The Watts Family Murders: What the Surveillance Footage Showed Pt. 2
6/10/202628 min
When Shanann Watts missed her prenatal appointment on the morning of August 13th, 2018, her closest friend knew immediately that something was wrong.
In part two of three on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring takes us through the investigation that unfolded in the hours after Shanann, Bella, and CeCe were reported missing. From the unsettling details inside the house, to the surveillance footage his neighbor never knew would matter. As cadaver dogs were deployed and a motive began to emerge, the picture of what had really happened inside the Watts home became impossible to ignore.
This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, murder, and violence against children.
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Crime House exists because of listeners like you. If you want all three parts of every America's Most Infamous Crime story at once, join Crime House Plus and get the entire week's case dropped every Monday, completely ad free. You'll also get the rest of the Crime House lineup ad free and early, plus exclusive bonus episodes. To join, go to crimehouseplus.com, or if you listen on Apple Podcasts, tap Try Free at the top of America's Most Infamous Crime show page. [suspenseful music] This is Crime House. When 34-year-old Shanann Watts didn't show up for her doctor's appointment on the morning of August 13th, 2018, her friend immediately knew that something was wrong. Shanann never missed a call, she never went off the grid, and she was supposed to hear her baby boy's heartbeat for the first time that day. Her husband, Chris, said he didn't know what happened. He said Shanann must have gone to a friend's house with the kids, but nobody was buying it, especially not the people who knew her best. Today, I'll take you through the day Shanann Watts disappeared, the investigation that followed, and how the walls started closing in on the man everyone had trusted to take care of her. [suspenseful music] Every crime tells a story