The Town of Frederick, Colorado, released anupdate on their Facebook pageThursday night in which they announced they “have strong reason to believe” the bodies are those of Bella, 4, and Celeste Watts, 3, the daughters ofShanann Watts, whose body was found earlier in the day.Shanann was pregnant.
“An update on the Shanann Watts Investigation: On August 16, 2018, during the late afternoon hours, evidence technicians from both the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Frederick Police Department located two bodies whom police have strong reason to believe are Bella and Celeste Watts, the daughters of Shanann Watts,” the update read.
Frederick Police
“While we will not disclose the location as to where these bodies were located, police can say that they were found in close proximity to the other body whom officers strongly believe is Shanann’s,” it continued.
“The Frederick Police Department and CBI will not answer any questions and ask that all media inquiries be referred to the Weld County District Attorney’s Office.”
Shanann, 34, was 15 weeks pregnant when she and her two daughters went missing on Monday from their Colorado home.
He madehis first court appearanceon Thursday, according toThe Coloradoan.
He has been charged with three counts of murder in the first degree and three counts of tampering with physical evidence, according to a recording on the phone number for the Weld County Jail Thursday afternoon.
Chris had previously expressed concern about his family,telling KUSAthat he is “hoping right now that she’s somewhere safe.”
“Like, this house is not the same. Last night was traumatic,” he said. “Last night was — I can’t really stay in this house again with nobody here.”
Chris and Shanann Watts.Shanann Watts/Facebook
A family friend told PEOPLE he and Shanann “were having marital problems” before her death.
According to Shanann’s Facebook page, she and Christopher were apart much of the summer. In June, July and a portion of August, she and the daughters spent six weeks in North Carolina with her family.
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They returned home to Colorado on Aug. 7. Shanann was home Aug. 8 and 9, then left for Scottsdale, Arizona, for a work trip, according to her Facebook page.
After Shanann and the girls went missing, Chris told a localABC affiliatethat he had had an “emotional conversation” with his wife just before she vanished. “But I’ll leave it at that,” he said.
source: people.com
