Shanann Watts, murder victim
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Shanann Watts

Victim; wife of Chris Watts; strangled and buried on oil property

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In the early hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, Christopher Lee Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann (34) by strangulation, and their two children Bella (4) and Celeste (3) by suffocation. He buried Shanann in a shallow grave near an oil-storage facility, and forced his children's bodies into crude oil tanks, with the opening of the tanks only 8 inches in diameter..

Sources: Wikipedia: Watts family murders

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Watts Family Murders

Victim; wife of Chris Watts; strangled and buried on oil property

In the early hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, Christopher Lee Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann (34) by strangulation, and their two children Bella (4) and Celeste (3) by suffocation. He buried Shanann in a shallow grave near an oil-storage facility, and forced his children's bodies into crude oil tanks, with the opening of the tanks only 8 inches in diameter.

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Chris Watts - Uncover the darkness behind closed doors with Raven Thorne

Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 0m

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Chris Watts - 48 Hours: From Perfect Dad to Confessed Killer

Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 24m

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Chris Watts - Letters from Prison: Remorse, Manipulation, and Unanswered Questions

Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 28m

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Chris Watts - The Mask of Normalcy: Anatomy of a Family Annihilator

Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 24m

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Part 1: The Original Watts Case - More of a Monster Than Chris Watts

True Crime with Kimbyr · Feb 9, 2026 · 51m

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Nancy Guthrie mystery wrapped in a riddle

Watts Up? (Chris Watts Family Murder) · Feb 9, 2026 · 18m

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Chris Watts - True Crime Documentary

Serial Killers: Real Life Documentaries · Jan 14, 2026 · 1h 5m

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Chris Watts

The Murder Podcast Show · Jan 4, 2026 · 1h 5m

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Chris Watts: The Colorado Family Killer (Part 2 of 2)

Lucid Lab Podcast · Sep 23, 2025 · 1h 22m

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Chris Watts: The Colorado Family Killer (Part 1 of 2)

Lucid Lab Podcast · Sep 16, 2025 · 1h 39m

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Chris Watts: Inside the Mind of a Family Annihilator and the Depth of Betrayal

The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things · Mar 25, 2025 · 1h 10m

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Chris Watts Deep Dive: Blaming the Mistress, Uncovering Dark Secrets & His Double Life

Serialously with Annie Elise · Sep 30, 2024 · 1h 52m

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Shanann and Chris Watts - Part 1

Love Marry Kill · Jan 2, 2023 · 1h 3m

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Ep 1: Chris Watts-The Watts Family Murders

Whispers in the Darkness · Mar 14, 2022 · 1h 22m

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Chris Watts: Family Man / Family Murderer

True Crime Obsessed · Dec 21, 2021 · 52m

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EP. 15 COLORADO - Chris Watts, The Family Annihilator

Murder In America · May 8, 2021 · 1h 23m

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31. Chris Watts - The Lying Father Part 1

Murder With My Husband · Oct 5, 2020 · 48m

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The Chris Watts Tapes — Chapter I

The Unforgivables · Feb 14, 2020 · 25m

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S5E1: The Devil Beside Me: The Chris Watts Story | Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil

Mystery and Murder: Analysis by Dr. Phil · Oct 17, 2019 · 54m

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Chris Watts Murder Case: What Drives A Man To Kill His Family?

Mile Higher · Apr 30, 2019 · 1h 49m

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Episode 77 - Chris Watts: Family Annihilator

RedHanded · Jan 10, 2019 · 58m

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MURDERED: The Watts Family

Crime Junkie · Dec 24, 2018 · 50m

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