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The unopened relationship book that became a symbol in the Watts family murders
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100% centerFirst reported by N12 · 7 days ago
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What happened
Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife, Shannan Watts, and their two daughters in Colorado in August 2018 after months of deceit and affairs. Newly reviewed records add details about an alleged Tinder encounter and another anonymous tip about his hidden communications app. Watts later pleaded guilty and is serving five life sentences.
- 01Police found Shannan's unopened relationship book sealed in a garage trash can.
- 02Watts killed his wife and two daughters on August 13, 2018, in Colorado.
- 03He hid the bodies at a remote oil site and publicly pretended they were missing.
- 04Investigators say his hidden app contained intimate material from his affair with Nichol Kessinger.
- 05Watts pleaded guilty in November 2018 and is serving five life sentences.
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