Victim
Shanann Watts
Victim; wife of Chris Watts; strangled and buried on oil property
1 case·22 media appearances
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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
Chris Watts - 48 Hours: From Perfect Dad to Confessed Killer
Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 24m
Chris Watts - Uncover the darkness behind closed doors with Raven Thorne
Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 0m
Chris Watts - The Mask of Normalcy: Anatomy of a Family Annihilator
Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 24m
Chris Watts - Letters from Prison: Remorse, Manipulation, and Unanswered Questions
Chris Watts - Behind the Perfect Family Facade · Feb 24, 2026 · 28m
Nancy Guthrie mystery wrapped in a riddle
Watts Up? (Chris Watts Family Murder) · Feb 9, 2026 · 18m
Part 1: The Original Watts Case - More of a Monster Than Chris Watts
True Crime with Kimbyr · Feb 9, 2026 · 51m
Chris Watts - True Crime Documentary
Serial Killers: Real Life Documentaries · Jan 14, 2026 · 1h 5m
Chris Watts
The Murder Podcast Show · Jan 4, 2026 · 1h 5m
Chris Watts: The Colorado Family Killer (Part 2 of 2)
Lucid Lab Podcast · Sep 23, 2025 · 1h 22m
Chris Watts: The Colorado Family Killer (Part 1 of 2)
Lucid Lab Podcast · Sep 16, 2025 · 1h 39m
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
Chris Watts Deep Dive: Blaming the Mistress, Uncovering Dark Secrets & His Double Life
Serialously with Annie Elise · Sep 30, 2024 · 1h 52m
Shanann and Chris Watts - Part 1
Love Marry Kill · Jan 2, 2023 · 1h 3m
Ep 1: Chris Watts-The Watts Family Murders
Whispers in the Darkness · Mar 14, 2022 · 1h 22m
Chris Watts: Family Man / Family Murderer
True Crime Obsessed · Dec 21, 2021 · 52m
EP. 15 COLORADO - Chris Watts, The Family Annihilator
Murder In America · May 8, 2021 · 1h 23m
31. Chris Watts - The Lying Father Part 1
Murder With My Husband · Oct 5, 2020 · 48m
The Chris Watts Tapes — Chapter I
The Unforgivables · Feb 14, 2020 · 25m
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
Chris Watts Murder Case: What Drives A Man To Kill His Family?
Mile Higher · Apr 30, 2019 · 1h 49m
Episode 77 - Chris Watts: Family Annihilator
RedHanded · Jan 10, 2019 · 58m
MURDERED: The Watts Family
Crime Junkie · Dec 24, 2018 · 50m
