reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), We only know that it happened and in theory he had several hours to do it. 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. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ pg.acq.push(function() { Shanann Watts was pronounced dead at 5 am on August 16, Celeste at 3:40 pm, and Bella at 5:50 pm on the same day. if(document.querySelector("#google_image_div")){ Police investigating the family's disappearance had very quickly become suspicious of Watts and learned of an ongoing affair with a co-worker. Officers in self-contained breathing gear to protect them from the fumes entered the tanks and removed the bodies of the little girls. }) ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); '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. }); He dumped the bodies of his children in two oil tankers, where he worked. 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). If he killed her first thing, then the make-up she had on was still there, and he wouldnt have to apply that too. 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. Talking to cops in interview, Watts said he took his daughters home, gave them both showers, fed them snacks and tucked them into bed. Killer Chris Watts can been seen loading his car before driving off with the bodies of pregnant wife and two daughters. He noted that both girls were eager to see their mother, who was due to return home later that night. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. This community exists to discuss the murders of the Watts family and the subsequent arrest of Chris Watts. 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. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 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. Two months alter, Watts changed his story and entered a guilty plea to all three murders. His mistressNicol Kessinger told cops that Watts told her he was getting a divorce and failed to mention thatShanann was pregnant. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. All Lupus pregnancies are considered high risk, but Shanann was determined to have a family. 'There was also some skin on the plywood where her back made contact,' reads the report. When Nickole Atkinson arrived at the house, Watts saw her on his porch camera [relayed to his smartphone]. Do we have footage of Chris moving the truck out of the driveway and replacing the Lexus in the garage that Monday morning? Ill THRIVE for Shanann 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. 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. Convicted killer Chris Watts initially painted himself as a distraught father, but even early into the disappearance of his pregnant wife and two young daughters, experts say there were signs Watts was lying. Shortly after he loads Shannan in the truck, he is seen putting a gas can in the back bed of the truck. 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. 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. This is why I wonder where the kids were at that time? 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Kessinger said while their relationship may have 'accelerated the process', she believed Watts would have committed the murders if she was around or not. }); Shananns body was recovered from a shallow grave near the tankers. hitType: 'event', However, Watts told his fatherRonnie that he only killed his wife after claiming to have witnessed her choking their two daughters to death. 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. The children and the mother were each pronounced dead at different times, pointing to the difficulty of the recovery process of their bodies. Shanann and the girls were last seen on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. The bodies were found four days later. He then spent a normal day at work and frequently texted his girlfriend, even as police began investigating his family's disappearance. 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. It is the same location where the bodies of his family members were discovered. I'm sorry I don't have a screenshot of it, maybe someone else has it. The process of removing the bodies began at 5am on the morning of August 16 and would go on for almost 14 hours, with the report noting that at 6:45pm that evening members of the Colorado State Patrol cleared the scene. ga('ads.send', { Chris Watts' daughters Bella, Celeste suffered 'skin slippage' after their bodies were taken out of oil tanker. ga('ads.send', { Their mother was buried in a shallow grave. Shanann's body was recovered from a shallow grave near the tankers. 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. Hours later they were murdered, alongside their mum Shannan. It is sad the video is not better quality but CW knew exactly what to do to hide as much as he could. But Watts had already referred to Shannan in the past tense despite her body not having been found at that time. 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 know the red gas can was seized by police but was it tested at all? "And I think you already know that. 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So, perhaps the little shadows CW appears to bend down to was the dog? We've received your submission. By NK had nothing to do with the murders. Thanks for contacting us. You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. Chris Watts. 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. In Watts first confession he lied. The autopsy of the two children stated that the cause of their death was asphyxiation due to smothering. 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. There was also some skin on the plywood where her back made contact.'. 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However, he has since pleaded guilty to killing his daughters and wife. hitType: 'event', 'Trooper Reeder and I then walked around the inside of that tank which also had approximately 4 of crude sludge in it. Their report said that at the highest point of her buried body there was only three inches of dirt covering her. First, the two 400-barrel oil tanks had to be manually drained. This crime was portrayed in the Netflix series 'American Murder: The Family Next Door'. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Since the Watts home had its own cameras, it seemed unlikely Watts didnt know the neighbors had one too. TheWeld County District Attorney's office released the footage in which Watts says: "She hurt them. Even so, Watts seems to take precautions by mostly loading the bodies on the side of the truck that's opposite [and out of view] of surveillance camera. The graphic autopsy reports, released by the Weld County Coroner, detailed the condition of all the three bodies that were recovered from an oil site owned by Anadarko Petroleum. let gads_event; 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. It later emerged he was visiting his mistress, Nichol Kessinger. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Then, once the tanks were emptied, men in self-contained breathing gear entered and removed the bodies of the girls, whose skin came off their bodies as they were passed out of the tanks. The victim was then moved out of the tank, but during the process her hand 'degloved' of its skin. 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. eventAction: 'click_ads' I recall she was unearthed wearing a Tee, black bra and blue thong style underwear. That video would later be used to draw out Watts' confession before he was formally charged with murder. This idea goes along with the statements from Shannans family about Chris carrying the bodies and possibly got Chriss parents to understand his guilt. View our online Press Pack. Watts had initially attempted to pin the murders of her children on his wife when he first confessed to murdering Shanann. The autopsy states the mother's internal genitalia was protruding and there was a tissue attached to it that had largely decomposed. The video is just those clips run together so it can not make sense as a whole. 'Trooper Bandy grasped the left wrist and shoulder area as Sergeant Armstrong did the same on the right side. Lets examine something from the Watts Crime Scene and find out | True Crime Rocket Science / #tcrs. 'Trooper Reeder grasped the upper portion of her right arm to turn her over. Watts faces nine charges, including several counts of first-degree murder of his wife and his two young daughters. McCoy said usually Watts was wearing his newer boots with his pants over the boots. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { Watts was having an affair, and rather than face a messy divorce he killed his wife and slaughtered his children. 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. 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. 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. 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. The body was turned over to the Weld County Coroner. Authorities quickly said Watts' claim that he only killed his wife was a lie. Upon further examination of this tissue, itis revealed to be a largely decomposed fetus. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The men next went about removing the body of the second victim, which was found in the second oil tank. When he does appear on the camera side, hes carrying what appears to be a red gas can or toolbox. At the end of the video the narrator Arnold Faks discusses the shadow of Bella. 'Sergeant Armstrong told me he could see what looked like a body face down on the south side of the tank.'. Definitely hard to watch that evil in progress. Ther girls were found in two different oil wells that contained crude oil. The truck is later spotted being moved towards the front of the driveway before eventually leaving. When they finally were able to remove the children, both were wearing their nightgowns. 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. This proves SW didn't kill the kids to people who still wonder. He also confirmed Watts arrived at the isolated oil site early and alone, and made regular trips to and from his vehicle. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Christopher Watts is in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. Investigators believe Watts used that very truck to transport the bodies of his family to a remote oil work site, where they were found days later. True Crime Analysis, Breakthroughs, Insights & Discussions Hosted by Bestselling Author Nick van der Leek. }); Parking the Lexus on the street accomplished two things: 1) Shanann couldnt see when he left or came as the garage was hooked to Vivint 2) he had an excuse to come and see the footage (he told Nate thats why he was parking it on the street: to lure the criminals). According to Watts, he placed all three bodies in the cabin portion of the truck, behind the front passenger seat. 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. https://crimerocket.com/2019/02/21/chris-watts-which-documents-are-still-missing-and-how-to-request-documents-from-weld-county/, Someone already has put it. 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. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. The babysitter did have a different version of events as to what happened the following day though, saying that Watts left the party much earlier than he told authorities. 'I grabbed her right arm near the wrist area and moved her towards the manway. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. They could actually see what he was carrying? Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com This also explains why Atkinsons vehicle is seen arriving but not leaving. She was 15 weeks pregnant with her third child, Nico, when her husband, Chris Watts murdered her. The membranes are ruptured and covered with sandy debris. eventAction: 'render' },false) We dont know what cover up and cleaning up operations Watts did inside the house after the crime. 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]. He did it either to see whether the card had any money on it, or to create an impression that they hadnt argued and she was still alive. Notifications can be turned off anytime from browser settings. CHILLING footage shows the moment triple-murderer Chris Watts stops to buy breakfast on the morning he disposed of the bodies of his wife and children. Required fields are marked *. 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. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Hershey's Canada releases HER for SHE bars featuring a trans activist, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up. And then I killed her. The recordings from the Weld County District Attorneys Office, captured by a nearby homes security camera, were obtained by KCNC. 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. Watts had to have known if her body was ever found, her clothing would tell them whether she went out afterwards or not. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ The video is just those clips run together so it can not make sense as a whole. Chris Watts: The Gamechanging Video Surveillance Footage whered it comefrom? It clearly shows him bend down to pick up a walking Bella after carrying CeCe there first. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Hershey's Canada releases HER for SHE bars featuring a trans activist, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up. I believe he loads her into back seat on the driver's side of the vehicle, then goes around to the passenger side and pulls her in the rest of the way, which is blocked by the tree. Each only had an eight-inch opening, according to the CBI. 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. I agree that him fiddling around the truck with the gas can was just to make it look like he was having a normal day. If this video really shows one of the girls walking out, then it proves SW did not kill the children. He even text a co-worker laying plans to dump their bodies then took them home for pizza before murdering them in their beds. Conveniently it meant he didnt drive into clear view of the camera. Now, one of his coworkers has revealed how he first noticed Watts was changing. 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. Watts then put Bellas little body in the well and went to bury Shanann. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Watts had initially attempted to pin the murders of her children on his wife when he first confessed to murdering Shanann. }) This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. 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It was Trinastich who provided investigators with the gamechanging video surveillance that showed not only Chris Watts backing up his truck and leaving on the morning of the murders, but also that no one else left the Watts home that morning. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ 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. Chris Watts confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters in November 2018 in Weld County Colorado, north of Denver. 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. Footage has also been released which shows the moment he was told he hadfailed a polygraph test. 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. They also found part of a broken rake that Watts confessed to using to clear the brush where he buried Shanann. 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]. 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. ga('ads.send', { MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of Either Nate or Coonrod said, "the only way they could have left the house is through your truck" and stupid Chris responds, "Okay.". Yes definitely walking backwards dragging Shannan. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Watts also moves the pick-up forward slightly at some point during the operation, so that its completely obscured behind the neighbors tree. I've watched this video so many times and I can't see him walking backwards. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. 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.'. before he left the house the morning of August 13, what do you mean when you say re-clothing Shananns body? 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. pg.acq.push(function() { We exited the tank and walked over to the field south of the tanks. He booked the sitter, messaging: "Do you think McKenna is available to watch the girls for a few hours tomorrow night? In another portion of the video, Watts appears to be near the vehicle and placing somethingin the trucks bed, KCNC reported. 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 . Just curious how you reached the conclusion her clothes were changed. 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. Yep, I see it hard to watch but I think I agree. Maybe it makes more sense why Chris was so panicked when he saw the video at Nicks house? How do we know her clothing was changed by Chris? }); 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. Because when NUA, her son, and the police were there, the Lexus was in the garage. The sister of the birthday boy who threw the party told cops Watts had asked her to watch the girls a day earlier. According to the CBI, upon investigating the site they located Shanaans body in a shallow grave, still wearing her shirt, bra and underwear. 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. }); 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. 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 . 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.. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Authorities later recovered the girls bodies, which were submerged in an oil tank. He texted Roberts that he would be making the drive out to one of the more distant oil fields that was managed by his company, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, the following day. '[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. Your email address will not be published. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), }); Shanann Watts' parents have opened up about their daughter and their grandchildren for the first time. 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. Unbeknownst to Roberts, he had just buried his wife in a shallow grave and dumped his daughters in an oil tank. 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.