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Christopher Lee Watts murdered his family in Frederick Colorado United States. He killed his pregnant wife Shannon Cathryn Watts and their kids, 4 year old Bella and 3 year old Celeste. The reason behind the killing is that he had an affair with another woman and he wanted to leave his family. The woman Chris was having an affair with was his coworker Nichole Kessinger. She claimed that Chris told her that he was

in a process of divorcing his wife and that they were seperated.

The killing process

Chris had told his wife Shannon that their marriage was over and her response to that was something like ‘Well, you’re not gonna see the kids again’ and that led Chris to strangle his wife to death in her bed on the 13th

of August 2018. According to him she

did not fight back. He had rolled Shannon’s body in their bed sheets and

put it on the floor of the backseat of his truck, he then placed his two daughters, Bella and Celeste, in the backseat. He also revealed that his 4 year old daughter Bella saw Chris preparing to move Shannon’s body. He told Bella that ‘mommy does not feel good’.

He confessed that he did not plan to kill his two daughters but still drove out to his work site around 40 miles away from their home.

He then proceeded to suffocate both of his daughters before dropping their bodies in separate oil tanks on the same date as their mother was killed. He then proceeded to bury his wife’s body in the ground nearby the tanks that he later confessed in prison.

The discovery of the bodies

Nicole Atkinson was a very good friend to Shannon and was the first person to get concerned about Shannon. Later that day Atkinson becomes worried that she had not heard from Shannon. She says “I called her and texted her several times”. “I knew she had an doctor’s appointment that morning because she is pregnant. She didn’t show up for it…and I was even more concerned”. Shannon Watts was reported missing around 1:40 p.m.

Atkinson then calls the police who does a welfare check. Shannon’s belongings were found at the house such as keys, phone and purse. According to the news stations Chris had told them that “She said she was going to a friend's house with the kids and that’s the last thing I heard, and that was it. It was very vague”.

When the Colorado Bureau of Investigation issues an Endangered Missing Alert, Chris talks to Denver’s ABC affiliate and pleads for their return: “Shannon, Bella, Celeste, if you’re out there, just come back, like if somebody has her, just please bring her back, I need to see everybody, I need to see everybody,again, this house is not complete without anybody here. Please bring them back”.

On the 15th of August 2018 Chris fails a polygraph test and admits to his father Ronnie, to killing his wife, falsely claiming that the reason he killed her was because she suffocated both their daughters.

Shannon’s, Bella’s and Celeste’s bodies were found on the 16th of August 2018.

On August 21 2018 Chris was charged with three counts of first-degree charges for victims being 12 or younger. He also faces another count for the unlawful termination of a pregnancy, plus three counts of tampering with a body. A total of nine charges.

On November 6th 2018 Chris appeared in court, pleading guilty to all nine criminal counts. Shannon’s family requests that the death penalty to to be sought.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_family_murders

https://www.the-sun.com/news/1564571/chris-watts-murderer-shannan-watts-two-daughters/

https://www.distractify.com/p/how-did-chris-watts-kill-his-wife

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