Timeline Of Events



The following timeline was compiled by several dedicated group members who collaborated together to try and make sense of what has happened. It was a group effort and credit goes to all who assisted.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/OfficialChrisWattsCaseDiscussion/

People Involved




Christopher Lee Watts - DOB 5/16/1985 - Address: 2825 Saratoga Trl. Frederick, Co. 80516
  1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christopher.watts.9883
  2. Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XPAYxzqeBFnwOColvqVJA
  3. Twitter: https://twitter.com/WattsTastic
  4. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris_thrives/ (cache version https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3A2UL1JseDbAUJ%3Apicradical.com%2Fchris_thrives%20&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us )
  5. Email address: chrisleewatts@gmail.com
  6. https://plus.google.com/111401595783197825833 


Shan’ann Cathryn Watts - DOB 1/10/1984 in Passaic, New Jersey - Address: 2825 Saratoga Trl. Frederick, Co. 80516
  1. Childhood photos: https://imgur.com/a/PlsQjwG
  2. Blog: https://thewattsjourney.blogspot.com/?m=1 https://thewattsjourney.blogspot.com/2013/09/?m=1 
  3. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts
  4. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shanann.king 
  5. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShanannWatts
  6. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shanannwatts/
  7. Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shanannwatts/
  8. Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shanannking/
  9. https://shanannwatts.le-vel.com/
  10. https://plus.google.com/101801460310596778352
  11. https://plus.google.com/111551142924341522884
  12. email shanannking@gmail.com 
  13. email shanannr@juno.com 
  14. email srzucek@netzero.net
  15. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192966188/shan'ann-cathryn-watts

Bella Marie Watts - daughter  - DOB 12/17/2013 - Address: 2825 Saratoga Trl. Frederick, Co. 80516
  1. https://www.facebook.com/bella.m.watts
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192966362/bella-marie-watts

Celeste Cathryn Watts - daughter - DOB 7/17/2015 - Address: 2825 Saratoga Trl. Frederick, Co. 80516 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192966917/celeste-cathryn-watts

Nico Lee Watts - Unborn son (15 weeks)

Frank Rzucek - Shan’ann's Dad - https://www.facebook.com/frankrzucek

Sandra Onorati Rzucek  - Shan’ann's Mom -
  1. https://www.facebook.com/sandi.onorati.1
  2. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100024110797054

Frankie Rzucek - Shan’ann's brother - DOB 11/8/1985 - https://www.facebook.com/frankie.rzucek

Ronnie Lee Watts - Chris's Dad - https://www.facebook.com/ronnie.watts.940098

Cynthia McLeod Watts - Chris’s mom - https://www.facebook.com/cindy.watts.754

Jamie Lyn Williams - Chris's sister - https://www.facebook.com/jamie8lyn 

Leonard Thomas King - Shan'ann's first husband.

Melissa Courtney King - Leonard's new wife.

Nichol Lee Kessinger - Chris Watts' mistress.

Ed Hopkins - Nichol Kessinger's attorney.

Nickole Utoft Atkinson - DOB June 4, 1981 - Shan’ann's friend who dropped her off at 1:48 AM - https://www.facebook.com/nickole.utoft

Jeremy & Jennifer Lindstrom - Watts' family friends. Jeremy met Chris Watts when they worked at Longmont Ford together. Chris & girls went to birthday party at the Lindstrom home Sunday. https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.lindstrom.58

McKenna Lindstrom - Jeremy & Jennifer Lindstrom's daughter, babysat the Watts children Saturday evening at the Watts' home.

Bette Marcoux - Watts family neighbor saw Chris’s truck running in the driveway at 5:15 AM Monday morning.

Nathan Trinastich - Watts family neighbor. His security cameras caught Chris backing his truck to the garage. https://www.facebook.com/nathan.trinastich.1

Ashley Bell - Shan’ann's friend https://www.facebook.com/ashley.bell.54

Amanda and Nicholas Thayer - Watts family friends. Chris spent the night at their home when Shanann and kids went "missing".
https://www.facebook.com/amanda.thayer.9
https://www.facebook.com/NicholasjThayer

Dannell Erin-Search - Works at hair salon where Shan’ann's mom also works. Says Shan’ann and Chris were planning on separating. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003685107042

Lauren Naumann - Watts babysitter https://www.facebook.com/lauren.naumann

Trent Bolte - Chris Watts's alleged gay lover. https://www.facebook.com/trent.bolte.12 

Amanda Tellez McMahon - Chris Watts' alleged mistress. https://radaronline.com/photos/chris-watts-mistress-choke-rape-fantasy-woman-colorado-dad-murders/ 

⦁ Karen Perrine Almand - Manages Murder 'Rap Sesh' Podcast with Jay & Kay - Sent an email to the courts on Chris Watts' family's behalf on 11/12/18. https://www.facebook.com/karen.p.almand https://imgur.com/a/1I1TzXG 

Weld County District attorney Michael Rourke - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008695517528

Carl A. Blesch, MMS, D-ABMDI - Weld County Coroner

Michael J. Newman VanCamp of Meacham & Newman - Lawfirm representing Shan'ann Watts' family https://www.vancamplaw.com/attorneys/michael-j-newman 

⦁ Deputy State Public Defender John Walsh, Atty. Reg. No. 42616

⦁ Deputy State Public Defender Kathryn Herold, Atty. Reg. No. 40075

⦁ Deputy State Public Defender James Merson

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Timeline Of Events


2003 - Christopher Watts graduates from Pine Forest High School in Fayetteville, NC.  https://imgur.com/a/9JIlbWy (High School photos)

⦁ Chris Watts attends NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, North Carolina.

⦁ Shan'ann Rzucek marries Leonard Thomas King.

⦁ 2008-2009? - Shan'ann King part owner of DirtySouth Custom Sound and Wheels in Charlotte, NC. Co owner Mohammad Bedwan.
  1. https://imgur.com/a/7NMUn5a 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/DirtySouthMotoring 
  3. https://www.facebook.com/dirtysouthcustomsandmotoring/ 
  4. https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20090604805 
  5. https://m.salisburypost.com/2009/12/02/make-a-wish-fulfills-teens-dream-with-restored-mustang/ 
  6. https://www.facebook.com/hisham.abutabar 


April 6-10, 2009 - Leonard Thomas King is granted a divorce from Shan'ann in Moore County District Court, NC. http://www.thepilot.com/news/public-records---may/article_259e7b52-06e6-524b-bae2-17f22b025311.html

2010? - Shan’ann King and Chris Watts meet.

April 22, 2012 - Chris Watts posted video - Communication Speech, Relationship Deterioration and Repair. https://youtu.be/ciP7Hfj7ONE

November 3, 2012 - Shan’ann and Chris marry. His family does not attend the wedding. https://imgur.com/a/KtUM5j4


2013



2013 - Shan'ann and Chris moved from NC to Colorado.

⦁ Chris Watts begins working for the car dealership, Longmont Ford. (date needed)

2013 - Shan'ann begins working for Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora as a human resources specialist.

April 16th, 2013 - Shan'ann finds out she's pregnant with Bella. 
  1. https://thewattsjourney.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-day-we-found-out-we-were-pregnant.html?m=1 
  2. https://imgur.com/a/y4ZHc6B 

April 30, 2013 - Shan’ann and Chris buy Colorado home. Address: 2825 Saratoga Trl. Frederick, Co. 80516. It has 5 beds, 4 baths, approximately 4,177 square feet and was built in 2013. https://imgur.com/a/CF8lb6j

December 17, 2013 - Daughter Bella Marie Watts is born in Colorado.


2015


2015 - Chris begins working for Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 

June 5, 2015 - Shan’ann and Chris Watts file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Denver, Colorado. Case # 1516240 https://imgur.com/a/FEzER7U

July 17, 2015 - Daughter Celeste Cathryn Watts is born in Colorado.


2016


February 2016 - Shan’ann Watts begins selling Thrive.

October 10, 2016 - Shan’ann posted pics of their 1st Lifestyle Getaway New Orleans trip. - https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/media_set?set=a.10153924273316935&type=3



2017

February 2, 2017 - Shan’ann posted pics of their 2nd Lifestyle Getaway Punta Cana trip. - https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/media_set?set=a.10154257194526935&type=3

April 8, 2017 - Shan’ann resigns from her job with Childrens Hospital.
  1. https://imgur.com/a/65Tjhby
  2. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154422279931935&set=pb.507111934.-2207520000.1535513535.&type=3&theater

June 7, 2017 - Chris and Shan’ann go to Metallica concert. https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/media_set?set=a.10154594516896935&type=3

June 22, 2017 - Shan’ann posted pics of their 3rd Lifestyle Getaway Toronto trip. - https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/media_set?set=a.10154634808371935&type=3

August 29, 2017 - Shan'ann has neck surgery.

October 12, 2017 - Shan’ann posted pics of their 4th Lifestyle Getaway Puerto Vallarta trip. - https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/media_set?set=a.10154927736231935&type=3




2018

February 8, 2018 - Shan’ann posted pics of their 5th Lifestyle Getaway Las Vegas trip. - https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/media_set?set=a.10155208265976935&type=3

April 2018 - Shan'ann is featured in Strive, a magazine for Thrive brand promoters.
  1. https://imgur.com/a/TI0lLnP 
  2. https://shanannwatts.le-vel.com/LVLife/News 


June 2018


June 2018 - Chris Watts formally meets Nichol Kessinger at their place of employment. Chris was not wearing a wedding ring. He told Nichol that he had two daughters and, after Kessinger asked, Chris said he was separated and at the end of divorce proceedings.


June 10, 2018 - Shan’ann announces 3rd pregnancy.
  1. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155485647581935&set=a.10150584531431935&type=3&theater 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/507111934/posts/10155486782641935/ 
  3. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155504592476935&set=a.10150584531431935&type=3&theater 
  4. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155485647581935&set=a.10150584531431935&type=3&theater 

⦁ June 15, 2018 - Shan'ann posted on facebook about Chris becoming more talkative towards strangers since starting Thrive.
  1. https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/posts/10155495844056935 
  2. https://imgur.com/a/IussGmv 

June 22, 2018 - Shan’ann posted pics of their Lifestyle Getaway #6 -San Diego trip (Shanann's father flew to Colorado to watch the girls while Shan’ann and Chris went on this trip) - https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/media_set?set=a.10155509737956935&type=3

June 26, 2018 - Shan’ann and Chris arrived home from trip to San Diego, CA. https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/posts/10155518016356935?__tn__=-R

June 26, 2018 - Shan’ann, Bella, Celeste and Frank (Shan’ann's father) flew to NC for 6 week vacation.

Late June 2018 - Chris Watts and Nichol Kessinger met outside of work. Nichol Kessinger asked Chris more questions about his divorce. He told her the mutual divorce was almost final and they were working out the financial details.




July 2018



Early July 2018 - Chris Watts and Nichol Kessinger began a physical relationship and saw each other four to five times a week.

July 9, 2018 -  Shan’ann has a fight with her MIL over their daughter's nut allergy and Shan’ann had her dad come pick her up from her MIL's house.  https://imgur.com/a/OnUZ7Dt

July 12, 2018 - Wyndham Hill Master Association Inc., a homeowner’s association (HOA) sued the Watts for $1,533. They are scheduled to appear in court on August 24.

July 15, 2018 - A birthday party is held for Celeste in NC. She turned 3. https://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/videos/10155560061666935/ 

July 31, 2018 - Chris joins Shan'ann, Bella and Celeste in NC. While in NC, Chris called Nichol Kessinger to tell her that his divorce was final. He asked Nichol to help him find an apartment that would be good for him and his daughters.




August 2018


August 6, 2018 - Chris Watts allegedly writes a letter claiming that if something happens to him, his kids or his wife, to investigate his wife. https://imgur.com/a/pDPw6tJ 

August 7, 2018 (Tuesday) - Chris, Shan’ann, Bella and Celeste return from NC after 6 week vacation.

August 8, 2018 (Wednesday) - 1:17 PM - Shan’ann posted to Facebook about being home in Colorado, running errands and being with the girls.
  1. https://imgur.com/a/5cer8Ec 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155614025231935&set=a.10150584531431935&type=3

Shan'ann has an ultrasound done. https://imgur.com/a/HlkQihW

August 9, 2018 (Thursday) - Shan’ann posts on FB a photo of a doll covered and wrapped with a Twister game mat.
  1. https://imgur.com/a/UO5eyBw 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155616213426935&set=a.10150584531431935&type=3&theater 

August 10, 2018 (Friday) - Shan’ann leaves for Thrive trip to Arizona. Chris has a pizza delivered to the house.

August 11, 2018 (Saturday) - Chris has babysitter (Jeremy and Jennifer Lindstrom's daughter, McKenna) watch the girls. https://imgur.com/koQFtvP 

August 12, 2018 (Sunday) -
  1. Chris takes the girls to a birthday party at Jeremy and Jennifer Lindstrom's home. https://youtu.be/Lx6UBafvU7M Last known photos of Bella and Celeste Watts at the birthday party: https://imgur.com/a/mk0HrIc  
  2. 1:59 PM - Shan'ann posts on Facebook https://imgur.com/dZ4ID2T 
  3. 5:20 PM - Shan'ann posts on Facebook https://imgur.com/QQRDXm9 
  4. 5:22 PM - Last known photo of Shanann at the airport after her flight was cancelled. https://imgur.com/a/L10iMPt https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10217626718165072&set=a.1057892532859&type=3&theater 
  5. 7:15 PM - Chris is seen BBQ'ing in backyard. No girls present. 
  6. Chris Watts texted a coworker saying he would deal with a work issue in the oil field early the next morning. 
  7. 11:09 PM - Shan'ann makes one final post on Facebook. https://imgur.com/a/t6OVlaG 

August 13, 2018 (Monday) -
  1. 1:48 AM - Shan’ann returns home from Thrive trip to Arizona. Watts family neighbor Nathan Trinastick's security camera captures Nickole Utoft's (Shan’ann's friend) vehicle leaving the Watts home after dropping Shan’ann off from the airport. Shan'ann can be seen on the Watts' doorbell camera returning home. Address: 2825 Saratoga Trl. Frederick, Co. 80516 
  2. 2 AM - Chris says Shan’ann went to bed.
  3. 4 AM -  Chris tells Det. Baumhover this is when he awoke and he and Shan’ann had an "emotional" discussion regarding his desire to separate. He tells police that after leaving their bedroom, he returns to observe, via a baby monitor in the girls' room, Shan’ann Watts attacking their daughters. He tells police that he strangled his wife to death in a fit of rage.
  4. 5 AM - Chris tells Officer Coonrod that Shan’ann got home around 2 AM, he got up at 5 AM, had emotional conversation with Shan’ann, says he initiated marital separation.
  5. 5:15 AM - [Neighbor] Bette Marcoux, who lives next to the Watts' home, said she noticed that Christopher Watts' truck was on when she left for the gym early Monday. She goes to the gym at 5:15 AM five days each week, she said, and hadn't noticed him heading out somewhere at that time before. http://www.reporterherald.com/news/ci_32074924/husband-missing-frederick-mother-daughters-arrested-suspicion-murder 
  6. 5:27 AM - Watts family neighbor Nathan Trinastich's surveillance camera captures Christopher Watts backing his truck into the driveway and going back into the house and out to the truck three times, likely as he loads the bodies. Chris initially tells police that he loaded up tools and left for work while his wife and children were still sleeping. Two days later, he admits to loading their bodies into the truck and later dumping them in an oilfield northwest of Hudson.
  7. 6:10 AM - Sunrise in Frederick, Colorado. 80 degrees out.
  8. Bella was to start school.
  9. 10 AM - Shan’ann missed scheduled OBGYN appointment.
  10. Chris texted Nichol Kessinger to say that he had been busy. The two chatted like normal throughout the workday.
  11. Chris made three phone calls in the morning. One to the girls' school saying that he wanted to un-enroll his daughters. One to a Realtor to discuss selling his house. One to his girlfriend to talk about their future.
  12. 12:20 PM - Friend Nickole Utoft shows up at Watts family home because Shan’ann wasn’t responding to her calls or messages. Safety lock is locked on front door from the inside, Shan’ann’s vehicle is in the garage. She calls Chris then calls police to do wellness check. 
  13. 1:40 PM - Officer Coonrod arrives at residence for welfare check. Officer Coonrod contacts Chris and asks for garage keypad code. Chris says it doesn't work but will be there in about 5 minutes.
  14. 3:45 PM - Chris Watts texted Nichol Kessinger that his family was “gone”. He told Nichol that Shan'ann had taken the girls to a playdate and had not returned. He seemed casual and didn’t show any emotion.
  15. Shan’ann, Bella and Celeste Watts are reported missing.
  16. Police find top sheet and pillow cases from the marital bed in a kitchen trash can at the Watt's residence.

August 14, 2018 (Tuesday) -
  1. 7 AM - A Frederick police detective, upon learning that neither Shan'ann Watts nor the girls had returned home, requests that a press release about their status as missing be sent out and seeks assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and ultimately the FBI.
  2. While at work, Nichol Kessinger texted Chris Watts, pushing him to tell what he knew about their disappearance and asking what he had done
  3. 10:19 AM - The Town of Frederick, CO releases a statement: "Missing Persons - Be On the Lookout - On August 13, 2018, the Frederick Police Department was notified of 3 missing persons. Shanann Watts 34 years old, and her two daughters that are 3 and 4 years old are missing as well. Shanann is also 15 weeks pregnant. There is no vehicle associated at this time. If you have any information regarding this case, Please contact the Frederick Police Department at 720-382-5700 or dispatch at 720-652-4222 with any information regarding this BOLO." https://imgur.com/a/1MFXSfM https://www.facebook.com/TownofFrederick/posts/2197006800327296?__tn__=K-R 
  4. Chris gives Denver7 interview. https://youtu.be/ugoYkx04E2Q 
  5. Chris gives 9NEWS (KUSA) interview. https://youtu.be/nBB6mnS8rds 
  6. Chris gives Fox6 News (KDVR) interview. https://www.facebook.com/fox6news/videos/270650270207370/ 
  7. Nickole Utoft Atkinson gives Fox31 interview. https://youtu.be/ZI96uuuIGCE https://kdvr.com/2018/08/14/pregnant-woman-2-daughters-reported-missing-in-frederick/
  8. In a flurry of long calls and texts that night between Chris Watts and Nichol Kessinger, Chris changed his story about his split with his wife. Nichol barraged Chris with questions: Were there signs someone had forced themselves into the home? Were the daughters’ car seats still there? Was one of the girls’ EpiPens still in the house? Chris didn’t show any emotion during their conversations and tried to change the subject away from his missing family.
  9. Chris spends the night at the home of Watts's family friends, Amanda and Nicholas Thayer. 

August 15, 2018  (Wednesday) -
  1. Chris Watts drove from the Thayer's home to pick up his father from the airport. 
  2. Nichol Kessinger called the Weld County Sheriff’s Office to tell them about her relationship with Chris Watts and his lies. She met with FBI investigators on this day.
  3. 9:08 AM - The Town of Frederick, CO releases a statement: "The FBI and the CBI are now assisting our agency with the on-going investigation. Information and inquiries should still be directed to the Frederick Police Department." https://imgur.com/a/nI528ne 
  4. 11:30 AM - After two days of investigating, police discover that Christopher Watts was engaged in an affair with a co-worker, according to arrest documents. In an interview with police, Christopher Watts "said he would tell the truth after speaking with his dad," arrest documents say. 
  5. 1:16 PM - The Town of Frederick, CO releases a statement: "Frederick Police will be giving a press statement regarding the Shanann Watts investigation in front of the Frederick Police Department (333 5th St.) today at 3:30 p.m. We will be livestreaming this statement here on Facebook. This will be a statement only and no questions will be taken at this time. We will continue to update the public and media outlets as our investigation continues via this Facebook page, our Twitter account @TownofFrederick, and our website at www.frederickco.gov." https://imgur.com/a/obBnVoG
  6. 3:30 PM - Frederick Police Department -Watts Investigation Press Conference - https://www.facebook.com/TownofFrederick/videos/314315292670542/ 
  7. Chris was fired from Anadarko.
  8. 4:15 PM - Police investigators start a drone search of the oil and gas site where they believed the bodies of Shanann, Bella and Celeste Watts to be located. The oil site is identified as CERVI 319 with GPS coordinates 40.21624374 -104.36667. Chris Watts' work truck had a GPS device that allowed police to track where he went after he left his home the morning his family disappeared. Investigators were able to use that to find where he disposed of the bodies. They were able to narrow down their search and locate the bodies following his confession. Police spot a bed sheet matching the pattern of several pillow cases and a top sheet recovered from a kitchen trash can in the Watts' home earlier that day. Police also spot "fresh movement of dirt consistent with a clandestine grave near the oil tanks." Map from Watts family residence to oil site  https://imgur.com/a/77r5BkC 
  9. 6:46 PM - The Town of Frederick, CO releases a statement: "The investigation continues to be ongoing and there is nothing new to report at this time. We will give another scheduled update at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning." https://imgur.com/a/oWpWcux 
  10. Chris confesses to killing Shanann, gives his version of events and tells authorities where bodies could be found. https://imgur.com/a/wWJqdDo 
  11. 9 PM - Authorities search the Watts home and tow Christopher Watts's truck https://imgur.com/a/Qomf3AN 
  12. 11:02 PM - Christopher Lee Watts is arrested - https://imgur.com/a/spYU785 

Warrantless Arrest Affidavit:
  1. https://imgur.com/a/bwfCPrX 
  2. https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/19th_Judicial_District/caseofinterest/2018CR2003/001/Warrantless%20Arrest%20Affidavit.pdf

Complaint:
  1. https://imgur.com/a/dPXJJLq 
  2. https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/19th_Judicial_District/caseofinterest/2018CR2003/001/COMPLAINT%20AND%20INFORMATION.pdf

August 16, 2018 (Thursday) -
  1. 12:08 AM - The Town of Frederick, CO releases a statement. "In the evening hours of August 15th, The Frederick Police Department, in conjunction with the FBI and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, has made an arrest in connection to the missing person’s case involving Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Bella and Celeste. Chris Watts, the husband of Shanann, has been placed into custody and is awaiting charges at this time. He will be held at the Weld County Jail. The Frederick Police Department will host a news conference to provide an update on the case at the Town of Frederick Courthouse, 333 5th Street, beginning at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, August 16th. We will be live streaming the press conference here on Facebook." https://imgur.com/a/tGp59n2 
  2. 5 AM - Shan'ann Watts' body is recovered and pronounced dead.
  3. 10:30 AM - Frederick Police Department -Watts Investigation Press Conference https://www.facebook.com/TownofFrederick/videos/299798087243055/ 
  4. 11:45 AM - The Town of Frederick, CO releases a statement. "Below is a summary of the facts stated at the Shanann Watts investigation press conference. The case is still ongoing and all questions referencing this investigation should now be directed to the Weld County District Attorney's Office at 970-356-4010. The Frederick Police Department received a missing person call just before 2:00 pm, on Monday, August 13, 2018. The Frederick Police Department launched an investigation, conducting interviews, neighborhood canvases in an effort to locate Shanann and her girls, Bella and Celeste. The Frederick Police Department contacted the FBI and the CBI to assist in the case. In addition to providing investigative agents and crime scene responders, a Missing Endangered Alert was announced on Tuesday afternoon. Frederick PD conducted additional canvases where flyers featuring Shanann, Celeste and Bella were distributed to the community. In the late hours of Wednesday evening, Chris Watts was taken into custody and was transported to the Weld County Jail just after 11:30 p.m. He is scheduled for a bond hearing later today." https://imgur.com/a/F6sBZAV 
  5. 2:30 PM - Christopher Watts appears in Weld County court, where 19th Judicial District Judge Marcelo Kopcow denies him bond. Kopcow says bond will be reconsidered after Christopher Watts is formally charged.
  6. 8:31 PM -  The Town of Frederick, CO releases a statement. "An update on the Shanann Watts Investigation: On August 16, 2018, during the late afternoon hours, evidence technicians from both the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Frederick Police Department located two bodies whom police have strong reason to believe are Bella and Celeste Watts, the daughters of Shanann Watts. While we will not disclose the location as to where these bodies were located, police can say that they were found in close proximity to the other body whom officers strongly believe is Shanann’s. The Frederick Police Department and CBI will not answer any questions and ask that all media inquiries be referred to the Weld County District Attorney’s Office." https://imgur.com/a/MIYeWax https://www.facebook.com/TownofFrederick/posts/2201551706539472?__tn__=-R 
  7. Close friends of Shan'ann Watts horrified they welcomed accused killer into their home https://youtu.be/eyl3P0xYD2U 
  8. RAW: Chris Watts first court appearance after allegedly killing pregnant wife and daughters https://youtu.be/DBfCCmlNylg 
  9. Denver7 – The Denver Channel - Chris Watts case: Everything we know so far about the alleged murders of his wife, daughters https://youtu.be/voFpnqgfPeU 
  10. 9NEWS - Psychologist reviews interview with man accused of killing family  https://youtu.be/fnUVWWfR1L8 

August 17, 2018 (Friday) -
  1. 10:30 AM - Autopsies begin by the Weld County Coroner's Office.
  2. 7:40 PM - The Weld County Coroner's Office confirms identity.
  3. CBS News Expert analysis of Colorado dad accused of killing his wife and kids https://youtu.be/JkBUFiUyUJs 
  4. 8:26 PM - The Town of Frederick, CO releases the following statement: "On August 17, 2018, The Frederick Police Department was informed by the Weld County Coroner’s Office that the autopsies of all three bodies associated with this investigation have been completed. The coroner’s office has positively identified those three bodies as; Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Bella Marie and Celeste Watts. The manner and cause of death of all three bodies are pending further laboratory results and will not be released at this time. The Frederick Police Department and CBI will not answer any questions and ask that all media inquiries be referred to the Weld County District Attorney’s Office." https://imgur.com/a/4pZzb03 https://www.facebook.com/TownofFrederick/posts/2203534009674575?__tn__=-R 
  5. 8:30 PM - Candlelight vigil is held for Shan'ann, Bella, Celeste and Nico outside their family home in Frederick, Colorado. https://imgur.com/a/yooCLpI https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/chris-watts-case/candlelight-vigil-honors-frederick-mom-and-her-2-young-girls 

August 20, 2018 (Monday) - The Weld County District Attorney's Office announces nine official charges against Christopher Watts: three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree murder for causing the death of a person under the age of 12 while being in a position of trust, one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy and three counts of tampering with a deceased body.
  1. Shan’ann's friend, Nickole Utoft Atkinson, gives an interview to the media. https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/friend-woman-allegedly-killed-husband-didnt-57302054
  2. Chris Watts accuses his wife, Shan’ann, of killing their children so he killed her. https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield/videos/413394665731524/
  3. Shan'ann's dad, Frank Rzucek, gives a statement during a press conference. https://kdvr.com/2018/08/20/shanann-watts-father-gives-emotional-speech-at-press-conference/

August 21, 2018 (Tuesday) - 10 AM -Preliminary hearing for Christopher Lee Watts to be formally advised on the charges filed against him. He is being held in Weld County jail without bond.
  1. https://youtu.be/_djFr8q5V-A
  2. https://www.wral.com/man-admits-wife-s-murder-blames-her-for-daughters-deaths/17783749/

August 22, 2018 - Frederick, CO Chief of Police, Todd Norris, has written a letter of thanks to the community for their support during the Shan'ann Watts investigation.
  1. https://imgur.com/a/04dKw9D 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/TownofFrederick/photos/a.181640248530638/2212431818784794/?type=3&theater 

August 24, 2018 (Friday) - Wyndham Hill Master Association Inc., a homeowners association (HOA), Christopher and Shan’ann Watts are due in court for unpaid HOA fees.

August 25, 2018 (Saturday) - Gender reveal party planned.

August 30, 2018 (Thursday) - The town of Frederick, CO places purple ribbons around town in memory of Shan'ann, Bella, Celeste and Nico Watts.
  1. https://imgur.com/a/1ghGZ7H 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/TownofFrederick/posts/2223898464304796?__tn__=H-R 

August 31, 2018 (Friday) - Candlelight vigil is held at McDonald Artisan Farm in Aberdeen, NC for Shan'Ann, Bella, Celeste and Nico Watts. https://imgur.com/a/fYKoqV7


September 2018


September 1, 2018 (Saturday) - Funeral services for Shan’ann, Bella, Celeste and Nico Watts is at 1:00 pm at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Pinehurst, NC. A live stream of the service was provided on the Boles Funeral Homes & Crematory Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/BolesFuneralHomes/videos/286808361914973/

Obituary: http://sandhillssentinel.com/obituary-for-shanann-cathryn-watts-and-children/

Burial was held at Bethesda Cemetery in Aberdeen, NC  -
  1. https://imgur.com/a/dbvr7Q7
  2. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/09/01/shannan-watts-family-funeral-frederick-killings/
  3. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192966188/shan'ann-cathryn-watts
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192966362/bella-marie-watts
  5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192966917/celeste-cathryn-watts

Online condolences can be made to www.bolesfuneralhome.com or https://www.facebook.com/BolesFuneralHomes/photos/a.443902632404861/1651180318343747/?type=3&ifg=1

Cards can be sent to: 425 W Pennsylvania Ave. Southern Pines, NC 28387

September 6, 2018 (Thursday) - Fundraiser at Outback Steakhouse. The community is invited to the Give Back Day in Memory of Shan’ann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico Watts on September 6 from 4:00 – 10:00 p.m at the Southern Pines Outback located at 100 Southern Rd. Southern Pines, North Carolina.Shan'ann’s family will receive 10–15 percent of all sales.
  1. http://sandhillssentinel.com/give-back-day-in-memory-of-shanann-watts-children-sept-6/
  2. https://imgur.com/a/MnaxjM1

September 7, 2018 - Candlelight vigil is held at Albion Park in Clifton, NJ for Shan'Ann, Bella, Celeste and Nico Watts.  https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/clifton/2018/09/07/clifton-nj-native-shanann-watts-slain-colorado-remembered/1208111002/

September 8, 2018 at 10 AM - Flying With Angels Benefit for Shan'ann, Niko, Celeste and Bella Watts. Starting at Dirty Dogs 8:30 AM check-in, kickstands up at 9 AM in Golden, ending at Jerry D's in Dacono, CO. Proceeds will go to the Frederick, CO. PD who will give them to the Watts Family and will be distributed to Lucas Foundation or Domestic Abuse with Children.  https://imgur.com/a/DVmyR5a

September 26, 2018 - Shan'ann's family and friends move Shan'ann and the girls belongings out of the Watts family home in Colorado. Seen were her mom and dad, brother Frankie, Shan'ann's friend Christina and Christina's mom. 
  1. https://imgur.com/a/D9l0chx 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/AshleighBanfield/videos/179426889614092/


October 2018

October 1, 2018 - Autopsy results are in. The state and the defense were both provided copies. https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/19th_Judicial_District/caseofinterest/2018CR2003/U%20Peoples%20Notice.pdf 

October 4, 2018 - Shan'ann Watts's father, Frank Rzucek, was appointed representative of her estate in a Weld County, Colorado telephone hearing. 
  1. https://imgur.com/a/fcI5NKy  
  2. https://www.themckenziefirm.com/probate-matter-opened-shannan-watts/ 
  3. https://kdvr.com/2018/10/04/shanann-watts-father-appointed-representative-of-her-estate/ 

Chris Watts's mother, Cindy Watts, posted on Facebook searching for a defense attorney for Chris.  
  1. https://imgur.com/a/BvUHhlH 
  2. https://www.facebook.com/cindy.watts.754/posts/1906978099393025 
October 5, 2018 - A GoFundMe was set up by Chris Watts's mother, Cindy Watts, under the pretense that it is for his medical needs. 
  1. https://imgur.com/a/vmzXeJz 
  2. https://www.gofundme.com/medical-help-for-chris-watts 
Someone named Tiiu Kristina Napp started a GoFundMe for Shan'ann's family. https://www.gofundme.com/shanann-watts-family https://imgur.com/a/YX0tjyU 

October 15, 2018 - Weld County Coroner, Carl A. Blesch, MMS, D-ABMDI, filed a petition with the courts to seal the autopsy reports.  https://imgur.com/a/7aMfslJ 



November 2018


November 5, 2018 - via Facebook, Eclectic On 5 https://www.facebook.com/EclecticOn5/ posted the following regarding the sale of Shan'ann Watts' personal effects being for sale. https://imgur.com/a/IqyHVGE 

November 6, 2018 (Tuesday) - 2PM - Christopher Lee Watts pleaded guilty to all nine counts against him, including five counts of murder in the first degree, three counts of tampering with a deceased human body, and one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy, in the deaths of his wife, Shan'ann Watts, and their daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, whose bodies were found on the property of an oil and gas company where Christopher Watts worked in August 2018. The plea deal includes a sentencing agreement that Christopher Watts will be sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. The plea deal was made with the support of Shan'ann Watts’ family. They were very strongly in favor of a resolution in this case short of the death penalty. Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke Rourke recounted a conversation with Shan'ann Watts' mother, Sandra Rzucek, that helped make the decision. "Sandy said it very, very poignantly to me. She said, 'he made the choice to take those lives. I do not want to be in a position of making the choice to take his.'" In court Tuesday, Watts was wearing a bulletproof vest and wept between pleas. Shan'ann's family was sitting in the front row of the courtroom as Watts pleaded guilty. 
  1. https://www.weldda.com/cms/One.aspx?portalId=23076&pageId=59330 
  2. https://imgur.com/a/2X5ATqm 
  3. https://www.facebook.com/DenverChannel/videos/1111514309005353/

November 12, 2018 (Monday) - Chris Watts' parents break their silence and speaks to the media. 
  1. https://youtu.be/TFktoIOpfC0 
  2. 22 minute extended interview/video - https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/newscasts/extended-interview-cindy-watts-chris-watts-mother-questions-sons-plea-deal/73-8325222?fbclid=IwAR3bJ76zsPcDPdCQ1sga1Up3xw-2phZrzseCiJaCMfhSODHgLC6-dl_aTpk 
  3. Compilation of interviews - https://youtu.be/9esxrVX2tho 
  4. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/chris-watts-case/chris-watts-parents-break-their-silence-about-son-s-case  
  5. https://www.facebook.com/TomasHoppoughDenver7/videos/315987389223947/ 
  6. https://abc13.com/not-a-monster-parents-defend-man-who-admitted-to-killing-family/4678929/?fbclid=IwAR35kI1d6e4xn71sWAnF1_zV8w9PBaVowSIC3lER0bThhaY34zU4UrWljy4  
  7. https://kdvr.com/2018/11/12/mother-of-man-who-murdered-his-family-claims-her-son-was-coerced-into-plea-deal/ 
  8. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/investigations/chris-watts-parents-question-plea-deal-in-murder-of-wife-daughters/73-614091979?fbclid=IwAR07HCYdB_6VfxbyRqis5nTl9SpoPDxiuPfOLrCGElKCBwAWJx96BqUxpK0 
  9. https://www.9news.com/amp/article?section=news&subsection=local&topic=investigations&headline=chris-watts-parents-question-plea-deal-in-murder-of-wife-daughters&contentId=73-614091979&fbclid=IwAR12iEoDD2ZfgnWFTFjUoB2OSEDs0dRYfq6oUkiFkK36Hn8vffWVNEtSP_E
  10. https://abc11.com/not-a-monster-chris-watts-parents-defend-son-who-murdered-family/4677948/?fbclid=IwAR059QFD6CNIirHBodA573FHCUUIfVgS9Tbkh0w7LE1GNbMdQWZyj2VP8tk 
  11. https://people.com/crime/chris-watts-parents-claim-son-abusive-relationship-wife-he-murdered/ 

Karen Perrine Almand, manages Murder 'Rap Sesh' Podcast with Jay & Kay, sent an email to the courts on Chris Watts' family's behalf. 
  1. https://imgur.com/a/1I1TzXG 
  2. https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/19th_Judicial_District/caseofinterest/2018CR2003/Letter%20filed%20by%20Non%20Party.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1j45zddO-xkFalgKp_FzlkapoL5gASrU9A6R44iumGjOsyKMFJQsH5IjU 
  3. https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/19th_Judicial_District/caseofinterest/2018CR2003/Order%2023.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1hOzo2hevwcXCWG2hw8_14YiVG8qANEUMbi9JgkViO7M8Z1OKSt7dVDKI 

November 13, 2018 (Tuesday) - In response to the interviews Chris Watts' parents, Cindy and Ronnie Watts, gave to the media the day before, Shan'ann Watts' family released a statement via Michael J. Newman VanCamp of Meacham & Newman, the law firm representing the Rzucek family. Their statement reads:

“Shan'ann Watts was a faithful wife, and the most gentle and loving mother in the world to her children Bella, Celeste, and Nico. She was also the best daughter any parent could ever hope for. Shan'ann was a wonderful soul.

Everyone who knew Shanann knows this to be true. Even Chris Watts knows this to be true. Yet Chris Watts still chose to murder Shan'ann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico. Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. He pled guilty to murdering his family because he is guilty.

Monday evening, the parents of Chris Watts gave an interview in which they attempted to defend their son. In doing so, they felt the need to make vicious, grotesque and utterly false statements about Shan'ann. Their false statements, however hurtful and inaccurate, will never alter the truth about Shan'ann, and will never alter the truth about the crimes committed by their son, Chris Watts.

Shan'ann’s memory and reputation deserves to be protected. And her family is fully prepared to do so.”

November 15, 2018 - Nichol Lee Kessinger, Chris Watts' mistress, gives an interview to the media. 

  1. https://imgur.com/a/gQB9FGD 
  2. https://www.denverpost.com/2018/11/15/christopher-watts-murder-mistress-nichol-kessinger/?fbclid=IwAR3hosfh9Tw2Xd_7_1eagtLUmq7ADntlVkAniYtOYRXYLcJkRLqUEN3uT_U 
  3. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christopher-watts-ex-girlfriend-says-he-lied-her-about-disappearance-n937116 
  4. https://www.crimeonline.com/2018/11/16/bombshell-chris-watts-mistress-comes-forward-about-affair-role-in-the-murder-investigation-he-lied-about-everything/?fbclid=IwAR0X960ehZ6QlQMOnXRuhp2hbHrIazxHiZO8fOVMiZ6IIO-10_A_oCAvWU8 
  5. https://youtu.be/w9rC71rU1SM



⦁ November 19, 2018 (Monday) 10 AM - Sentencing hearing is scheduled for Christopher Lee Watts on Monday, November 19 at 10:00 a.m. in Division 16.


  1. Live Stream of hearing: https://youtu.be/wS2mWuqsMbE 
  2. Frank Rzucek Sr. reads his victim impact statement to the court. https://youtu.be/f0GBH8gMGyE 
  3. Frank Rzucek Jr. had Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke read his victim impact statement to the court. https://youtu.be/Dq8ezMHTAkc
  4. Sandi Rzucek reads her victim impact statement to the court. https://youtu.be/BeSGpP8TuLE 
  5. Cynthia Watts and Ronnie Watts read their victim impact statements to the court. https://youtu.be/BNY5ZcqYY5c 
  6. Weld County District attorney Michael Rourke presents the facts to the court. https://youtu.be/yhEzlP9061s 
  7. Chris Watts' Public Defender makes a statement on his behalf to the court. https://youtu.be/pua1fRq424E 
  8. Judge Marcelo Kopcow approves the plea agreement and sentences Christopher Lee Watts to five life sentences -- three consecutive and two concurrent -- with no possibility of parole. Watts also received an additional 48 years for the unlawful termination of his wife's pregnancy and 36 more years for crimes related to his disposal of the bodies. https://youtu.be/kKCoLIwgcl8 
  9. Shan'ann Cathryn Watts' Autopsy Report: https://imgur.com/a/wiNFm6a 
  10. Bella Marie Watts' Autopsy Report: https://imgur.com/a/Pj1C0GX 
  11. Celeste Cathryn Watts' Autopsy Report: https://imgur.com/a/tVKwDyv 
  12. Weld County prosecutors, police host news conference after Chris Watts sentencing: https://youtu.be/RiHti4fm9Kg 
  13. Weld County, Colorado Deputy District Attorney Patrick Roche discusses the case with Keagan Harsha of KDVR & KWGN. https://www.facebook.com/KeaganHarshaTV/videos/528864660911307/ 

November 21, 2018 - The investigative and discovery documents are  released. It's approximately 2000 pages.  

  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/393823954/Christopher-Watts-discovery-file?fbclid=IwAR2MCdoLB4kKX5JP6ZGklohKUGJVuqqvGkqwi2q7Op7k-OSj9nYpaC3VzUU 
  2. https://weldcounty.sharefile.com/share/view/sf5bc3b95c2640f09/fo5ee394-d24c-45e0-a628-878badf9e972  
  3. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5219206-Christopher-Watts-REDACTED-FINAL.html?fbclid=IwAR0a2a6giO1yEQ9S7sfddsynpfCseyB5_PLVzq6kug7Ge9vuGiPI1a_aGnY#document/p1146


Weld County, Colorado Deputy District Attorney Patrick Roche discusses the case with the Greeley Tribune.  https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/about-as-big-as-it-gets-gravity-of-lifetime-sentence-for-watts-not-lost-on-weld-da/ 

⦁ November 29, 2018 - Weld County releases Digital Discovery/Videos/Photos/Audios  -  

POLYGRAPH

  1. PART 1 https://youtu.be/eWsXwpgCG8Q
  2. PART 2 https://youtu.be/FMtwY-dyLfg 
  3. PART 3 https://youtu.be/HmlqYkJ7tW0 
  4. PART 4 https://youtu.be/MgMRwCVjPpY 
  5. PART 5 https://youtu.be/GjBGT1x8H6c 
  6. PART 6 https://youtu.be/kojfzl_1DAg 

  1. Full video: Chris Watts tells father and investigators about deaths of his wife and daughters. https://youtu.be/hs_CInVpwo0
  2. Chris Watts confessing to dad Aug.15 https://youtu.be/7bQQBq8DyAc
  3. In this clip, Chris Watts tells investigators more information about where he can find the bodies of his wife and daughters and how to access the oil tanks in which he dumped his daughters’ bodies. He also tells his father more about what he claims happened. https://youtu.be/qukkxNxsy60
  4. Full audio: Investigators question Chris Watts' mistress about relationship and murders. In this two-hour audio clip, Chris Watts’ mistress, Nichol Kessinger, tells investigators intimate details of their relationship and what she knew about his family and the murders. WARNING: The clip contains graphic content. https://youtu.be/HQGX_32dyow
  5. Amanda Tellez McMahon - Tinder hookup police interview video https://youtu.be/D8uxQCfYdhM
  6. Crime Scene photos https://imgur.com/a/Ts22PLI
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