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Chris Watts killed his pregnant wife Shanann and their daughters Bella and Celeste in Colorado in 2018. He initially appeared in public appeals for their return. His guilty pleas and the discovery of the victims revealed that the disappearance story had concealed a family murder.
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Colorado. The map provides regional context; individually verified historical places are listed below.
Map sources checked September 14, 2026. 2 individual Odd Stops location pages matched this case.
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See the full case checklist →2825 Saratoga Trail, Frederick, Colorado
Shanann Watts was killed here in August 2018. Her daughters were also killed, but their deaths should not be assigned to this address.
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Location history, maps & imagery at Odd Stops ↗7014 East Camelback Road, Scottsdale, Arizona
Shanann dined at the Yard House during a work trip in August 2018. This is a biographical location, not a crime scene.
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Fort Collins Coloradoan · 2018-11-07 · Page A3
A newspaper chronology traces the investigation through Watts’s guilty pleas.
The chronology quotes his earlier false account; it should not be taken as what happened.
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Fort Collins Coloradoan · 2018-08-22 · Page A4
Local reporting lays out the missing-person report, arrest, and charges.
Pre-plea coverage includes Watts’s false account about Shanann.
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Listen to the episodeTrue Crime Reality
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released March 1, 2026. About 44 minutes.
Listen to the episodeLove Marry Kill
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released January 2, 2023. About 64 minutes.
Listen to the episodeLike Mother Like Murder
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released February 28, 2023. About 90 minutes.
Listen to the episodeReal Life Real Crime
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released August 14, 2026. About 40 minutes.
Listen to the episodeLove Marry Kill
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released January 9, 2023. About 91 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTwo Crime Besties
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released August 4, 2025. About 114 minutes.
Listen to the episodeThe Stranger You Know
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released January 7, 2022. About 25 minutes.
Listen to the episodeToo High For This
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released October 9, 2020. About 58 minutes.
Listen to the episodeDeadly Devotion
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released May 6, 2026. About 16 minutes.
Listen to the episodeJay is 4 Justice Podcast
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released April 29, 2021. About 77 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTrue Crime Exposed
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released February 2, 2022. About 56 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTrue Crime Rocket Science
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released August 31, 2025. About 16 minutes.
Listen to the episodeAutopsy.
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released February 1, 2021. About 23 minutes.
Listen to the episodeTrue Crime Rocket Science
Podcast coverage of the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Released August 31, 2025. About 14 minutes.
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Preserved copy of the written waiver and guilty plea filed in Christopher Watts’s prosecution. This nine-page filing is part of the criminal case, not a documentary transcript.
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Nancy Grace
KILLER DAD CHRIS WATTS: "GENDER REVEAL PARTY MADE ME A KILLER”
Video from Nancy Grace covering the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Length: 50:31.
Watch on YouTubeBailey Sarian
Chris Watts - 2000 Page Discovery Murder, Mystery & Makeup | Bailey Sarian
Video from Bailey Sarian covering the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Length: 27:37.
Watch on YouTubeStephanie Harlowe
Coffee & Crime: Chris Watts- The Man Who Erased His Family and Still Plays the Victim
Video from Stephanie Harlowe covering the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Length: 1:50:55.
Watch on YouTubeLaw&Crime Network
The Family Massacre: The Chris Watts Story
Video from Law&Crime Network covering the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Length: 23:31.
Watch on YouTubeLMN
Chris Watts' Prison Pal Reveals CHILLING Details (S1, E4) | Cellmate Secrets | Full Episode | LMN
Full episode or film as labeled by the publisher from LMN covering the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Length: 42:12.
Watch on YouTubeNetflix
American Murder: The Family Next Door | Official Trailer | Netflix
Trailer or preview from Netflix covering the Shanann Watts & her daughters case. Length: 2:06.
Watch on YouTubeReddit · r/TrueCrime
Discussion: Has anyone else posted about the Shanann Watts & children revelations in Chris Watts's newly published letter?
Public community discussion connected to Shanann Watts & her daughters. Posts and comments are reader perspectives, not independently verified reporting.
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