I wonder if he had a thought to incinerate Shannan's body, and the sheet left at Cervi was intended to start the fire. The video is just those clips run together so it can not make sense as a whole. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); They were in extreme trauma seeing their mother in a sheet, in the middle of the night, my kids and most of the young children around 4 I have taken care of would be following their father, clinging to him for comfort and assurance that all was ok. Police investigating the family's disappearance had very quickly become suspicious of Watts and learned of an ongoing affair with a co-worker. Each only had an eight-inch opening, according to the CBI. Now, one of his coworkers has revealed how he first noticed Watts was changing. 'While the first crude tank was being off-loaded, Trooper Bandy, Reeder and I put rope handles on two containment pools,' wrote Trooper Wilson. 'I freaked out, you understand me,' Watts whispered to his dad. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. In the lead up to the tragic murders, Watts had taken his daughters to a birthday party on the afternoon of Sunday, August 12. 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. He pleaded guilty. Adjacent to the probable uterus is a largely degraded portion of tissue that is unfortunately covered in sandy debris from the gravesite. }); 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. 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. Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368 . All Lupus pregnancies are considered high risk, but Shanann was determined to have a family. pg.acq.push(function() { 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. Now the smoking gun that led him to change his plea has been revealed, reported Daily Mail on December 11, 2018. 09:06 GMT 12 Dec 2018. Chris WattsMovement of bodiesNathanielTrinastichNeighbor's camerasurveillance video. 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. I'm sorry I don't have a screenshot of it, maybe someone else has it. Trooper Reeder and I then passed the body through the manway,' reads the report. New surveillance footage, released by the Weld County District Attorney on Thursday, shows Chris Watts loading up his truck after killing his pregnant wife and two daughters with his hands. He had placed the girls' bodies inside full oil tanks, and buried Shannan and her unborn son, Nico, in a nearby shallow grave. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), He turned his back to the footage, I think, because he knew it wouldnt show anything. 'Trooper Reeder and I then walked around the inside of that tank which also had approximately 4 of crude sludge in it. 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. gads_event = event; His father dropped his head into his hands and said:'Oh my god.'. Days after Shanann Watts, 34, and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were reported missing - but before their bodies were discovered . Did it have anything in it? However, he later entered a guilty plea in exchange for five life sentences without parole. When he does appear on the camera side, hes carrying what appears to be a red gas can or toolbox. 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. The troopers who headed up the retrieval process arrived on the scene around 9am on the morning of August 16. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ 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 5.30am. And he mentioned the mascara running down her face as well. We pay for videos too. 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. Bella adored her baby sister. An itemhe was holding resembled a red gasoline can. hitType: 'event', },false) 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. ga('ads.send', { According to Watts, he placed all three bodies in the cabin portion of the truck, behind the front passenger seat. After they probed it, they found it to be the fetus that had expelled out of her body post her death. Did Chris Watts not mind his wife Shanann humiliating him on Facebook? 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. This idea goes along with the statements from Shannans family about Chris carrying the bodies and possibly got Chriss parents to understand his guilt. }) It also noted "abundant skin slippage" on the bodies. 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This sub is for factual information, mourning, and speculative discussion only - no harassment of the victims or family members. It is the same location where the bodies of his family members were discovered. Getty So terribly cruel and sad. The comments below have not been moderated, By 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. Photos were taken and then the men began the process of removing the body from the tank. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. We know it was seized from page 965 of the Discovery Documents, We dont know what the results of those tests were. Watts was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole. 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. How do we know her clothing was changed by Chris? Agent Tammy Lee tells Watts: "It is completely clear that you were not honest during the testing. He then took Celeste to the east well and dropped her in feet first, he told police. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' This community exists to discuss the murders of the Watts family and the subsequent arrest of Chris Watts. Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. Clickhereto upload yours. Watts, per his own admission in interviews with law enforcement officials, then took his daughters home, gave them both showers, fed them pizza and got them each a snack before putting them to bed. eventAction: 'click_ads' MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. As the victim was passed through the manway Trooper Bandy and Sergeant continued to support her body as she was placed into a containment pool. 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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. eventAction: 'view' If Shanann in his story went out on a playdate, she would have worn make-up. Chris Watts gave a series of stilted television interviews after their disappearance, pleading for their safe. Remember, his first version was that she was missing because she left with the children. Chris Watts: The Gamechanging Video Surveillance Footage whered it comefrom? The security footage was taken from a neighbour's home and released by . 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 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. Christopher Watts is in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ This crime was portrayed in the Netflix series 'American Murder: The Family Next Door'. 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. The body cam footage shows Watts placing his hands on his head and turning away from the damning images, and his face mirrors his dawning realization that he has been caught red-handed. December 7, 2018 Share a story idea with ABC News Live Lets examine something from the Watts Crime Scene and find out | True Crime Rocket Science / #tcrs. The children and the mother were each pronounced dead at different times, pointing to the difficulty of the recovery process of their bodies. This means two things: 1) it was no accident that he loaded the bodies on the other side of the car and that he knew it would not pick up what he was actually loading only that he was loading things 2) premeditation and planning occurring while Shannan was in NC (thats when he parked the Lexus on the street). We've received your submission. Watts then put Bellas little body in the well and went to bury Shanann. } The vehicle seen in the video was used to carry the slain family members - his wife, Shanann, and the couple's two young girls, Bella and Celeste, Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke . 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Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. }); 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]. Maybe it makes more sense why Chris was so panicked when he saw the video at Nicks house? He added: "If I could have my babies back home right now, I wouldI want them backI want everybody backthat is the Gods honest truth.". He was captured emerging from the home and backing his truck up into the garage before later driving off down the driveway. Chris Watts told detectives that, when he backed his truck into the driveway, it was his wife and daughters' bodies he loaded into the back seat, the affidavit states. ga('ads.send', { This story has been shared 134,152 times. That video would later be used to draw out Watts' confession before he was formally charged with murder. Press J to jump to the feed. Which would makes sense since she put up more of a fight. The comments below have not been moderated, By [Chris] hasnt touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when Im trying to figure out what is wrong..