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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Murder dad Chris Watts cheats death penalty after murdering pregnant wife & two tot daughters

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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True Crime, News

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Colorado father who pleaded for his pregnant wife and two young daughters to return after they vanished in August is now on his way to prison for life. Chris Watts admitted killing his family in exchange for not facing the death penalty. Nancy Grace looks at the case with Dr. Brian Russell, a psychologist & lawyer who also hosts Investigation Discovery's "Fatal Vows" series, private investigator Vincent Hill, author of "Playbook to a Murder," North Carolina family & divorce lawyer Kathleen Murphy, and CrimeOnline.com reporter Ellen Killoran.

Transcript

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0:00.0

When Christopher Watts stepped into that courtroom, he had no emotion walking towards his

0:15.3

seat, but as soon as the judge started to speak about his plea agreement, that's

0:19.2

when he broke down and started crying.

0:21.0

And for all nine counts that he pleaded guilty to, he was in between cries.

0:25.6

And now with everything that's happened, Shenan's family might be able to move forward

0:30.1

and have some closure.

0:31.1

You were just hearing reporting from inside the courtroom.

0:35.1

That was Denver 7's Tom Hoppo.

0:38.2

You know what?

0:39.2

Save the tears, Christopher Watts.

0:41.2

Just save the tears.

0:42.6

Quit.

0:43.6

In court between each guilty plea, you murdered your pregnant wife with your first boy.

0:54.6

Okay, Nico.

0:56.8

You murdered her and you murdered your two little girls, Bella and Celeste.

1:02.9

Then, to hide your crime so you could go and continue your sex affair with the coworker,

1:09.1

you hid their bodies, the little girls precious bodies, and crude oil containers where you

1:17.5

worked.

1:18.9

When you buried your loving wife, who called you her hero at a shallow grave, you escaped

1:28.7

the death penalty only because her family showed you mercy.

1:35.9

So don't cry now.

1:38.9

As a matter of fact, this may be a good story for you to tell over dinner.

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