Fresh Hell in Frederick - Shanann Watts

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What does that request hope to prove? He confessed, so are they looking for third party DNA? If so, why?

Arrest warrant unsealed Monday. Maybe we'll know more then.

Seems to hint at strangulation...

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

Chris Watts' attorneys request for DNA samples suggest daughters were strangled

Newly released court documents in the case obtained by Denver7 suggest the two young girls may have been strangled.

The implication came in a motion filed by defense attorneys in Weld County court to compel the coroner to take DNA from the necks and throats of the remains of Bella and Celeste

In the motion, DNA expert Richard Eikelenboom concludes that DNA evidence “would remain on the necks of the decedent children.”

Eikelenboom writes, “After samples are taken the nails should be cut preserved. I have a lot experience taking samples from dead bodies getting good results after strangulation.”

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Defense argument: He came home, found his family murdered, and then went and hid them in his employers oil tanks cause he was scared, and then the police tricked him into a false confession. The DNA on their necks belongs to a squirrel that fell in the oil, not him, so he's innocent.

Sounds like he'd be a good buddy to Michael Blagg in the can.

This makes sense but, wow. That's going to be an uphill battle in trial. I guess the public defender has to come up with some kind of defense.

[fitz19d]

Or maybe claiming she killed the kids and he offed her? At this point anything crazy could come out of it. Better than exploding houses for my sake though.

[Doc45]

What fitz19d said. Also if they collect dna from the bodies besides on the neck I wonder if paternity will become an issue-another thing that could've led to their "heated discussion". Eh, who knows-wouldn't mind seeing this be a death penalty case though I won't hold my breath.

[bczandm]

The law recognizes that false confessions happen. As a result a confession is not enough evidence to convict someone, more serious crimes need more evidence. The prosecutors will need this evidence to get a conviction and the defense will need it to make their arguments, which I'd guess will be an attempt to spare his life.
It will be interesting to see if the evidence supports his story.

[MrPrena]

^ I agree.

In this case, the defendent confessed and knew where bodies were. That doesn't look good at all for the defense.

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Husband was having affair, admits to strangling wife.

Looks like he is trying to skate on the murder of the kids.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/new...-he-killed-her

[Eric P]

Confessed.

No need for trial and lengthy jail term. Straight to execution chamber.

[TheGrey]

He's trying to say the wife strangled the kids after he told the wife about his affair and that he wanted them to separate...and then convieniently left the room, and when he came back, he saw the wife strangling their youngest (after strangling their eldest first). He "flew into a rage" and strangled her, then packed everyone into the car. He buried the wife in a shallow grave, but the two children went into some sort of oil well (or oil tank, depending on the news source.) I bet he was hoping that the oil would remove any evidence of his DNA from the children's throats. Otherwise, why not bury the children with their mother?

[th3w01f]

Speechless...

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