The horrific story of the Watt’s family is terrifying, yet so interesting at the same time. Chris Watts, a father, a husband, a coworker, seemed so normal and so well off. His family seemed so happy and so fortunate. However, this came to an end when Chris Watts killed his wife and his two daughters one night. Shannon Watts, a loving wife, was pregnant during her murder. This made this crime even more devastating.
On August 13, 2018, at around 2 A.M, Shannon’s friend dropped her off at her home. Little did she know, this was going to be the last time she saw her. When Shannon’s friend did not hear from her later in the night, and after Shannon did not show up to her ultrasound, her friend was worried. She contacted Chris Watts and the police.
The police soon conducted an investigation of the Watts’ home and found no evidence of foul play. Shannon’s car was still at the residence and none of her belongings were gone. The only things missing were Shannon and her two girls, Bella and Celeste. Chris took to the media, asking for help with finding his “missing” wife and kids. However, the police were soon able to see through his act.
The police got a hold of Chris’s phone records and revealed that he was having an affair. After this, he failed a polygraph test.
Chris knew he was caught, and he told police he would give them more information if he could talk to his father. The police complied, and he confessed to all three murders. Investigators were then able to find all three bodies, at an Anadarko Petroleum site, with Shanann’s body in a shallow grave and the two girls’ bodies in oil tanks. Chris Watts was finally brought to justice on August 21, 2018.
During Chris’s interviews with police, he claimed that Shannon killed the children, so then he killed her in a fit of rage. However, the story changed and changed, and it was finally uncovered that after Chris killed his wife, he turned his anger towards the girls. Chris killed his wife after confronting her about a divorce, which woke the girls up. He then drove his dead wife and alive girls to the oil site, and he killed Bella and Celeste in the car.
It is mind boggling to think about how this perfect looking family fell apart. Do you think this was premeditated? Or do you think Chris just took his anger too far?
