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In the early morning hours of August 13, 2018, in the small, quiet Colorado town of Frederick, after murdering his family, Chris Watts calculatingly and coldly put his girls in oil battery tanks and buried his pregnant wife in a shallow grave, then returned to work like nothing happened. Chris ultimately pled guilty to the murders, and he is currently serving multiple life sentences. While in prison, Chris receives tons of mail--from family and friends but also fans. Author Cheryln Cadle decided that, after a calling from God, she would write to Chris and ask him if she could write a book about his story. Surprisingly, he wrote back. After a few back-and-forth letters, Chris sent the paperwo...
No one has been able to say why - until now."As we navigate our way through the monster's murky psychology, pushing through his dark impulses and penetrating his despicable motivations, will we find ourselves far from familiar places, or troublingly closer to them?"
On November 6, 2018, Christopher Watts accepted a plea deal which took the death penalty off the table and allowed for him to be sentenced to prison with the possibility of parole. Does this mean that Christopher Watts is the person who murdered his children, Bella and Celeste? Did he actually murder his children and then his wife, Shanann? Or could it be that Christopher Watts blames himself for their murders? Could it be that he blames himself for what happened to them? Is Christopher Watts a monster who murdered his family? Or is he a man so beaten down emotionally that he just wants the nightmare to end?
In the United States alone there are close to 500 children murdered each year by their mother or father. And until society discusses these cases openly and learns to recognize the subtle signs of child abuse and neglect, then innocent children will continue to lose their lives because one of their parents did not receive the help that he or she so desperately needed.
An in-depth psychological analysis and exploration of the Watts family murders.
Many of us accept as uncontroversial the belief that the world is comprised of detached and disparate products, all of which are reducible to certain substances. Of those things that are alive, we acknowledge that some have agency while others, such as humans, have more advanced qualities such as consciousness, reason and intentionality. So deeply-seated is this metaphysical belief, along with the related distinctions we draw between subject/object, mind/body and nature/culture that many of us tacitly assume past groups approached and apprehended the world in a similar fashion. Relational Archaeologies questions how such a view of human beings, ‘other-than-human’ creatures and things aff...
In The Perfect Father, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt reveals the tragedy of the Watts family, whose seemingly perfect lives played out on social media—but the truth would lead to a vicious and heartbreaking murder. In the early morning hours of August 13th, 2018, Shanann Watts was dropped off at home by a colleague after returning from a business trip. It was the last time anyone would see her alive. By the next day, Shanann and her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, had been reported missing, and her husband, Chris Watts, was appearing on the local news, pleading for his family’s safe return. But Chris Watts already knew that he would never see his family again. Less...
I guess it's safe to say most people will have heard of the Watts case. Christopher (Chris) Watts... the dashing, seemingly genteel, affable man who murdered his entire family in a calculated attack that shocked the entire world. Shanann Watts... the pregnant, incredibly beautiful businesswoman whose life was snuffed out because her doting husband decided he wanted a fresh start.Bella and Celeste (CeCe) Watts... adorable sisters who worshipped their father, the very man who suffocated them both in cold blood using their comfort blankets against them. He then went on to stuff their tiny bodies into huge oil tanks filled with toxic crude oil.Nico Watts - Chris and Shanann's unborn son.No doubt...
This crime is not only shocking but it riveted the world. Christopher Watts killed his pregnant wife and two little girls because of an affair he was having. His mistress literally disappeared after the murders. Through much investigating, Cheryln has found some shocking news about Christopher's mistress and some of the things she hid from law enforcement. She also covers updates about Christopher Watts after five years in prison. What is he up to these days? Who does he write? Who is his girlfriend? And what happened the weeks leading up to this horrible crime?