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Murder In America

EP. 15 COLORADO - Chris Watts, The Family Annihilator

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.88.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

In 2018, the United States was rocked by a brutal crime that shocked and horrified the population when Chris Watts, your average NASCAR-loving super dad snapped and slaughtered his entire family in one night. This case is interesting because every part of it was captured in videos, audio recordings and photos. And there is a spooky twist at the end of this one. This is one shocking tale, so buckle your seatbelts and get ready for the ride. You're listening, to MURDER IN AMERICA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In August of 2018 the entire nation was on the edge of their seats following the

0:05.4

disappearance of a suburban family in Colorado. When most people think of this

0:09.7

case, they think of the father appearing on the news nervously asking his family to come home.

0:14.7

And this podcast we usually don't like to cover high profile cases,

0:18.8

but this story and all of its details have stuck with us over the years because it's truly unlike anything

0:25.4

we've ever heard before.

0:27.5

It's a story about a perfect father with a spotless record and an impeccable reputation who suddenly snaps and kills his entire

0:37.0

family. This story has been told a thousand times but we did a ton of research on this case for this episode and hopefully we can provide more information about these murders than you've heard anywhere else.

0:49.6

This is the story of the brutal slang of Shenan, Bella, Celeste, and Nico, at the hands of family

0:56.8

annihilator Chris Watts.

0:58.9

You're listening to Murder in America. Oh, Oh, On Tuesday, January 10th, 1984, Frank and Sandra Rouscheck gave birth to a baby girl

2:00.5

named Shenanan in Passaic County, New Jersey.

2:03.0

Shenan had a beautiful life, but it didn't come without its fair share of trials and

2:06.8

tribulations. This is the part of the episode where we usually tell you about

2:10.3

our victim's life prior to the tragedy that inevitably

2:12.8

unfolds but at many points in this story we're going to have Shanan tell you herself.

2:17.0

You see Shanan heavily documented her life on social media. Her Facebook is filled

2:21.8

with videos of her telling her story

2:23.6

and sharing intimate moments of her day-to-day life. If you type her name in on

2:27.0

Facebook and spend about 15 minutes on her page, you'll feel like you know her,

2:30.6

like she's an old friend, which makes the story all the more eerie

2:38.0

Shanan and her family grew up in New Jersey and she was always very close to her

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