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Chris Watts Interview with FBI agent Graham Coder | Part 3
Chris Watts describes his daily routine and the morning of his family's disappearance, then faces increasing skepticism from investigators.
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- 🥣Chris Watts describes his daughters' breakfast preferences, with Cece liking cereal and Bella cinnamon toast.00:06
- 👧Watts mentions his daughters would scream for their mother on the drive home from school, highlighting Shanann's primary role in their care.00:33
- 🛌Watts states that Cece preferred him to put her to bed, while Bella preferred Shanann.01:45
- 🤫Watts initially avoids naming the specific oil and gas location he went to on the morning of the disappearance, referring to it only as 'the locations.'02:32
- 🤨The investigator expresses strong disbelief in Watts' narrative, stating, 'I just don't believe some of the things you're telling me.'08:31
- 📱Watts claims he didn't call 911 because he knew Shanann sometimes didn't text him back when busy.11:22
Chapters
- 0:00Chris Watts describes his family's daily routine
- 3:27Watts describes the morning of the disappearance
- 10:44Investigator expresses disbelief in Watts' story
- 13:57Watts denies involvement and expresses love for his family
- 17:24Investigator presses Watts on not calling 911
- 19:04The 'Two Chrises' theory is introduced
- 58:08Watts is shown surveillance footage from Walmart
The digest
In the chilling interrogation footage from August 14, 2018, Chris Watts, initially presenting himself as a concerned husband and father, meticulously details a seemingly ordinary day with his family. This narrative, however, quickly begins to fray under the persistent questioning of investigators, revealing inconsistencies and a disturbing lack of emotion that would ultimately lead to his confession of the murders of his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two young daughters, Celeste and Bella.
A Seemingly Normal Family Routine
Watts begins by painting a picture of a typical morning with his daughters. He describes them coming downstairs, having breakfast—Cece with cereal, Bella with cinnamon toast—and then a small snack of dry cereal on the way to school. His account of picking them up from school is particularly poignant in hindsight, as he mentions them
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