“That letter corrected the narrative by showing she wanted to make their relationship work. From the beginning, the new Netflix documentary, American Murder: The Family Next Door, was never going to be a typical true crime documentary. 284 talking about this. Based on what you observed, did it make you more confident in the way police operate? It’s interesting how the police repeatedly tell him he doesn’t have to take the test, and even that it would be foolish to do it if he had anything to do with her death. If she had been trafficked or raped, we would have been discussing how much she had to drink, what she was wearing, how did she know the perpetrator and why she didn’t try to leave. So there's something about his description that's incorrect and the police did pick it up, but he is a dishonest and not credible source. I can’t explain that, but what I can do is tell Shanann’s story, and the lead up to her heartbreak is so relatable to so many people. He doesn’t know why he did this. And that’s absolutely fine; it’s an interesting subject. Based on her Facebook page, Shanann Watts had it all: a satisfying career that allowed her to travel, two gorgeous little girls, a doting husband and a new baby on the way. Police also charged Chris in the death of the … Syndicated investigative television show Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen reported Shanann Watts’ disappearance. Nobody does. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images), Oscar-nominated actor unmasks himself in strangest ‘Masked Singer’ reveal yet, James Van Der Beek and His Family Are Moving from Los Angeles to Texas: 'Onto the Next Big Adventure!

I think she was happy; I’ve looked back through years of her personal archive, and there were lots of happy family events with her and Chris. The couple had met in 2010 and got hitched on November 3, 2012. I know that’s what people think she did. People have questioned her parenting style, and what kind of car she drives — they’re picking her apart. I know [the difficulties] were based in medical bills, and that’s again something else we don’t have in the U.K. because of the National Health Service. Chris Watts has collaborated on various books from prison. “Everything was captured on camera in some kind of recording device.”, Much of the private footage that the director incorporates into the film was made publicly available by police, although she still made a point of seeking the cooperation of Shanann Watts’s family. And eventually he does take that lead, because it’s easier for him than to admit what he really did. AP; Facebook. It was speedy and justice was served, and then the family could move on and grieve. Yahoo Entertainment: How much of this documentary was, for you, a way to comment on how our lives today are documented on social media and elsewhere? That said, I felt that the Frederick police department worked well. I decided that rather than our film telling people what to think, we could just show them.”, Premiering on Netflix on Sept. 30, American Murder shows viewers not only material that Shanann filmed or wrote herself, but also footage from police body-cams, interrogation rooms, news reports and even a neighbors’ security camera.

“He's someone we just watch tell lie after lie after lie.”. Jenny Popplewell: The film does provide a sense of how we have a camera in our hand everywhere we go, and every moment is captured for home video. I don't even know that the story that he detailed in his confession is correct. To that point, you touch on the way some people online sought to blame Shanann, but it’s not a major topic. Newly uncovered text messages between Chris and Shanann Watts shed light on the deterioration of their marriage in the months leading up to Watts … Why do you think he agreed to go through with it anyway? I think seeing the mild-natured Chris and what he’s capable of is maybe a warning that we don’t really know what our loved one is capable of. Maybe, I don't know. Maya Rudolph on what it was like meeting Kamala Harris, returning to play her on 'SNL' this season: 'She has such a great sense of humor about herself', 'Those were pretty awful years': 'Girlfriends' star Reggie Hayes speaks out about hard times in racially biased Hollywood, Hilary Duff on her 'Lizzie McGuire' years: 'It's not like I didn't sneak off and party sometimes and get drunk', The Watts family before the tragic murders of Shanann Watts and her two children by her husband, Chris Watts, a story told in the Netflix documentary, Chris Watts failed a polygraph test, which led to his eventual confession. He knew it was just a matter of time, but couldn’t admit it, just like he couldn’t admit his affair to Shanann. I let her lead the way. ', Louisiana Man Accused of Lewd Behavior with 15-Year-Old, Secretly Living in Her Room for a Month, Roofing Costs in Quakertown May Entice Home Owners, Here's why 'Dancing With the Stars' replaced Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, Tennessee Woman Says She Was Kicked Out of Gym for Wearing Only a Sports Bra, School Staffer Gets Jail for Sexually Abusing Boy, Telling Him He 'Deserved Special Things', Studio 54 Pics That Are NoMore Socially Acceptable, Tucker Carlson says Biden did not seem senile at debate and it was a mistake to focus on his mental state, Kristin Cavallari Admits Her Fight With Kelly Henderson Affected Her Jay Cutler Divorce Plans, Jon Bon Jovi Opens Up About His 40-Year Love Story with High School Sweetheart Dorothea, Female Athletes Who Will Leave You Without Words, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Suffer Pregnancy Loss: 'We Will Always Love You', Megan Fox Says Jennifer's Body 'Never Really Stood a Chance' Due to Her Sex Symbol Status. ', Fiery interview between Ted Cruz and Chris Cuomo turns personal: 'Why don't you talk to the president like you talk to my brother? Chris Watts, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste. They wanted him to obviously serve time for the crimes he committed, and he will play with that for the rest of his life. It's nonsense, and we deal with it quite quickly when Frank [Rzucek, Shanann’s father] does his press conference where he says, “Leave her alone.

Their weekends revolved around the children, and they were really engaged and happy in those videos. She’s the one blaming herself, but it was nothing that she was doing. It's human nature that you would fight back. Is that trolling enabled by social media? The Watts family before the tragic murders of Shanann Watts and her two children by her husband, Chris Watts, a story told in the Netflix documentary American … So I don’t think she’s guilty of oversharing and saying everything’s great when it wasn’t.

They said that he didn't have the right to take their daughter’s life, and they certainly don't have the right to take his life. “We couldn’t have made this film two or three years ago,” Popplewell says. I’m telling Shanann’s story, so if it wasn’t an issue or concern for her, then I didn’t cover it. Do you hope the film counters that? It all changed when he committed adultery [with Nichol Kessinger]. There have been multiple stories in America of law enforcement protecting male abusers, especially in cases when they are also police officers. But because he continues for hours not giving them anything beyond, “It’s a mystery to you and it’s a mystery to me,” they start offering him a way to confess in stages.

While Christopher Lee Watts (Chris) was 33 at the time. I didn't approach her because I don't know how to find her. If you look back at Shanann’s Facebook page, she doesn’t mention Chris or how wonderful he is after he starts detaching from her.

Facebook. That’s how the U.K. based filmmaker first experienced the story herself, visiting Watts’s social media presence after news of the Colorado murders filtered across the Atlantic. I have no interest at all in what Chris Watts has to say; he’s changed his story so many times. You know, “Maybe she did something and you had to do something.” They're trying to offer him the chance to say this was a spontaneous act. Loving father turns cold blooded killer. Are you at all curious in his version of the story? I felt like that would play to their egos if I showed their faces or their social media handles — almost like I'm suggesting they had a point, you know? Both Chris and Shanann were natives of Spring Lake and Aberdeen, North Carolina. From the moment he appears on our body-cam footage in the film, there are so many lies tied up in [his story]. But he’s also said in other interviews that when he was walking in that day, he felt he wouldn’t walk out. He was there for hours and hours, and was often lying and giving them nothing. Chris Watts ultimately confessed to strangling 34-year-old Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant with a boy, and then smothering 3-year-old Celeste. I felt like it exonerated her.”, Popplewell makes it clear that the film’s ultimate intention is not to re-try the case, but instead offer confirmation that Chris Watts and Chris Watts alone is responsible for the deaths of his family. She didn’t deserve that. Nobody lays there while you strangle them, especially if they're pregnant. Shanann Watts was murdered by her husband, Chris Watts, on Aug. 13, 2018. She may never want to speak of it again. What I do think about the case is that Chris never had to pay with his life. I don't think she's going to love the film coming out, but I hope she appreciates that we didn't come gunning for her as maybe some other people had in the past. It’s just a very poor side of human nature. Source: Shanann Watts (Facebook) According to the Netflix documentary American Murder, Shanann Watts was 34 years old in 2018. Share this article: But as I show in the film it was always about what was going on with Chris. This is a place to discuss the “why” behind the tragedy. She’s so relatable, and I hope people sympathize with her and stop the victim blaming.

There were all these red flags for them, and they just needed him to admit that she didn’t leave the house. Despite pleading guilty to the crimes, Watts — who is currently serving five life sentences — has offered varying accounts about his motives and Shanann’s own behavior; during his first confession, which is presented in American Murder, he claimed that she murdered their daughters after he asked for a separation. Chris strangled his wife with his hands in their Colorado home, and then suffocated his … Was that something you deliberately wanted to avoid delving into too much?

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