Inside Chris Watts’ mind as never before: The Crime Desk

How could a seemingly devoted husband strangle his pregnant wife to death and dump her body in a shallow grave?

How could a seemingly gentle father smother his two young daughters and shove their bodies into oil tanks?

Those are the questions that have long plagued the case of Chris Watts ever since he murdered his family back in August 2018.

Now, approaching the eight-year anniversary of the killings, The Crime Desk has launched a new investigation into the case to try to unpack some of those lingering questions.

Over four weeks, The Crime Desk will publish shocking new interviews with those who knew Watts, exclusive information about his life and romances behind bars, and expert insights into the mind and delusions of the notorious killer. 

As part of the series, forensic psychologist Dr Gary Brucato delves into the psychology of the family killer – examining Watts’s motives, the role his affair played, and what his different methods of murder show about his feelings toward his victims.

Get the full interview with Dr Brucato – as well as the first episode of our brand new podcast on the case – in this week’s The Crime Desk newsletter.

Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann and their children Bella and Celeste in 2018 

Read more: I was Chris Watts’ secret mistress. There’s so much I never told police 

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