Colo. Investigators Speak Out About Horrors of Chris Watts Case for the First Time

The tragic fate ofShanann, Bella and Celeste Wattshas captivated crime-watchers around the world since the beautiful Colorado family was first reported missing.

Of course, the reason for that nonchalance soon became horrifyingly clear: Watts knew exactly where they were, because he had put them there. Shanann, 5 months pregnant with a sonshe’d planned to name Nico Lee, had been strangled and buried in a shallow grave. Watts had smothered Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, before cramming their bodies into two hulking tanks of oil at the fields where he worked.

Now, the Watts case will be explored in new depth on Saturday’s season premiere of “Criminal Confessions” on Oxygen. (An exclusive clip of the episode is above.)

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Viewers will get an up-close look at their behind-the-scenes workings on the Watts investigation, as lead officials on the case detail not just their feelings about the horrific scene, but outline precisely how they managed to finagle Watts’ crushingly detailed final confession about how and why he murdered his whole family.

Season three of “Criminal Confessions” premieres on Oxygen Saturday, December 7 at 6pm ET/PT.

source: people.com