13, 2018. The Watts bought the 4,177 square foot house in April 2013 with a $392,709 loan, according to real estate records. The house went into default in December, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, the lender, has 12 months to sell it, Weld County Public Trustee Suzie Velasquez said.
Christopher Watts, 33, had gotten a job six months earlier as an operator for Anadarko, and paystubs indicate his annual salary was about $61,500.
A company spokeswoman confirmed that Chris Watts used to work there but declined to say when his employment ended or what role he served. Watts was arrested on three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of tampering with a human body, a Weld County District Court judge said Thursday.
While being interviewed by police, Christopher Lee Watts (born May 16, 1985) admitted to killing his pregnant wife Shan'ann Cathryn Watts (née Rzucek, born January 10, 1984) by strangulation. Their daughters, four-year-old Bella, and three-year-old Celeste, died by asphyxiation due to smothering.
The Frederick home of a man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and daughters is no longer slated for auction this fall. Instead, the sale of the former home of Christopher and Shanann Watts and their daughters has been moved to next year, according to online Weld County Public Trustee records.
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19, 2018, the same day he was sentenced to three consecutive sentences of life in prison with no possibility for parole after pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife, Shanann, and his daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. Nearly a year later, on Nov.Ronnie and Cindy Watts spoke from their home in Spring Lake, North Carolina to Denver7 Monday. DENVER — For the first time, the parents of Chris Watts are speaking out about their son's case. Ronnie and Cindy Watts spoke from their home in Spring Lake, North Carolina to Denver7 Monday.
Watts then disposed of his daughters' bodies in oil tanks and buried his wife in a shallow grave at his work-site.
A LinkedIn page for Shannan Watts said she began working as a human resources specialist at the Colorado Children's Hospital in 2013, and lists her employment there through present day. She's also listed as a brand promoter for Le-Vel, a nutrition supplement company, with her employment there beginning in January 2016.
Chris is a North Carolina native and grew up near Fayetteville, and Shannon, born in New Jersey, grew up in Aberdeen and went to high school in Southern Pines. The two married in Charlotte in 2012 and then moved to Frederick, Colorado, just outside of Denver.
Shanann Watts, 34, her daughters Bella, 4, Celeste, 3, and unborn son Nico are at their final resting place at Bethesda Cemetery after services on Sept. 1, 2018 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
How did Celeste Watts die?
On August 21, Watts was charged with five counts of first-degree murder, including an additional one count per child cited as "death of a child who had not yet attained 12 years of age and the defendant was in a position of trust"; unlawful termination of a pregnancy; and three counts of tampering with a deceased human
Chris is a North Carolina native and grew up near Fayetteville, and Shannon, born in New Jersey, grew up in Aberdeen and went to high school in Southern Pines. The two married in Charlotte in 2012 and then moved to Frederick, Colorado, just outside of Denver.
Chris Watts will serve three consecutive life sentences for the deaths of his wife and two daughters and 48 years for unlawful termination of a pregnancy, which will run consecutive to the three life sentences. He received 36 years total for disposing of all three victims' bodies, 12 years for each victim.
