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After brutally murdering the Otero’s, BTK waited only a few months before he would ‘put down’ Kathryn Bright - but then waited three years until 1977 before striking again when he murdered both Shirley Vian and Nancy Fox that year.Almost a decade, 8 years to be exact, would pass before Rader targeted his neighbor, Marine Hedge in 1985. Vickie Wegerle would be strangeled in her home the following year, yet BTK waited nearly five more years before invading the home of his final victim, Dolores Davis, in 1991.

It was the year of 1974 and Dennis Rader was living a double life. And While the family man was hanging porch swings, building treehouses, watching his daughter crawl up her favorite climbing tree and planting flowers along the driveway, BTK was having, what he called, ‘motel parties.’ But - his own personal motel parties weren’t enough. With the memory of the Otero murders still fresh in his mind, Rader’s desires grew, and soon enough they would be too much for him to control.

To satisfy the deviancy that fuelled his sexual fantasies, the deeply visceral urge to troll, stalk and brutally victimize lasted for three decades, leaving 10 dead and the citizens of the largest city in Kansas afraid of what could be waiting inside their own homes in the light of day – or of what may be lurking outside of them at night….This is the story of Dennis Rader, otherwise known as BTK.

In the conclusion of the Samuel little saga, Little ultimately came forward with chilling confessions, claiming he killed 93 women in all between 1970 and 2005 and recounted the details with incredible clarity. But to get what they needed, detectives had to employ a certain amount of psychology, some of which made them uncomfortable, such as laughing along with him — or putting up with his flirting.

“Keep him talking, don’t interrupt him and, no matter what, don’t ask why he killed his victims.”Dozens of homicide detectives around the country were given those instructions when they got their moment with Samuel Little, hoping to solve decades-old cold cases and bring closure to families across the country from the man the FBI would identify as the most prolific serial killer in US history.

In this final episode of the The Watts Tapes we look into the events following Chris Watts arrest for the murder of his two daughters four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste, as well as his pregnant wife Shan'ann — and unborn son Niko. 

After a brief hiatus due to recent developments, production is back underway. In the 8th chapter of The Watts Tapes we review the FBI interrogation breakthrough that lead to Chris Watts' first confession — But not the last. Using the police interrogation audio from Wednesday, August 15th 2018 we breakdown each key moment in the interrogation and discuss the tactics investigators used to get the 'confession'. 

When Chris Watts arrived at the Frederick Police Department on August 15th, 2018 to take his polygraph test — just two days after his families disappearance — he did all he could to keep it together, but it wasn't enough.  Chris Watts was hiding a dark secret, and the details of this crime would leave everybody involved scarred forever. 

On August 14, 2018 The entire town of Frederick, Colorado was on high alert and searching for Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Bella and Celeste. Chris Watts gave multiple news interviews following the disappearance of his family. He stood in front of cameras and played the part, or at least he tried to. On the evening of August 14th Chris would visit the Frederick Police Department and sit down with Special Agent Graham Coder, and set in motion the series of events that would ultimately lead to his conviction. But it wasn’t the full story — And it wouldn't be his last.

The Questions surrounding the early morning hours of august 13, 2018 still haunts the small town of Frederick, Colorado — as well as the rest of the nation. A family vanished, but the how and the why still remain a mystery.In this episode we will take a closer look into the days following the disappearance of Chris Watts' family. The Police body cam footage provides an insight into this crime that would make anybody question the credibliity — and the motives — of this husband who suddenly "snapped". 

On August 13, 2018 Nichole Atkinson would call Police and tell them she was concerned about her friend Shanann Watts, who was not responding to her calls — and appeared to be missing. Little did Nichole know that this call to Police would set in motion a series of events that would leave an entire nation in disbelief — and leave more questions than answers.

The third chapter of The Watts Tapes reviews the weekend leading up to the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Bella & Celeste. The weekend of August 10th, 2018 would provide subtle clues that could shed light into the motive behind this crime, and the trail of breadcrumbs would lead back to one person.— At least thats what we've been told. 

In the second chapter of this story, we will look into how Nichol Kessinger met Chris Watts, and how their relationship quickly developed from coworkers, to lovers. The statements Nichol provided to police following the events of August 12, 2018 would fuel suspicions —and in the end — raise more questions than answers. 

Since Chris Watts was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and Two Daughters, Bella, and Celeste in August, 2018. There has been A lot of information that has come to the surface. With recent developments, we will look into parts of this case which still remain unsolved. And people that remain unpunished. 

It was a crime that shocked the nation. A mother and 2 daughters, missing — without a trace. Although Christopher Watts would ultimately confess to the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters There were still more questions than answers. Join me, as I deconstruct the events from that summer in Frederick, Colorado, that left a family annihilated and a community wondering how this could have ever happened.