Two days after his family disappeared, Chris Watts sat down with investigators and agreed to take a polygraph. He said he had nothing to hide.

The results told a very different story.

In the third and final episode on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring takes us through the interrogation that broke Chris Watts, the confession that led investigators to Shanann, Bella, CeCe, and their unborn son Niko, and the full truth he refused to tell until months later from inside a prison cell.

This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, murder, and violence against children. Please listen with care.

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When Shanann Watts missed her prenatal appointment on the morning of August 13th, 2018, her closest friend knew immediately that something was wrong.

In part two of three on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring takes us through the investigation that unfolded in the hours after Shanann, Bella, and CeCe were reported missing. From the unsettling details inside the house, to the surveillance footage his neighbor never knew would matter. As cadaver dogs were deployed and a motive began to emerge, the picture of what had really happened inside the Watts home became impossible to ignore.

This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, murder, and violence against children.

Please listen with care.

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From the outside, the Watts family had everything: a beautiful home in Colorado, two young daughters, and a social media presence full of smiling family photos. Behind those posts, their marriage was quietly falling apart.

In the first of three episodes on the Watts family murders, Katie Ring traces who Shanann Watts really was, how she and Chris built their life together, and the huge secret Chris was keeping from her. This episode contains descriptions of domestic violence, murder, and violence against children. Please listen with care.

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