![]() ![]() “What are you doing to Mommy?,” both of his daughters asked. When they arrived at the oil site 45 minutes later, Watts pulled Shanann’s body out of the truck and laid her on the ground. He said that his daughters were holding each other, and laying on each other’s laps as they periodically dozed off. Watts told investigators that he then put his daughters in his truck and laid Shanann’s body in the back of the truck. “Bella watched him drag Shanann down the stairs and began to cry and said, ‘What’s wrong with mommy?'” “ tried to carry Shanann down the stairs and lost his grip and ended up having to pull her down the stairs,” the transcript reads. The 4-year-old girl entered her parents’ bedroom after Shanann was dead, and Chris told investigators that she may have been woken up by the noise - though it’s not clear what noise he was referring to. The transcript of the interview indicates that Bella Watts had some awareness of what was happening. He said his wife did not fight back as he was murdering her. When Shanann then told him he would not be able to see his daughters anymore, Watts strangled her to death. When he and his wife woke up after a few hours of sleep, Watts said he “straddled” her and told her he was having an affair, and that their marriage was over. Just a few hours before, he and his wife had sexual intercourse, which he said in the interview may have been a “trigger” for what would happen next. ![]() The Denver Post obtained the transcript of the February 18 interview in which Watts revealed for the first time in chronological detail the murders of his wife Shanann and their two daughters, Bella and Celeste.Īs CrimeOnline previously reported, Watts confessed in the interview to strangling Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, on the morning of August 13. Watts said Kessinger denied knowing he was married to try and "save face.Harrowing new details released from an interview confessed family-killer Chris Watts gave investigators last month show that 4-year-old Bella Watts witnessed her sister’s murder and the disposal of her body just before Watts strangled Bella to death, as she pleaded for her life. Watts told investigators that in June 2018, shortly after they met, he showed Kessinger a cellphone picture of Bella and Celeste, and Kessinger also saw a photo of Shanann on the lock screen of his phone. In a new interview, Chris Watts detailed the day he killed his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their daughters Courtesy of family His mistress knew he was marriedĪccording to Watts, Nichol Kessinger knew he was married with children - something Kessinger denied. Watts told investigators he doesn't regret taking a plea deal, but had not thought he would be in prison for the rest of his life. A few weeks after his arrest, Watts said he confessed to his attorneys that he killed his family. They would've done anything I told them to do," he said. "I didn't want my attorneys to lie for me for two to four years. Why Watts pleaded guiltyĪfter doing interviews with the media begging for his wife and daughters safe return, Watts told investigators that he confessed and pled guilty so things would not drag out in court for years. He also said he tossed a book on therapy in the garbage to make it seem like Shanann thought their marriage couldn't be saved, the documents state. According to Watts, he took Shanann's wedding ring and left it on a counter so it would appear as if she wanted to divorce him. Creating an alibiĪfter murdering his family and disposing of their bodies, Watts told investigators that he went back to his home and tried to make it look as if Shanann had taken their children and left him. ![]() Watts told investigators that every time he closes his eyes, he hears his daughter's plea. He said the last words Bella spoke as he killed her were: "Daddy, No!" He then put her body in a separate oil tank before digging a hole in the field and burying Shanann. ![]()
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