When Shanann Watts missed her prenatal appointment on the morning of August 13th, 2018, her closest friend knew immediately that something was wrong.In part two of three on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring takes us through the investigation that unfolded in the hours after Shanann, Bella, and Ce…When Shanann Watts missed her prenatal appointment on the morning of August 13th, 2018, her closest friend knew immediately that something was wrong.In part two of three on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring takes us through the investigation that unfolded in the hours after Shanann, Bella, and CeCe were reported missing. From the unsettling details inside the house, to the surveillance footage his neighbor never knew would matter. As cadaver dogs were deployed and a motive began to emerge, the picture of what had really happened inside the Watts home became impossible to ignore.This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, murder, and violence against children. Please listen with care.Head over to our America’s Most Infamous Crimes YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericasMostInfamousCrimesIf you’re new here, don’t forget to follow America’s Most Infamous Crimes to never miss a case! Want all three parts of every case all at once? Join Crime House+ and get the entire week's case dropped every Monday ad-free. Join at crimehouseplus.com or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. America’s Most Infamous Crimes is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts!Follow me on SocialInstagram: @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudiosX: @crimehousemediaYouTube: @AmericasMostInfamousCrimesAmerica’s Most Infamous Crimes is hosted by Katie RingInstagram: @the.self.defense.girlTikTok: @the.self.defense.girlmore
From the outside, the Watts family had everything: a beautiful home in Colorado, two young daughters, and a social media presence full of smiling family photos. Behind those posts, their marriage was quietly falling apart.In the first of three episodes on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring traces …From the outside, the Watts family had everything: a beautiful home in Colorado, two young daughters, and a social media presence full of smiling family photos. Behind those posts, their marriage was quietly falling apart.In the first of three episodes on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring traces who Shanann Watts really was, how she and Chris built their life together, and the huge secret Chris was keeping from her. This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, murder, and violence against children. Please listen with care.Head over to our America’s Most Infamous Crimes YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericasMostInfamousCrimesIf you’re new here, don’t forget to follow America’s Most Infamous Crimes to never miss a case! Want all three parts of every case all at once? Join Crime House+ and get the entire week's case dropped every Monday ad-free. Join at crimehouseplus.com or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. America’s Most Infamous Crimes is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts!Follow me on SocialInstagram: @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudiosX: @crimehousemediaYouTube: @AmericasMostInfamousCrimesAmerica’s Most Infamous Crimes is hosted by Katie RingInstagram: @the.self.defense.girlTikTok: @the.self.defense.girlmore
Newly revealed text messages between Shanann Watts and a friend reveal her heartbreak as her marriage falls apart. Shanann canceled a gender reveal party planned for August 7, about a week before she was strangled by her husband. She had splurged over $800 on a cake, cookies, party supplies and fl…Newly revealed text messages between Shanann Watts and a friend reveal her heartbreak as her marriage falls apart. Shanann canceled a gender reveal party planned for August 7, about a week before she was strangled by her husband. She had splurged over $800 on a cake, cookies, party supplies and flowers Then texts between the husband and wife revealed the collapsing marriage.
Shanann wrote “Chris told me last night he’s scared to death about this third baby and he’s happy with just Bella and Celeste and doesn’t want another baby." She then said she thought Chris was having an affair. Days later, Shanann and her two daughters were dead.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
• Cheryln Cadle - Author of a new book “Christopher Watts a Failed Life," “The Murders of Christopher Watts” and “The Many Faces of Christopher Watts: A 5-year Update”, website: www.cherylncadle.com
• Dr. Geri-Lynn Utter - Clinical Psychologist, Author of “Mainlining Philly: Survival, Hope and Resisting Drug Addition,” and “Aftershock: How Past Event Shake Up Your Life Today”, and Producer of “Utter Nonsense,” a documentary of exploration of addition and severe mental illness, available to stream on Apple TV and Prime Video, website:drgerilynnutter.com, Instagram & Facebook: DrGeriLynnUtter
• Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host of Podcast "Mayhem in the Morgue”, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
• Mark Peper – Criminal Defense Attorney, The Peper Law Firm; X: @PeperLawFirm
• Dave Mack - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.more
(Part 2/2) When thirty-four-year-old Shanann Watts missed a doctor’s appointment on August 13, 2018, her friends reported her missing to the Frederick, Colorado Police. When officers searched the home, they found Shanann’s car parked in the garage and her belongings—including her wallet, cell phone,…(Part 2/2) When thirty-four-year-old Shanann Watts missed a doctor’s appointment on August 13, 2018, her friends reported her missing to the Frederick, Colorado Police. When officers searched the home, they found Shanann’s car parked in the garage and her belongings—including her wallet, cell phone, and medication—were found in various spots around the house, but there was no sign of Shanann or the couple’s two children anywhere.
The next day, the FBI opened an investigation into the disappearance of Shanann, Bella and Celeste and Chris took to local television to give one of the most infamous and suspicious interviews of all time. He asked anyone with information about their whereabouts to come forward. The very next day however, Chris failed a polygraph exam and eventually confessed to murdering his wife, but he initially denied killing their children.more
When thirty-four-year-old Shanann Watts missed a doctor’s appointment on August 13, 2018, her friends reported her missing to the Frederick, Colorado Police. When officers searched the home, they found Shanann’s car parked in the garage and her belongings—including her wallet, cell phone, and medica…When thirty-four-year-old Shanann Watts missed a doctor’s appointment on August 13, 2018, her friends reported her missing to the Frederick, Colorado Police. When officers searched the home, they found Shanann’s car parked in the garage and her belongings—including her wallet, cell phone, and medication—were found in various spots around the house, but there was no sign of Shanann or the couple’s two children anywhere.
The next day, the FBI opened an investigation into the disappearance of Shanann, Bella and Celeste and Chris took to local television to give one of the most infamous and suspicious interviews of all time. He asked anyone with information about their whereabouts to come forward. The very next day however, Chris failed a polygraph exam and eventually confessed to murdering his wife, but he initially denied killing their children.more
To the outside world, Chris and Shanann Watts had it all — a beautiful home, two adorable daughters, and a baby boy on the way. But behind the smiling family photos, cracks were forming.
When Shanann and the girls vanish without a trace, Chris’s pleas for their return ignite a nationwide search. Yet…To the outside world, Chris and Shanann Watts had it all — a beautiful home, two adorable daughters, and a baby boy on the way. But behind the smiling family photos, cracks were forming.
When Shanann and the girls vanish without a trace, Chris’s pleas for their return ignite a nationwide search. Yet, as investigators look closer, they uncover secrets that turn a picture-perfect marriage into one of the most chilling crimes of the decade.
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In August of 2018, Chris and Shanann Watts’ marriage ended in violent tragedy. The trauma left a family broken and a Colorado community reeling, as the public struggled to understand the shocking crime.
Keep up with us on Instagram @serialkillerspodcast! Have a story to share? Email us at serialkil…In August of 2018, Chris and Shanann Watts’ marriage ended in violent tragedy. The trauma left a family broken and a Colorado community reeling, as the public struggled to understand the shocking crime.
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Chris and Shanann Watts seemed to have the picture-perfect life. But in reality, an extramarital affair, financial struggles, and conflicts with extended family were tearing the couple apart, all leading to a shocking, brutal crime that would shock the nation.
Keep up with us on Instagram @serialkil…Chris and Shanann Watts seemed to have the picture-perfect life. But in reality, an extramarital affair, financial struggles, and conflicts with extended family were tearing the couple apart, all leading to a shocking, brutal crime that would shock the nation.
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Chris Watts’ wife and daughters were missing for three days before their bodies were found on the dad's former jobsite at Anadarko. Shanann Watts was buried in a shallow grave. The girls were stuffed through hatches into oil tanks. During the days before the bodies were discovered, Watts played the …Chris Watts’ wife and daughters were missing for three days before their bodies were found on the dad's former jobsite at Anadarko. Shanann Watts was buried in a shallow grave. The girls were stuffed through hatches into oil tanks. During the days before the bodies were discovered, Watts played the grieving dad, giving interviews, begging for information on his missing family. What no one knows is Chris Watts is having an affair, and no longer wants to be part of a family unit. Murder was his way out. Ultimately, he tells police where he deposited their bodies. Today on Body Bags, former death scene investigator and forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan walks us through what investigators would have found at Anadarko.more
It was the early morning of August 13th, 2018, when Shanann Watts approached the front door of her house in Frederick Colorado. She had just returned home from a weekend business trip in Arizona, and before that she had spent six weeks in North Carolina catching up with family and friends. As she ap…It was the early morning of August 13th, 2018, when Shanann Watts approached the front door of her house in Frederick Colorado. She had just returned home from a weekend business trip in Arizona, and before that she had spent six weeks in North Carolina catching up with family and friends. As she approached the house with her suitcase it was still dark, she was three months pregnant and all she wanted to do was get inside, kiss her sleeping daughters and then get off her feet and fall asleep in the arms of her loving husband. She had no idea what was waiting for her on the other side of that door.Website: CrimeWeeklyPodcast.comInstagram: @CrimeWeeklyPodTwitter: @CrimeWeeklyPodFacebook: @CrimeWeeklyPodmore
