Portrait of a Family Annihilator
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The case we’re talking about today, more than any in recent history, illustrates that we don’t always know the people close to us as well as we think we do.  We’re talking about the case of a family annihilator: Chris Watts. In August of 2018, Chris murdered his pregnant wife and his two preschool-aged daughters.  Then he loaded their lifeless bodies into his truck and dumped them at a work site.  He was seen later that morning by co-workers and all of them would report that Chris acted normal, as if nothing abnormal had happened. Investigators believe that Chris’s motivation for the murders was his desire to start a new life with his mistress.  This seems true enough, but it’s difficult to believe that this was the sole motive for the crimes. As we delve into the lives of Chris and Shanann Watts, deeper issues are exposed that most likely played a role in the murders.  There were serious financial problems and there was friction between Shanann and her in-laws.  Aspects of the couple’s relationship reveal that Chris may have been full of rage and resentment for Shanann. Join us at the quiet end today for Portrait of a Family Annihilator: The Watts Family Murders. 
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