Why did Chris Watts kill his family?
The risk of infidelity doubles for men who are chronically jealous, according to a study by Florida State University and Texas A&M International University. Also, the risk is triple if they think their partner is cheating on them. Chris Watts killed his pregnant wife Shanann and their two daughters after it was revealed that she had chatted with another man from work. Watts kept those suspicions undisclosed before he committed the crime, according to investigators. In a jailhouse interview on Tuesday night just hours before he confessed to murdering his family, Chris watts spoke about how his wife’s betrayal led him to kill her and their children. According to reports, during the interview, Watts explained that he had planned to kill his wife but did not realize their children were in the home when he decided to go through with it.
It was after they left for a playdate that he went into the family’s home and strangled Shannon watts. The night before her death, Christopher Watts said Shanann admitted she chatted “with one of her old co-workers from North Carolina” who wanted to meet up with her. Watts admitted jealousy over the conversation after attempting to reconcile with his wife. He claimed he wanted to separate when offered work in North Carolina, where the man lived. At this point, according to investigators’ statements at a news conference, Chris Watts said he went downstairs and fetched a gas can, which he had earlier purchased. He then walked into the bedroom where his wife was asleep and confessed to killing her as their two children slept nearby.
In an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Shanann Watts’ father made a desperate appeal for his daughter’s captors to release her and their grandchildren. Frank Rzucek said of his daughter: ‘I just want them back.’ Rzucek added that Shanann’s brother Frankie worked with Chris Watts at Anadarko Oil Company before the two men were also laid off recently. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has taken over from the Frederick Police Department, who were called to the scene on Sunday, when cops found a dead Shanann Watts near an oil tank and two dead children nearby in the back seat of a car. A motion filed today states that Chris Watts confessed to killing his wife after telling police he had an “emotional conversation” with her.
He then admitted to strangling her in a fit of rage before loading their bodies into his truck and driving them to an oil site where he worked. Chris Watts told police that he dumped one body close to the property line while another was buried near another oil tank. The bodies were found on Tuesday at 8am around 15 miles from their home in Frederick, Colorado by investigators who used data from Chris Watts’ work van to track him down after he was arrested on Wednesday.
A motion filed by the prosecution ahead of Chris watts case court appearance today states that he claimed his wife strangled their children after finding out about the affair. The court document, obtained by 9News, reads: ‘After he told Shanann Watts that he wanted to separate, the two got into an argument and then physical altercation.’ He also said that he saw Bella ‘sprawled out on her bed and blue’ when Shanann told him to go say goodbye to his daughter, according to reports. Prosecutors claim they have an audio recording of Chris Watts discussing with his dad how to dispose of the bodies while in jail before confessing.
They also reportedly have footage showing him buying items used in the crime. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for the oil and gas company where Chris Watts worked until his arrest said on Tuesday that he was fired Wednesday. A spokesman for Anadarko Petroleum Corp said: ‘We are heartbroken by this and our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones and friends of the watts family. Prosecutors revealed new details about Shanann’s murder during her husband’s court appearance today as reporters were not allowed inside to witness it. The judge appointed a public defender to represent him after neither Shanann or Chris Watts could afford their own attorney and he ordered him held without bond. Since then more information has been released on how police first came into contact with Christopher Watts – who went on national television pleading for his family’s return.
