Christopher Watts is sentenced to life in prison for murdering pregnant wife and their two daughters | Daily Mail Online
His motivation, Rourke said, was to start a new life with his mistress NK.
'He had a desire for a fresh start. To begin a relationship with a new love that overpowered all decency and feelings for his wife, his daughters and unborn son.
'While Shanann texted the defendant over and over again in the days leading up to her death, he secreted photos of his girlfriend into his phone and texted her at all hours of the night.
'While Shanann sent him self-help and counseling books, he was searching the internet for secluded vacation spots to take his new love and was researching jewelry.
'Even the morning after he killed them and disposed of their bodies, he made several phone calls. One was to the school where the girls were supposed to start, telling the school that the girls were being un-enrolled.
'He contacted a realtor to start discussing selling his house and he texted with his girlfriend about their future.
'None of this answers why. If he was so happy [with his girlfriend], get a divorce! You don't annihilate your family and throw them away like garbage,' Rourke said.