Found Deceased CO - Shanann Watts (34), Celeste"Cece" (3) and Bella (4), Frederick, 13 Aug 2018 *CW GUILTY* #54

[Layla123]

Hmm. Watching the Watts' statement. I amy be backtracking a bit on my thankfulness for their statement. Hearing it live it's actually sort of what I predicted. They accepted the plea of guilt but I think they aren't really saying he is guilty for all. More they're upset for how he handled it - killed Shanann and how he disposed of the bodies.

"I hate what has happened." But they don't really fully acknowledge what he did?

It's kind of what I thought - how good and normal their family is. How they still love their son. They accept the plea and that HE has accepted responsibility.

I don't know. It is definitely an improvement. I am glad they apologized about the interviews they gave smearing the victim.

I did feel for them during their statements. So sad.

He destroyed everything.

As Sharon Rocha said, "Divorce is always an option!"

Cindy and Ronnie moved on to forgiveness pretty darn fast. And they said nothing about the horrible words and accusations they said about Shanann. They still owe Shanann and her family a deep and remorseful apology.

 

[gitana1]

Agreed.. I was just trying to make sense of why it doesn't appear she fought back.

I think she could t. By surprise and quickly overcome due to her weakened condition.

There was no emotional conversation IMO. Just a savage and quick attack.

 

[bestill]

Also, SHAME on those monsters "leaking" the autopsy info which was totally false.

Sick, dark, disgusting souls. The kind that gleefully imagined Shanann's shock as she was strangled to death by the man she "controlled."

Those who blame victims need to think of their own motivation and look around at the company they're keeping (fellow blamers). It could explain everything.

Such darkness.

I agree!! Disgusting, hope they are proud of themselves and how they used their freedom of speech. What a waste listening to them and discussing it.

 

[ZsaZsa]

I watched CW the entire time his mom and dad gave statements and I never saw one tear. He never looked up. The camera moves away from him a few times so maybe in those few moments he dropped a tear but I seen none.

His cheek was wet after his Dad finished speaking. He wiped tears away with his shoulder.

 

[MCDRAW]

Note to self - don’t rely on HLN. Half was commercials.

Will YouTube carry the press conference?

I agree. I lost it in the middle and couldn't ever get it back.

 

[Allabouttrial]

As bad as it sounds, I'm glad they were smothered and not strangled.

 

[Starkville]

That makes more sense.. I can't imagine she wouldn't fight. And that goes along with my original theory that the kids were not already killed before she arrived home. Every time I come home no matter how late.. I go into my son's room and kiss him and tell him I love him. There was no screaming.. No fighting.. And we know the sheet was stripped so it likely happened in bed.

He then proceeded to kill the girls. There may not have even been an emotional convo.. Just his plan. He texted the coworkers before knowing her flight was delayed but had to wait until she arrived and checked on the kids to kill her. That's why he wasn't left with much time to clean up the loose ends.. Or thought he would have time so didn't rush..

Poor Bella.. I can't imagine why he teared up at CeCes name and not the one who fought him back. I wonder if she ever knew it was him who was doing it.

Unfathomable and unnecessary... I'm glad it is over.

When Shanann's mom spoke it was beautiful... I can't imagine having that much composure.

Shanann’s mom moved me the most (maybe because I’m a mother, too). She was gracious and eloquent. Very impressive.

 

[kkdj]

I think he may have killed them ahead of time, especially since this was so premeditated. It would give him more time and less chance of dealing with 3 live people ...anyone who could have screamed and made enough noise to have alerted others. Also, from the get go, LE said they may have been killed first.

Iirc he was BBQ'ing by himself around 7:30. If he hadn't already killed the girls, then he knew he was going to that night. Yet, he was hungry?

 

[sun16]

I don’t know if I’m mad, sad, shocked, or all 3.

 

[agentash]

They should play that on a loop in his cell.

My husband said he would then get used to it. Instead they should play it every morning as what he wakes up to.

 

[IowaMom4]

I cannot judge CW's parents for saying they forgive him. He is their son, and always will be no matter what he has done. Forgiving him does not condone, excuse, or exonerate his actions, and his parents will suffer greatly due to what their son did. The choice of forgiveness is up to each individual. It is often a very difficult journey. IMO that choice should be respected.

Thank you! I so agree!

 

[UKslueth2018]

All I can think of is bella fighting back and biting her tongue, how scared she must have been.. Makes me sob.. Poor souls

 

[The Farm]

I agree. I lost it in the middle and couldn't ever get it back.

Here too, swearing my head off. Luckily Denver 7 worked.

 

[NuttMegg]

Agreed.. I was just trying to make sense of why it doesn't appear she fought back.

Because she was wrapped tightly in the sheet that was found in the field?

 

[Nellie Nelson]

I watched CW the entire time his mom and dad gave statements and I never saw one tear. He never looked up. The camera moves away from him a few times so maybe in those few moments he dropped a tear but I seen none.

CW definitely cried while his father was speaking. One leg appeared to be shaking violently the whole time, but aside from a few gulps not much more emotional reaction was seen.

I honestly didn't know how he kept his head held up with the shame and the horror of it all, but then I remembered those porch interviews. He might feel sorry for letting his dad down, [and getting caught] but that's about it, IMO.

 

[Mamamiamaria]

Why did he not just pack his bags and walk out the door, leaving his family behind ? What a coward. If he wanted out, all he had to do was leave. Still blaming Shanann because she was asking him to try to save their marriage - is he suggesting if she had agreed to break up it would not have happened ?

His tears today fool nobody, they are tears for himself and the loss of his own freedom, not tears for the family he murdered.

I hope prison is as horrible as it is portrayed on tv and that he spends every minute in there in fear.

 

[Allabouttrial]

Shanann’s mom moved me the most (maybe because I’m a mother, too). She was gracious and eloquent. Very impressive.

Me too.

 

[gitana1]

Man. He couldn't get out of that courtroom fast enough. Didn't look at anyone. Refused to look at his parents except maybe his dad when his dad walked by after the statement?

 

[nwmouse]

OMG Bella bit her tongue and fought back. MONSTER!

 

[Dum-Dum Sucker]

I am going to guess lies but who knows. I think he is similar to Scott Peterson and other FAs who kill at the peak of a fairly new affair. I posted before that I read that this can be like a drug. Obviously it rarely results in murder and to murder one's family take a special kind of depravity, heartlessness, viciousness and complete absence of morality or, really, humanity.

Yes. CW's affair with NK was intoxicating.