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Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Bella Watts and Celeste Watts, were reported missing in August 2018
Two days later, Chris Watts was arrested and charged with murdering his wife and two daughters
Though he initially only admitted to killing Shanann, he later pleaded guilty to all three murders and was sentenced to life in prison
Chris Watts seemed to have it all: a happy marriage, two young daughters and a baby boy on the way.
But in August 2018, the Colorado oil field operator murdered his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts , and their children, 4-year-old Bella Watts and 3-year-old Celeste Watts , before dumping their bodies at a remote oil site where he worked.
Though he pleaded for his family’s safe return while speaking to the press, investigators soon uncove