starts with the fetus then skull commercial which clearly ups the anxiety in the room and as the video starts to play he realizes how much of his driveway can be seen and the panic sets in as he places his hands on his head then he turns away with that oh shit they got look on his face and then realizes hes making himself look guilty so he looks back at the video realizing that yes it looked suspect but he still had a chance to lie because no physical bodies were seen and the tension lifts from his face as he goes into lying mode. 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. You did not pass the polygraph test. 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When they finally were able to remove the children, both were wearing their nightgowns. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); gads_event = event; It later emerged he was visiting his mistress, Nichol Kessinger. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { 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? 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}} He did not realise that moment earlier Watts had buried Shannon in a shallow grave, and dumped the two girls in oil tanks. We did not locate any additional evidence in tank. Shananns body was recovered from a shallow grave near the tankers. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { It was just a few hours after he buried the body of his wife and dumped his daughters in oil tanks that Chris Watts' alibi began to fall apart. A separate video, released previously of the same morning, shows Watts carrying the bodies of his 15-week-pregnant wife and two young daughter Bella, four, and Celeste, three, out to his car at 5 . The video is just those clips run together so it can not make sense as a whole. 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. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Trooper Reeder and I then passed the body through the manway,' reads the report. There is a 10 second delay and he must have bypassed the motion detector somehow within that 10 secs, coming from the passenger side back to the garage, is my guess, because that would have taken far less than 10 secs. It is sad the video is not better quality but CW knew exactly what to do to hide as much as he could. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. He used it to move their bodies to an oil and gas company where he was employed, Rourke said. hitType: 'event', He dumped the bodies of his children in two oil tankers, where he worked. The autopsy revealed other gory details about the state of the children's body, revealing that considering they were submerged in an oil tanker there was an abundant "skin slippage" after the bodies were washed. His mistressNicol Kessinger told cops that Watts told her he was getting a divorce and failed to mention thatShanann was pregnant. 'Trooper Reeder grasped the upper portion of her right arm to turn her over. }) '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. We only know that it happened and in theory he had several hours to do it. AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. 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. His story was that hed asked for a separation and then a short time later he claimed he caught her strangling their daughters which caused him to fly into a rage and do the same to Shanaan, according to investigation documents by the Colorado Bureau of Investigations. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. },false) Watts also moves the pick-up forward slightly at some point during the operation, so that its completely obscured behind the neighbors tree. In the clip, Watts is shown surveillance footage captured by a neighbor's security camera that showed him loading his family's bodies into his truck. This is why there are so many little artifacts in that video. 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. Chris WattsMovement of bodiesNathanielTrinastichNeighbor's camerasurveillance video. Commenter was spreading malicious slander. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I'm sorry I don't have a screenshot of it, maybe someone else has it. Shanann's body was recovered from a shallow grave near the tankers. His father dropped his head into his hands and said:'Oh my god.'. 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. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ ga('ads.send', { In another portion of the video, Watts appears to be near the vehicle and placing somethingin the trucks bed, KCNC reported. 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. I dont know who he is. 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). I won a raffle at work for a Rockies game. Shanann Watts' parents have opened up about their daughter and their grandchildren for the first time. A babysitter, who was the sister of the birthday boy whose party Watts and the girls attended that Sunday, also spoke with an agent with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. 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. hitType: 'event', They could actually see what he was carrying? The toxicology results likely represent decomposition and an artifact of being submerged in an oil tank for several days. This idea goes along with the statements from Shannans family about Chris carrying the bodies and possibly got Chriss parents to understand his guilt. Although the experts couldn't determine the gender of the baby, it is publicly known that the Watts were expecting a baby boy and had named him Niko. In order to remove the girls from the tanks, the oil had to be drained from the well and the east tank took six hours to drain, according to the CBI report. The cold-hearted killer admitted he smotheredwife Shanann, who was pregnant with their son. Shanann had an inkling that all was not well, and confided in a friend: He has changed. Autopsy reports of Chris Watts' two slain daughters, 4-year-old Bella Watts, and 3-year-old Celeste Watts, revealed that the children were smothered to death and that little Bella even attempted to fight off her murderous father, biting her tongue and cheeks in the process. ", His dad Ronnie drops his head into his hands and replies: "Oh my God.". This crime was portrayed in the Netflix series 'American Murder: The Family Next Door'. The creator of the video mentioned something really interesting. 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. o Surveillance Footage whered it comefrom? Unbeknownst to Roberts, he had just buried his wife in a shallow grave and dumped his daughters in an oil tank. } According to the New York Times, the judge said, This is perhaps the most inhumane and vicious crime I have handled out of the thousands of cases that I have seen.. Granted, most women dont go to bed wearing a bra, if she was even strangled in her sleep, but due to pregnancy and larger breasts, maybe she opted to keep a bra on. [Chris] hasnt touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when Im trying to figure out what is wrong.. Even so, Watts seems to take precautions by mostly loading the bodies on the side of the truck thats opposite [and out of view] of surveillance camera. }); MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. We know it was seized from page 965 of the Discovery Documents, We dont know what the results of those tests were. We infer that he vacuumed, did laundry, removed digital artifacts etc.I believe he made the online purchase off her phone, and that by then she was already dead. 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. Shanann and the girls were last seen on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Authorities have since released a number of files related to the case, including police station footage of Watts telling his father that he 'freaked out' and murdered his wife. claimed he caught her strangling their daughters. We've received your submission. 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. He admitted to assuring his daughter that she would see her mother in the morning. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Watts pays for his breakfast with cash after dumping the bodies of his wife and children, Chris Watts' dad leans across to comfort his son after he admits to murdering his pregnant wife - but lied that she had killed their girls, Moment Chris Watts confesses to his dad that he murdered his pregnant wife Shannan, saying she had harmed their daughters, Watts was jailed for life for killing pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella, four, Celeste, three and their unborn son Nico, The court was told brave Bella, right, had fought for her life, Killer Chris Watts can been seen loading his car before driving off with the bodies of pregnant wife and two daughters, Watts is seen coming in and out of the house before driving off to dump the bodies, The security footage then captures the moment Watts drives off after loading up his car with the bodies of his family, Chilling moment family killer Chris Watts drives off with bodies of pregnant wife and two daughters in his truck, Text messages have emerged between Watts and his wife prior to the killings, Watts bows his head during sentencing on Monday, as the parents of Shanann Watts speak to the court, Triple killer with his alleged lover, Nichol Kessinger, The first pictures have emerged of Nichol Kessinger, who claims Watts' financial troubles were the main catalyst for his marriage falling apart, Harrowing moment Chris Watts' mistress Nichol Kessinger breaks down to cops over his killings, Frank Rzucek, the father of Shanann Watts, left, and her brother Frankie Rzucek in court for Christopher Watts' arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado, Chilling moment killer dad Chris Watts calmly buys breakfast roll after murdering pregnant wife and kids and dumping bodies, Headteacher sacked 'after sending parents a list of striking teachers' as school launches probe, Isle of Innisfree ferry: Blaze breaks out on boat carrying 183 people in English Channel as lifeboats scramble to scene. 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. 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. hitType: 'event', We pay for your stories! }); A complete autopsy of the victims of Chris Watts his daughters Bella and Celeste, and wife Shanann Watts revealed that Shanann's fetus had been expelled from her body, which was buried in a shallow grave. This also explains why Atkinsons vehicle is seen arriving but not leaving. She said that Saturday Watts had asked her to mind the children while he attended a Rockies game. }); Bella followed because she was following her sister and she trusted her father. 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In fact, the footage did not capture anyone leaving the house that day but Watts. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 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". We are one of the worlds fastest growing 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.". media-tech companies with hubs around the world. That skin was retreived and given to a member of law enforcement on the scene. This resulted in abundant skin slippage upon washing," the autopsy added. 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. Required fields are marked *. At 16:25 is where it is believed CW is bending down to pick up one of the children (the "shadow" part of the video). However, he has since pleaded guilty to killing his daughters and wife. 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]. Bella was in the west oil tank and Celeste was inside the east tank. In the lead up to the tragic murders, Watts had taken his daughters to a birthday party on the afternoon of Sunday, August 12. Just curious how you reached the conclusion her clothes were changed. Watts, who had initially reported them missing and had made a public plea for their return, was arrested as he admitted to killing them. 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 . Ive maintained from the very beginning that Shanann was murdered immediately after entering the house. Shanann's father was one of the last people to see the girls, revealing he spoke to them on FaceTime on Sunday evening. We exited the tank and walked over to the field south of the tanks. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. Dieter was known to howl whenever he was put into his cage when they would leave the house and I would imagine CW letting him walk about freely during the loading as opposed to risking the attention of the howling. Occasionally I hear LE mention "divine justice" when searching for a killer (I read and watch a lot of true crime), and I considered the fetus and the explosion in the video (along with Shannan's mother's dream that Chris was going to "cover them in oil") to be divine intervention to catch this monster. We are one of the worlds fastest growing The comments below have not been moderated, By Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368 . He then took Celeste to the east well and dropped her in feet first, he told police. 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. let gads_event; He told investigators that he killed his wife, Shanann, because she killed their daughters. The idea is that the police released little carefully edited clips of the footage in the discovery. Kessinger said while their relationship may have 'accelerated the process', she believed Watts would have committed the murders if she was around or not. The new video occurred on the day after committing the murders. Agent Tammy Lee tells Watts: "It is completely clear that you were not honest during the testing. Maybe it makes more sense why Chris was so panicked when he saw the video at Nicks house? A Hazardous Materials Incident Narrative Report filed by the Colorado State Patrol reveals in harrowing detail the retrieval of Bella and Celeste bodies. Lupus can complicate pregnancy with an increased risk of miscarriage, premature delivery, and preeclampsia, as well as heart problems in the baby. pg.acq.push(function() { I wonder if he had a thought to incinerate Shannan's body, and the sheet left at Cervi was intended to start the fire. Some have speculated that this may be Bella. 'Sergeant Armstrong told me he could see what looked like a body face down on the south side of the tank.'. All three autopsies cite the cause of death as the "asphyxiation due to manual strangulation by another individual. Following the other's lead, etc. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Youre a lot more perceptive with things like that Ive noticed, wondering what I may have missed! By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Trooper Reeder held her left arm and left leg as we moved the body towards the manway.'. Watts is seen wearing an orange teeshirt, cap and sunglasses as he buys breakfastBut he only confessed to part of his crime after failing a lie detector test and still did not admit to smothering their two daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, in Colorado. It appeared to be a small female child,' reads the report. He told Bella her mom was sleeping. Meanwhile, Watts' mistress told police in the days after the disappearance that she didn't think their relationship was what made him snap. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! 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. '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 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. Their report said that at the highest point of her buried body there was only three inches of dirt covering her. And then I killed her. 20:44 GMT 11 Dec 2018 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 . In Watts first confession he lied. 'There was also some skin on the plywood where her back made contact,' reads the report. The autopsy of the two children stated that the cause of their death was asphyxiation due to smothering. Watts had told authorities just one day prior that it was his wife Shanann who killed the girls, claiming that he in turn murdered her in a rage. ga('ads.send', { Now, one of his coworkers has revealed how he first noticed Watts was changing. And during all of that, he was texting on and off as well. Ther girls were found in two different oil wells that contained crude oil. What exactly is the "Nate's cctv" Weld has been sending out. By Watts was sentenced November 19 to three consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to killing his pregnant wife, Shanann, and the couple's daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste in August. First, the two 400-barrel oil tanks had to be manually drained. 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. In a related story, Chris Watt's mistress reveals chilling text message he sent her after killing his wife and daughters. So if he knew he was on camera, why did he think he could get away with a triple homicide? The moment Chris Watts realizes he was caught on surveillance footage Authorities say a neighbor's security video shows Chris Watts making three trips from the house to his truck carrying something the morning his wife and children disappeared. The footage, released by Colorado's Weld County District Attorney, shows the 33-year-old buying a sandwich, and chatting with the cashier at 8am. 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.