American Murder The Family Next Door

The movie I watched was “American Murder: The Family Next Door”. This is a documentary outlining details of a true crime case. It describes the case of Chris Watts, all of which took place in Fredrich, Colorado. Shannon Watts was missing, and her friends and family were worried about her and her wellbeing. Once it was discovered that Shanon was gone, it was also discovered that her children were missing as well. Shannon Watts was 34 and pregnant and her 2 daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were the victims. There was an investigation and Chris Watts, her husband, was the main suspect. Shannon and both her children’s bodies were found. Chris was found guilty for multiple charges. This movie displays officers showing up to the Watts’ residence

They were found on an oil storage site once Chris started to reveal more details. At first it was hard to locate them, but then Shannon was found. She was buried in a shallow grave right off the site. The children were harder to locate because they couldn’t be physically seen by police. After a thorough investigation of this site, the 2 daughters' bodies were found in the oil tanks. They were dumped there. Because the bodies were moved after they have already died, it makes more charges for Chris. All of the things he was charged for ended up being felonies, as they are the higher level crimes and charges. Chris Watts was charged with 9 different charges. He was charged with tampering with dead bodies, unlawful termination of a pregnancy, and multiple counts of first degree murder. He was charged with first degree murder because he had planned out this murder of Shannon, Bella, and Celeste along with having the intent to harm them. Everything about his story came out, aligned for the police, and he pleaded guilty. He is serving a life sentence in prison. This movie shed light on the case along with showing different aspects of the law and how they all worked in the Chris Watts