In the aftermath of the murders that horrified America, family killer Chris Watts became obsessed with controlling the story of what happened inside his suburban Colorado home.
The father-of-two initially lied to police that his pregnant wife Shanann and their daughters Bella, four, and Celeste, three, had simply vanished. Then, when that narrative collapsed, Watts falsely claimed Shanann had killed the girls – and that he murdered her as revenge.
He later admitted to slaughtering his entire family so he could start a new life with his mistress. But from prison, Watts would go on to paint himself as a victim who had been manipulated and led astray by the affair.
According to a woman who spent years in close contact with Watts behind bars, his obsession with controlling the narrative extended beyond his public confessions.
There were, she said, details of the killings he desperately did not want the public to see.
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 