1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Crime Alert Hourly Update, a brand 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: new five minute podcast from Nancy Grace and Crime Online. 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: I'm John Lemlay, Crime Online investigative Reporter. Each hour on 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: the hour, our reporters and experts bring you the latest 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: and true crime in just five minutes. We provide real 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: time updates on high profile cases, missing persons, alerts, trial developments, 7 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: and all the gripping true crime stories you need to know. 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: Here's the latest episode. 9 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: Be sure to. 10 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: Follow the Crime Alert Hourly Update on your favorite podcast app. 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 3: Crime Alert. I'm Jackie Howard, Breaking Prime News Now. It's 12 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 3: been six years since Chris Watts murdered his wife, Shanan 13 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 3: and their two children, Bella and Celeste. Now, the soon 14 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 3: to be thirty nine year old killer says he is 15 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 3: afraid for his life. Reporters for the New York Post 16 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 3: Day three people who have contact with Watts, say he 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: lives the same mood and terry lifestyle, has gained significant 18 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 3: weight and has lost most of his hair. He mostly 19 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 3: keeps to himself, attending Bible study, according to the Post, 20 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 3: and inmate who spent a year at the prison, says 21 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 3: there are those who would like to get revenge on 22 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 3: Watts for what he did to his children. Here's Cromwell 23 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 3: Lynes Dave Mack. 24 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 4: During an argument about divorce, Watts strangle Shanean. Their four 25 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 4: year old daughter, Bella, wakes up and sees her dad mom. 26 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 4: Watts tells Bella mommy's sick and puts her back to bed. 27 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 4: Watts loads Shannan's body into the bed of his truck 28 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 4: and with Bella and three year old Celeste in the 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 4: back seat without their car seats, he takes his family 30 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 4: to the oil tankers where he works. Smothering his daughters 31 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,639 Speaker 4: to death, he squeezes them through an eight inch hatch 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 4: in the oil tank and drops his wife into a 33 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 4: shallow grave one hundred yards from the oil tankers and 34 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 4: covers it with dirt. 35 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 3: Shanan Watts's disappearance was first reported to police in August 36 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 3: twenty eighteen by her friend Nicole Atkinson. Listen to her 37 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 3: nine to one one call. 38 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 5: I dropped her off at her house at two in 39 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 5: the morning month because we were out of town together 40 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 5: and threw on the way back from the airport and issues, 41 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 5: and she's pregnant and I haven't been able to get 42 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 5: a hold of her this morning and I've gotten to 43 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 5: her house and her car's there and stuff like that, 44 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 5: but she won't answer the door. She won't answer phone calls, 45 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 5: she won't answer text messages, and I'm just really really concerned. 46 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 5: And she had a doctor's appointment this morning and she 47 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 5: didn't go to it, and I'm just I don't know 48 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 5: what to do. I've called him and talked to him, 49 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 5: and he said that she went on a playdate with 50 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 5: her other two daughters. But like, if she went on 51 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 5: a playdate, their books and card seats, why would you not. 52 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 2: Take a car. 53 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: The two little girls were alive when Watts drove to 54 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 3: the oil filled to dispose of bodies. Given a Facebook 55 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 3: post where one of the little girls sang a song 56 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 3: about her father, no one saw the brutal actions coming. 57 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 2: My daddy is a hello. He helps me up. He 58 00:02:52,919 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 2: helped me so good too. He reeps me the scene. 59 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: Chris Watts finally confessed to the murders two days after 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 3: his family had been reported missing, but he claimed he 61 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 3: only killed his wife because she had smothered the children 62 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 3: after he told her he wanted to separate. Chris Watts 63 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 3: had been having an affair with coworker Nicole Kissinger. She 64 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 3: came forward to police saying she thought he was separated 65 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,399 Speaker 3: from his wife. Watts was convicted of nine total charges, 66 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 3: five counts of first degree murder, one count of unlawful 67 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 3: termination of a pregnancy. Sanan was pregnant at the time 68 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 3: of her death, and three counts of tampering with the 69 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 3: deceased body. Watts was sentenced to life in prison without 70 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 3: the possibility of parole. 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