Killer dad Chris Watts confessed to killing his wife after speaking with his dad

The father-of-two who confessed to killing his pregnant wife in a rage reportedly made the startling admission after having a word with his father.

Chris Watts, 33, had shifted his story multiple times to police after the disappearance of his wife Shan’ann, 34, and their two young daughters August 13.

He originally denied knowing where his family was, telling authorities he and his wife were involved in a ‘civil’ and ’emotional’ conversation ahead of their disappearance. 

However, when confronted with evidence that he was having an affair, Watts reportedly told officers he ‘would tell the truth after speaking with his dad’. 

After the two spoke, he confessed to killing Shan’ann and then told police where the bodies of his wife and daughters were concealed.

Chris Watts admitted to strangling his wife ‘in a fit of rage’ after requesting to speak with his father. Watts is seen in a Greeley, Colorado courtroom on August 21 sitting alongside his attorneys

His pregnant wife and daughters were reported missing on August 13 and their bodies were found 

His pregnant wife and daughters were reported missing on August 13 and their bodies were found 

Watts was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Shan’ann, Celeste, three, and Bella, four – at their home in Frederick, Colorado.  

He told police that he and his wife argued ’emotionally’ about separating on the morning of their disappearance and that his wife strangled both of their children to death.

Watts claims he then strangled Shan’ann in a fit of rage.

He said that after he told his wife he wanted to separate, he watched as she strangled Celeste while Bella was ‘blue’, her lifeless body in a bed nearby.

This confession came after investigators learned he was allegedly having an affair with a co-worker.  

He denied the affair but an investigation confirmed otherwise. Once Watts was confronted with this information, he made the request to speak to his father who was at the police station at the time. 

He then confessed ‘the truth’ of what happened. 

Watts was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his 34-year-old wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters - Celeste, three, and Bella, four - at their home in Frederick, Colorado

Watts was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his 34-year-old wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters – Celeste, three, and Bella, four – at their home in Frederick, Colorado

Watts is checked on every hour to make sure he is still alive and not taken his own life 

Watts is checked on every hour to make sure he is still alive and not taken his own life 

But investigators say Watts is lying.

‘The theory that she [Shan’ann] did it doesn’t hold any water,’ a source close to the investigation told People.

‘There is absolutely no evidence that she killed her children.’

Meanwhile, Watts’ lawyers are asking the court to investigate whether prosecutors have leaked damaging information about their client to the press. Prosecutors have denied the accusation.  

Watts is also charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly burying his wife in a shallow grave 35 miles from home and dumping his two daughters into a tank filled with crude oil. 

Prosecutors in the case are asking the judge not to reveal the autopsy report before his murder trial begins. 

The confessed killer is now apparently severely depressed after being kept in isolation after more than a month in jail.

A source at the Weld County Jail in Colorado confirmed that the 33-year-old murder defendant is now on suicide watch.

‘He’s not doing well at all,’ a source told People. ‘The gravity of the situation has hit him like a ton of bricks. Depression is setting in, and he’s despondent.’

 

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