4. Chris Watts
Chris Watts looked like he had a perfect life. A loving wife and two beautiful daughters with a little boy on the way. However, more bubbling beneath the surface drove him to kill his pregnant wife and their daughters in a very domestic violence-related act.
Watts claimed not to have a reason for killing his family, but he did show resentment for his wife due to having ‘clashing personalities’. It appears he has a controlling nature. This is basically how he described the relationship he had with his spouse.
The couple had financial issues. This was because their wedding and appointments with the doctor for the kids had left them out of pocket. They were talking about bankruptcy.
The Letter
According to an article published by news.com.au, he wrote a letter about how he killed Shanann, Bella and Celeste. It also revealed why he murdered them; he wanted to start a new life with his secret mistress, Nichol Kessinger.
Watts strangled Shanann and their daughters and buried his pregnant wife with their unborn son in a shallow grave. He then dumped the girls’ bodies in an oil tank. He also played the part of the grieving husband when he went on national television, pleading for their safe return.
In the letter, Watts wrote details that he smothered the girls with pillows from their beds, but they woke up. They got up and went to their parents’ bedroom, watching their father wrap their mother in a bedsheet. He had to go back and finish the job on the girls.
Drugging His Wife
The murderer claims he slipped his wife, Oxycodone, hoping she would miscarry. In his mind, it would have been better for his mistress if there was no baby. He is also a liar as he tells Kessinger he is in the middle of divorcing Shanann.
This is a horror story because Bella, the eldest daughter, saw her father murder her sister. Not to mention, Shanann wanted to have the fairytale family life with a loving husband and kids. She also wasn’t stupid. Shanann saw Chris acting suspiciously as she’d seen the credit card bills. Some payments had nothing to do with her.
The most sickening part of this crime is Watts blaming his wife for murdering their daughters in an alleged act of domestic violence. He claims she did it in a rage and that he retaliated by killing her. It is unknown if domestic violence ever played a part. He is serving five life sentences for his crimes and did not receive the death penalty.
