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Jan 2019
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Episode 77 - Chris Watts: Family Annihil...

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In August 2018 Shannan Watts’ body was found buried on a remote oil field in rural Weld County.

In a oil tank nearby were the bodies of her two young daughters; Bella and Celeste.

With only one real suspect who fit the crime, this case left the world asking - what makes a seemingly ordinary man, who appeared to have it all, kill his pregnant wife and children?

 

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