Fresh Hell in Frederick - Shanann Watts

[CHA-LEE]

I will never understand how people can make the leap from being mad or frustrated at someone to it then being acceptable to kill them. Especially their kids...... WTF!!!

[Skip]

Not much new info today other than LE believes the murders happened in the house and they believe they have recovered all of the bodies.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...wife-daughters


Lots of speculation over motive. Also talked about selling the house.

If they have a confession, they probably have the motive and just haven't released it.

[StagLefty]

After the channel 7 interview and then the news the next day that he'd murdered all of them I hope he rots in hell !!!!

[Grant H.]

Damn you are all quick to convict and execute him... Especially on hearsay that's 3 years old...

Good thing we live in America where its guilty till proven innocent... er... wait...

[ChickNorris]

Cowards hurt little girls. That right there is enough evil to be done with him.

[TheGrey]

Damn you are all quick to convict and execute him... Especially on hearsay that's 3 years old...

Good thing we live in America where its guilty till proven innocent... er... wait...

He confessed. He confessed QUICKLY.

The body language he displayed on television was damning, in and of itself.

I read that they found the bodies of the children in "almost full oil tanks." presumably to hide the smell.

[Grant H.]

He confessed. He confessed QUICKLY.

The body language he displayed on television was damning, in and of itself.

I read that they found the bodies of the children in "almost full oil tanks." presumably to hide the smell.

Okay. Hadn't followed enough to know that he had confessed (my bad). I tend to ignore the news when I am on the road for work.

Thank goodness we can't convict on "damning" body language though...


Side note:

I'd be curious to know what "oil tanks" they are referring too... The only access into actual oil tanks on pads are the "thief hatches" and the tanks that APC have small openings... If it was a new facility, they might have had temporary water tanks that you could get bodies into. Sounds like the usual reporting of anything, embellished and slanted to make it sound worse.

[Skip]

He confessed. He confessed QUICKLY.

The body language he displayed on television was damning, in and of itself.

I read that they found the bodies of the children in "almost full oil tanks." presumably to hide the smell.

Yes, thank you.

And once I got over the evil aspect (or "complexity") of this I'm left scratching my head over the whole thing. To have a completely stupid plan and then keep up an act for two days, only to confess. Just pointless and heartbreaking.

[TheGrey]

Okay. Hadn't followed enough to know that he had confessed (my bad). I tend to ignore the news when I am on the road for work.

Thank goodness we can't convict on "damning" body language though...


Side note:

I'd be curious to know what "oil tanks" they are referring too... The only access into actual oil tanks on pads are the "thief hatches" and the tanks that APC have small openings... If it was a new facility, they might have had temporary water tanks that you could get bodies into. Sounds like the usual reporting of anything, embellished and slanted to make it sound worse.

It happened with surprising speed. I think his confession (credited, in part, to the brother-in-law's post on Facebook- of all things) caught everyone off guard.

And you'd be surprised. Body language isn't some sort of hoodoo. In fact, Terry vs. Ohio 1968, 392 US 1 was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court granted legal recognition to the connection between body language (nonverbal communication) and behaviors. Law enforcement officers and those of us in the private sector utilize this resource quite a bit.

I know nothing of the "oil tanks" or actually where the children were found; I am waiting with dread and apprehension as to the remainder of the actual information. Silver linings in this news are nearly nonexistent.

[Grant H.]

It happened with surprising speed. I think his confession (credited, in part, to the brother-in-law's post on Facebook- of all things) caught everyone off guard.

And you'd be surprised. Body language isn't some sort of hoodoo. In fact, Terry vs. Ohio 1968, 392 US 1 was a landmark case in which the Supreme Court granted legal recognition to the connection between body language (nonverbal communication) and behaviors. Law enforcement officers and those of us in the private sector utilize this resource quite a bit.

I know nothing of the "oil tanks" or actually where the children were found; I am waiting with dread and apprehension as to the remainder of the actual information. Silver linings in this news are nearly nonexistent.

Note, I never said body language couldn't be used. I only said that we can't convict on it, with my implication being solely on body language.

Yes, I'm aware that LEO and others use body language to read a situation, and I'm also aware that it is OFTEN wrong.

Anyway. Dbags come in all walks of life, and this guy is no different.