Colorado Man Charged With Murder In Deaths Of Wife, 2 Kids

DENVER (AP) — Prosecutors charged a Colorado man with murder Monday in the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters, a crime that left loved ones searching for answers. The charges against Christopher Watts, 33, come a week after a friend reported Shanann Watts, 34, and the girls missing from their home in Frederick, a small town on the grassy plains north of Denver. Watts faces nine felony charges, including three first-degree murder charges, two counts of murdering a child, one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body. Before his arrest last week, Christopher Watts lamented in interviews with local television stations about missing his wife and daughters.Read more on NewsOK.com

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