Footage of Chris removing the bodies was edited to mask the bodies This is why there are so many little artifacts in that video. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Chilling new surveillance footage has captured killer dad Chris Watts driving away from his Colorado home after loading histruck with the bodies of his pregnant wife and two daughters. 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. According to the CBI, upon investigating the site they located Shanaans body in a shallow grave, still wearing her shirt, bra and underwear. 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. Shanann's autopsy, however, revealed a heartbreaking detail about the child she was carrying at the time of the murder. Watts was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole. 20:44 GMT 11 Dec 2018 We are one of the worlds fastest growing However, he later entered a guilty plea in exchange for five life sentences without parole. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. 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.. I recall she was unearthed wearing a Tee, black bra and blue thong style underwear. I came to this idea believing the girls were dead, as well as SW, when the truck was loaded as CW makes at least 3 trips to the garage. Nick when describing what Chris did as far as cleaning up etc. 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? 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. 'Very open to the idea': Julia Wandelt takes DNA test to verify if she is missing Swiss girl Livia Schepp, Kayla Lemieux: Teacher with prosthetic Z-cup breasts suspended WITH PAY after pics show her dressed as man, 'We have lots to reveal': Madeleine McCann lookalike Julia Wandelt posts footage of meeting with PI probing claims, Lindsay Clancy case: Psychologist reveals psychosis red flags family members could have spotted, Baby Mia Jade Riley: Parents Lani and Tom Riley speak out after dog attack killed their 5-week-old infant. 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. By not having her in trousers, maybe he was trying to create the impression she was abducted, sexually assaulted and then murdered. The security footage was taken from a neighbour's home and released by . 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. This community exists to discuss the murders of the Watts family and the subsequent arrest of Chris Watts. Their mother and unborn baby brother Nico were found just 100 yards away in a shallow grave. Chris Watts' daughters Bella, Celeste suffered 'skin slippage' after their bodies were taken out of oil tanker. Bella had a cut on the inside of her lip and a bite on her tongue. Agent Tammy Lee tells Watts: "It is completely clear that you were not honest during the testing. Press J to jump to the feed. At this point, Trooper Reeder was able to secure her left arm and left leg. 'Trooper Reeder and I then walked around the inside of that tank which also had approximately 4 of crude sludge in it. When he does appear on the camera side, hes carrying what appears to be a red gas can or toolbox. 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). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. This story has been shared 134,152 times. The girls, who'd been smothered by Watts'. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Officers in self-contained breathing gear to protect them from the fumes entered the tanks and removed the bodies of the little girls. 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. "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.". This resulted in abundant skin slippage upon washing," the autopsy added. His daughters were still alive, but his 4-year-old, Bella was asking what happened to her mother, Watts told police. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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I won a raffle at work for a Rockies game. What exactly is the "Nate's cctv" Weld has been sending out. 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 footage, released by Colorado's Weld County District Attorney, shows the 33-year-old buying a sandwich, and chatting with the cashier at 8am. 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. Days after Shanann Watts, 34, and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were reported missing - but before their bodies were discovered . So CW was able to hide lots. The creator of the video mentioned something really interesting. By All Lupus pregnancies are considered high risk, but Shanann was determined to have a family. Remember, his first version was that she was missing because she left with the children. 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 strangled his wife and smothered the girls inside the home. Last week video was released showing the moment Chris Watts confessed to his dad that he killed his pregnant wife - but still blaming her for their daughter's deaths. [Chris] hasnt touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when Im trying to figure out what is wrong.. A Hazardous Materials Incident Narrative Report filed by the Colorado State Patrol details the process to retrieve the bodies of Bella and Celeste Watts, 4 and 3, after they were murdered by their father and dumped into an oil tank. While the truck is idling, he also turns off the light thats shining almost directly into the neighbor opposites window. 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. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. 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.. },false) This was where his girls' and wife's bodies would later be found. This crime was portrayed in the Netflix series 'American Murder: The Family Next Door'. hitType: 'event', Some footage of the surveillance show a small shadow moving towards CW from the garage. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. The manner of death is homicide." 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. 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. Because when NUA, her son, and the police were there, the Lexus was in the garage. Now, one of his coworkers has revealed how he first noticed Watts was changing. 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. Id like to share my theory with you, do you have an email address or can I give you mine please. This is also based on the children being murdered first. After they probed it, they found it to be the fetus that had expelled out of her body post her death. The bodies were found four days later. ga('ads.send', { if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ The idea is that the police released little carefully edited clips of the footage in the discovery. }); Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com I know the red gas can was seized by police but was it tested at all? claimed he caught her strangling their daughters. 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. TheWeld County District Attorney's office released the footage in which Watts says: "She hurt them. Shanann had an inkling that all was not well, and confided in a friend: He has changed. 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. "This likely represents prolapse of the uterus due to pregnancy and postmortem artifact. ga('ads.send', { 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 . Watts pleaded guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence in order to avoid the death penalty. The moment that Watts realized he was done for was captured on a Policeman's bodycam, and the footage has been released. 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. 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. Adjacent to the probable uterus is a largely degraded portion of tissue that is unfortunately covered in sandy debris from the gravesite. However, he has since pleaded guilty to killing his daughters and wife. Watts, who had initially reported them missing and had made a public plea for their return, was arrested as he admitted to killing them. 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. Getty 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. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), The children and the mother were each pronounced dead at different times, pointing to the difficulty of the recovery process of their bodies. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. ", His dad Ronnie drops his head into his hands and replies: "Oh my God.". But Watts had already referred to Shannan in the past tense despite her body not having been found at that time. When questioned about this, Watts apparently confirmed to Addy Molony that he knew about the camera at the Trinastichs next door. 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. 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. 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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 . He also confirmed Watts arrived at the isolated oil site early and alone, and made regular trips to and from his vehicle. let gads_event; AmoMama creates engaging, meaningful content for women. window.googletag.cmd.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. Police investigating the family's disappearance had very quickly become suspicious of Watts and learned of an ongoing affair with a co-worker. 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. Nick Thayer also knew that Watts knew about Trinastichs camera. He dumped the bodies of his children in two oil tankers, where he worked. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. When he does appear on the camera side, he's carrying what appears to be a red gas can or toolbox. 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. He used it to move their bodies to an oil and gas company where he was employed, Rourke said. Watts had initially attempted to pin the murders of her children on his wife when he first confessed to murdering Shanann. Some people believe Nicole Kessinger was involved, but I do not. 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. 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. NathanielTrinastich is mentioned twice in Chris Watts arrest affidavit; once in the actual narrative and once as a witness. 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. 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. If he killed her first thing, then the make-up she had on was still there, and he wouldnt have to apply that too. Thats where Watts told police he smothered both of his daughters and put their bodies in two different oil wells. 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. An itemhe was holding resembled a red gasoline can. eventAction: 'click_ads' By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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's father was one of the last people to see the girls, revealing he spoke to them on FaceTime on Sunday evening. Watts pleaded guilty in the face of overwhelming evidence in order to avoid the death penalty. Investigators reported that they found what looked like blonde hairs on at least one of the tank rims. Where Chris Watts Familys Dead Bodies Were Found, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. }); } },false) Their mother was buried in a shallow grave. document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ '[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. 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.". pg.acq.push(function() { 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. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { Footage has also been released which shows the moment he was told he hadfailed a polygraph test. READ NEXT: How did Robert Hansens Wife & 2 Kids Have No Idea He Was a Serial Killer? Watching him watch the video is the best. Within days, he was charged with killing his family. Watts had pretended he was at a Colorado Rockies baseball game. This is why I wonder where the kids were at that time? We are one of the worlds fastest growing Some skin was also lost while the body was being moved to the oil pool. He says Chris had walked from the garage to the front of the car, theres no visual of him walking back but hes seen coming out again from the garage to the front. 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]. Ive maintained from the very beginning that Shanann was murdered immediately after entering the house. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. },false) By 'Trooper Bandy grasped the left wrist and shoulder area as Sergeant Armstrong did the same on the right side. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 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. Chris made up the lie about and/or used the fact that people were actually trying to break into their cars to come and review the camera footage at Nates house to see where what the camera could pick up. There is a channel explaining all this but Im not sure about linking it. 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. Bella followed because she was following her sister and she trusted her father. 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The comments below have not been moderated, By Commenter was spreading malicious slander. Video creator says its a glitch but a commenter says they believe the second one wasnt Chris. There was also some skin on the plywood where her back made contact.'. I've watched this video so many times and I can't see him walking backwards. It appeared to be a small female child,' reads the report. 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.'. 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. His mistressNicol Kessinger told cops that Watts told her he was getting a divorce and failed to mention thatShanann was pregnant. eventAction: 'load' }); Hours later they were murdered, alongside their mum Shannan. Watts, who had initially reported them missing and had made a public plea for their return, was arrested as he admitted to killing them. Bella was in the west oil tank and Celeste was inside the east tank. The sister of the birthday boy who threw the party told cops Watts had asked her to watch the girls a day earlier. 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. Frank Rzucek stated in an interview with police that he spoke with both Watts and Bella, who was eating cold pizza and candy. 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. Watts said Bella woke up twice in the night to ask when her mum was coming home. 'Very open to the idea': Julia Wandelt takes DNA test to verify if she is missing Swiss girl Livia Schepp, Kayla Lemieux: Teacher with prosthetic Z-cup breasts suspended WITH PAY after pics show her dressed as man, 'We have lots to reveal': Madeleine McCann lookalike Julia Wandelt posts footage of meeting with PI probing claims, Lindsay Clancy case: Psychologist reveals psychosis red flags family members could have spotted, Baby Mia Jade Riley: Parents Lani and Tom Riley speak out after dog attack killed their 5-week-old infant. Bella was 4 and her sister Celeste had just turned 3 at the time they were murdered by their father. So if he knew he was on camera, why did he think he could get away with a triple homicide? Talking to cops in interview, Watts said he took his daughters home, gave them both showers, fed them snacks and tucked them into bed. At 5pm he text co-worker Kodi Roberts to say he was going to go to a far-out oil fields that managed by his company, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation the following day. 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The evidence that destroyed the killer father's alibi has been revealed. We pay for your stories! "And I think you already know that. This video is about 18 minutes long. 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.
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