These unseen confession tapes show the moment Chris Watts explains why he put the bodies of his family in oil tanks. They were found after workers began the process of "unloading and emptying" the contents of the tanks during the investigation. Christopher Watts is in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. Watts has … He told investigators that he killed his wife, Shanann, because she killed their daughters. Her left arm, meanwhile, was extended near her head. Their report said that at the highest point of her buried body there was only three inches of dirt covering her. 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You can unsubscribe at any time. Harrowing details of how Chris Watts's family's decomposing bodies were found have been revealed in new crime scene reports. The chilling last photos of Shanann, Bella and Celeste, taken just hours before they were murdered, were included in the release. Ther girls were found in two different oil wells that contained crude oil. According to the CBI, the well site is in a remote area accessible by various dirt roads. American Murder: The Family Next Door explains the very real and heinous familicide committed by Chris Watts in 2018, in which he murdered his … Chris Watts confessed to killing his wife and two young daughters and disposing of their bodies in an oil field where he worked in Colorado. Bella was in the west oil tank and Celeste was inside the east tank. Family killer Watts … At the time of her murder, she had been pregnant with a son she was going to name Nico. The girls' bodies were found submerged in oil, and Shanann's body was found buried in a shallow grave on the property of Anadarko, where Watts worked. His story was that he’d 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. "Again, found in the bottom of the tank, in the crude oil sludge was the second juvenile female victim believed to be Bella Watts.". He allegedly told detectives that he flew into a rage and strangled Shanann after catching her in the act on a baby monitor screen. Shanann was dressed in a "T-shirt, bra and panties". According to the CBI, upon investigating the site they located Shanaan’s body in a shallow grave, still wearing her shirt, bra and underwear. Where Chris Watts’ Family’s Dead Bodies Were Found. A crime scene report - among nearly 2,000 pages of records released on the case - details the moments the youngsters were located. The reports describing the crime scene reveal the state in which the decomposing bodies of his pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste were found. While being interviewed by police, Christopher Lee Watts (born May 16, 1985) admitted to murdering his pregnant wife Shanann Cathryn Watts (née Rzucek; born January 10, 1984) by strangulation. Shanann and her daughters were laid to rest on September 1. 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. Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, Shanann was found in a shallow grave at an Anadarko Petroleum site, while Bella and Celeste were discovered in oil tanks, Watts, pictured in his mugshot, was this month locked up for life without the possibility of parole, New crime scene reports reveal harrowing details of how the victims were found - and their autopsies, The bodies of the mum and daughters were found to be in an "advanced state of decomposition", The killings took place in Colorado, US, on either August 12 or 13. Chris Watts' horror as he realises neighbour's camera filmed him moving dead family's bodies The convicted killer was being filmed by an officer's bodycam as his neighbour brings up … He pled (sic) guilty to murdering his family because he is guilty," they said, in a statement, as per the Denver Channel. Our. 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. According to the report by a crime scene analyst, all of the victims' bodies were in an "advanced state of decomposition". Where Chris Watts’ Family’s Dead Bodies Were Found, Copyright © 2021 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Warning: Distressing content. Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste (Image: Instagram) Shanann was found in a … His daughters were still alive, but his 4-year-old, Bella was asking what happened to her mother, Watts told police. He told Bella her mom was sleeping. Shanann, a "loving" mum, was located around "nine inches below the surface grade" at an Anadarko Petroleum site where Watts worked. He claimed that his wife had strangled their daughters in revenge after he revealed he was having an affair and wanted to split. "Upon the completion of emptying the east tank, a juvenile female victim believed to be Celeste Watts, was found buried in crude oil sludge at the bottom of the east tank," it states. "So they were flammable. Disturbing new details regarding Chris Watts’ murdered family has been revealed. Investigators reported that they found what looked like blonde hairs on at least one of the tank rims. Shireen Khalil news.com.au December 4, 2018 1:54pm 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". READ NEXT: How did Robert Hansen’s Wife & 2 Kids Have No Idea He Was a Serial Killer? 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. Another report documents the autopsies of the mum and daughters, which took place at a Colorado medical centre on August 17. Video footage has revealed the moment killer dad Chris Watts returned home to find police there shortly after dumping his family’s bodies. In 2018, Chris Watts murdered his three months pregnant wife and his two daughters of four and three years, Bella and Celeste. At the time of the filing, Chris was the family’s main source of income, bringing in $63,000 of their joint $91,000 income. Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. Her face was "facing down into the ground", while her back was positioned upwards, according to the reports, released last week. The Colorado father serving multiple life sentences for the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters sent letters from prison to the author of an upcoming book that contain shocking revelations that conflict with claims Chris Watts made to law enforcement officials. But police rejected Watts's story and charged him with murder. The father, 33, had made a tearful TV plea to find his wife and daughters after they 'vanished' three months ago. WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Watts' pregnant wife Shanann was discovered in a "foetal position" in a shallow grave, while her two young daughters were found in "crude oil sludge", Our free email newsletter sends you the biggest headlines from news, sport and showbiz. Watts Buried Shanaan in a Shallow Grave at the Cervi Well Site. They also found part of a broken rake that Watts confessed to using to clear the brush where he buried Shanann. Above, Watts is seen in court, Watts had made a tearful TV plea to find his wife and daughters after they 'vanished' three months ago, Days later, on August 15, he was arrested but denied he had killed them. 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Pregnant Mom Vanishes, Husband Pleads for Help — Then 3 Bodies Turn Up: How Watts Family Murder Case Unfolded this link is to an external site … Chris Watts (Source: Weld County DA) 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste were murdered by their father, Chris Watts, shortly after Celeste celebrated her 3rd birthday. The two reports - and the other hundreds of pages of documents - were released by the Weld County District Attorney's Office. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. Days later, on August 15, he was arrested but denied he had killed them. Husband Chris Watts, then 33, and wife Shan’ann, 34, just found out they were expecting a … "The hardest thing was flying them here, because they were in crude oil for four days," Frank told Dr. Phil. According to the confession notes he “may have had to manipulate her to get her inside.”. The documents became public after Watts admitted to murdering the trio, who had been reported missing from their Frederick home. Watts was having an affair with a lady named Nichol Kessinger. Watts was employed by the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation at the time. Chris Watts confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters in November 2018 in Weld County Colorado, north of Denver. However, he began repeatedly changing his story to police. The bodies of the couple's daughters, Bella, four, and three-year-old Celeste, were discovered at the bottom of oil tanks at the site. Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Colorado Bureau of InvestigationsSite where the bodies of Shanaan, Celeste and Bella Watts were found. explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. September 30, 2020. Getty When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz Senior SEO Writer. He then took Celeste to the east well and dropped her in feet first, he told police. The Colorado Bureau of Investigations described the site as “a cattle ranch in rural Weld County with numerous oil and gas wells leased to Anadarko.”. The affidavit said he admitted to killing his wife but claimed he did so in a "rage" only after discovering that she had strangled their two daughters.. 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. The Watts family murders occurred in Frederick, Colorado, during the early morning hours of August 13, 2018. The little girl was also without any shoes or socks. Disturbing way bodies of Chris Watts' wife and kids were found after he killed them. Devastatingly, the "remains of a foetus were visible". 18:00, 30 SEP 2020. While he initially told investigators and the media that he didn’t know where his wife and daughters were, eventually Watts confessed to killing all of them. Fionnuala O’Leary, The Sun news.com.au October 7, 2020 12:43pm Chris Watts confessed to killing his pregnant spouse and two younger daughters in November 2018 in Weld County Colorado, north of Denver. In Netflix’s latest true crime documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door, viewers learn how police found the bodies of Shanann Watts and her two daughters. 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. See Family Murderer Chris Watts' Case in Pictures Chris Watts pleaded guilty to the murders of wife Shanann and their daughters Bella and Celeste By Steve Helling Colorado Bureau of Investigations Site where the bodies of Shanaan, Celeste and Bella Watts … "After the recovery of the victim from the east tank, the west tank was drained under the same procedural guidelines," the report states. The 33-year-old had decided to murder his family … The summer of 2018 should have been a joyous one for the Watts family. Investigators also found the garbage bags Watts said he put over Shanaan’s head and feet when he drove his family to the site so the girls wouldn’t have to see her, along with a sheet that matched one police previously found in the garbage at their house. Chris Watts has revealed the grisly details of exactly how he killed his pregnant wife and two daughters in a letter from prison. Harrowing details of how Chris Watts’s family’s decomposing bodies were found have been revealed in new crime scene reports. The author does a remarkable job of bringing to life the cold dark horror that is Chris Watts throughout the narrative but especially on the morning in the aftermath of the murders. Watts’s wife Shanann was discovered in a "foetal position" in a shallow grave after being murdered by her husband in Colorado, US. Watts then put Bella’s little body in the well and went to bury Shanann. The reports show that the bodies of both little girls were placed inside oil containers with a narrow opening that was only 8 inches in diameter. Shanann was strangled and the youngsters had been smothered. THIS is the chilling moment evil dad Chris Watts loads his car before driving off with the bodies of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. •I’ll THRIVE for Shan’ann 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. On November 6, 2018, he pleaded guilty to multipl… Because the girls' bodies had been stuffed into crude oil tanks by their father, Chris Watts, they were in advanced stages of decomposition and encased in the highly flammable material even after being removed. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. That’s where Watts told police he smothered both of his daughters and put their bodies in two different oil wells. He later admitted to killing their daughters, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste, by smothering them with a blanket over their heads. When they finally were able to remove the children, both were wearing their nightgowns. 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. 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The graphic autopsy reports detail the condition of all three bodies after they were recovered from an oil site owned by Anadarko Petroluem, where Chris Watts buried them. 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. Chris Watts’ wife and daughters, missing for three days, were found dead last week on property of the Colorado man’s former employer. Christopher Watts, 33, the woman's husband and daughters' father, is charged with killing all three. Watts strangled 34-year-old Shanann - who was pregnant with his unborn son - to death, before smothering four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste and hiding their tiny bodies in an oil tank. Chris Watts is the topic of a brand new Netflix sequence referred to as “American Murder: The Family Next Door.” Watts was convicted of murdering his spouse and daughters, who had been present in oil drums. In Watts’ first confession he lied. Powered by. By. Watts's wife Shanann was discovered in a "foetal position" in a shallow grave after being murdered by her husband in Colorado, US. Watts was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole. How did Robert Hansen’s Wife & 2 Kids Have No Idea He Was a Serial Killer. The family … The killings took place on either August 12 or 13. 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.”.