Is there a depth to which human cruelty can truly sink? The chilling case of Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Bella and Celeste, exposes the horrifying reality of domestic violence and the unfathomable acts one man committed against his own family.
The details emerging from the investigation into the deaths of Shanann Watts and her children paint a gruesome picture. Shanann, 34, was pregnant at the time of her death. Her body was discovered in a shallow grave at an oil site near Roggen, Colorado a location owned by the company where her husband, Christopher Watts, worked. The grave, investigators later learned, was hastily dug by Watts himself using a shovel. This grim discovery was made after days of desperate searching, fueled by the concern of friends and family who knew something was terribly wrong. The nightmare deepened with the recovery of the bodies of Bella and Celeste, Shanann's young daughters, from separate oil tanks nearby. The Weld County Coroner's Office positively identified all three bodies on Thursday, confirming the worst fears.
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Full Name | Shanann Cathryn Watts (ne Rzucek) |
Date of Birth | January 10, 1984 |
Date of Death | August 13, 2018 (estimated) |
Age at Death | 34 |
Cause of Death | Asphyxiation due to manual strangulation |
Place of Death | Frederick, Colorado (presumed) |
Husband | Christopher Watts (convicted of her murder) |
Children | Bella Watts (daughter), Celeste Watts (daughter) |
Occupation | Thrive by Le-Vel Promoter |
Education | Not publicly available in detail, but she attended high school. |
Residence | Frederick, Colorado |
Case Details | Shanann Watts and her two daughters were murdered by her husband, Christopher Watts. The case garnered national attention due to its brutality and the subsequent investigation and trial. |
Reference | Oxygen True Crime |
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