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American Murder: The Family Next Door

In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.

Director

Jenny Popplewell

Year

Genre

documentary, crime

Box Office

N/A

Production

Knickerbockerglory TV

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 5 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/81130130

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Self - Shanann's Friend

Nickole Atkinson

Self - News Anchor

Self - Chris' Supervisor

Self - Chris' Best Friend

Self - Chris' Mistress

Nichol Kessinger

Self - Judge

Self - News Anchor

Self - News Anchor

Theresa Marchetta

Self - News Anchor

Self - Weld County District Attorney

Self - Shanann's Father

Self - Shanann's Brother

Self - Shanann's Mother

Self - Chris and Shanann's Daughter

Self - Chris and Shanann's Daughter

Self

Self - Chris' Mother

Self - Chris' Father

Self

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Should I drive around, like,
the normal route that she would be? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Should I drive around, like, the normal route that she would...

Neighbor over there said he has
a camera that sees out into the street. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Neighbor over there said he has a camera that sees out into ...

But I get cars driving
from this street, from this street. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

But I get cars driving from this street, from this street.

I usually park out there on the side
until I can get everything back in. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I usually park out there on the side until I can get everyth...

Be easier to lugging everything out there,
all the tools that I had to bring in. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Be easier to lugging everything out there, all the tools tha...

'Cause if there is any sort of action
out there, I would have got it. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

'Cause if there is any sort of action out there, I woul...

I've got issues the other week - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I've got issues the other week

-And I had to park my truck--
-I have you parked right here. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

-And I had to park my truck-- -I have you parked right here.

I could see if someone tried
to jimmy with a flathead screwdriver. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I could see if someone tried to jimmy with a flathead screwd...

I can't tell you guys how much I am blessed - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I can't tell you guys how much I am blessed

He's normally... You can ask them.
He's normally quiet, real subdued. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

He's normally... You can ask them. He's normally q...

He never talks. So, the fact that
he's over here blabbing his mouth - American Murder: The Family Next Door

He never talks. So, the fact that he's over here blabbi...

Mostly because we don't want the dogs
to get confused with all the scents. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Mostly because we don't want the dogs to get confused w...

You mentioned that
there was a hard conversation - American Murder: The Family Next Door

You mentioned that there was a hard conversation

There was an incident where she had
some ice cream that CeCe couldn't have. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

There was an incident where she had some ice cream that CeCe...

That kind of drove Shanann to where, like, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

That kind of drove Shanann to where, like,

I wanted my parents
to see their grandbabies. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I wanted my parents to see their grandbabies.

Does your gut tell you that
Shanann and the kids walked out, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Does your gut tell you that Shanann and the kids walked out,

At first, I really thought maybe
she was just at somebody's house, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

At first, I really thought maybe she was just at somebody�...

Yeah, but after today, like,
with the onslaught of all the cars, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Yeah, but after today, like, with the onslaught of all the c...

If someone took her, it would have
to have been someone she knew, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

If someone took her, it would have to have been someone she ...

It was just my mom and pretty much
my sister just... - American Murder: The Family Next Door

It was just my mom and pretty much my sister just...

They just thought that Shanann
had taken me away from them - American Murder: The Family Next Door

They just thought that Shanann had taken me away from them

Is there anyone that you think
that maybe your wife got close with? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Is there anyone that you think that maybe your wife got clos...

If she did, it was very, like,
secretive then, if that was the case. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

If she did, it was very, like, secretive then, if that was t...

I see pictures of you
from a few years ago, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I see pictures of you from a few years ago,

You can imagine when guys start cheating
or want to cheat, that's what happens. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

You can imagine when guys start cheating or want to cheat, t...

-So, tell me about it.
-I did not cheat on my wife. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

-So, tell me about it. -I did not cheat on my wife.

Thank you. I'm 185, 180 right now. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Thank you. I'm 185, 180 right now.

And I've got to imagine that maybe
there was a girl that inspired that. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

And I've got to imagine that maybe there was a girl tha...

Okay. You know that we have to get
to the bottom of this. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Okay. You know that we have to get to the bottom of this.

Shanann and the kids were
in North Carolina to see my family, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Shanann and the kids were in North Carolina to see my family...

And I was here
just going to work and working out - American Murder: The Family Next Door

And I was here just going to work and working out

And I flew out there for a week,
so I could fly back with them. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

And I flew out there for a week, so I could fly back with th...

So I brought Graham in here 'cause we want
to talk to you about the results, okay? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

So I brought Graham in here 'cause we want to talk to y...

So, um, it is completely clear that you
were not honest during the testing, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

So, um, it is completely clear that you were not honest duri...

So now we need to talk about
what actually happened, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

So now we need to talk about what actually happened,

I didn't lie to you on that polygraph,
I promise. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I didn't lie to you on that polygraph, I promise.

Today's date is August 15, 2018. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Today's date is August 15, 2018.

One thing I did wanna
let you guys know is that I... - American Murder: The Family Next Door

One thing I did wanna let you guys know is that I...

No, I just... can I talk to my dad?
Like, he flew across the country. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

No, I just... can I talk to my dad? Like, he flew across the...

If we brought your dad in here,
would you please tell him what happened? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

If we brought your dad in here, would you please tell him wh...

Hey, Chris, we're gonna let you
have as much time you need, okay? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Hey, Chris, we're gonna let you have as much time you ...

-Failed it?
-Yeah, because there's-- - American Murder: The Family Next Door

-Failed it? -Yeah, because there's--

Anything else you want to tell me?
What's going on or what happened, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Anything else you want to tell me? What's going on or w...

We had that conversation that morning, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

We had that conversation that morning,

So, she killed both CeCe and Bella,
choked them to death? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

So, she killed both CeCe and Bella, choked them to death?

They're gone.
There's no bringing them back. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

They're gone. There's no bringing them back.

Where did you put them out there?
Chris, that's really important. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Where did you put them out there? Chris, that's really ...

I didn't know what else to do.
I was so scared. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I didn't know what else to do. I was so scared.

Can you give us a second, so we can
kind of get some things arranged? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Can you give us a second, so we can kind of get some things ...

-Are they buried in something or...?
-Shanann is. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

-Are they buried in something or...? -Shanann is.

That's what I'm worried about.
They're in a freaking oil tank. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

That's what I'm worried about. They're in a f...

I think we have a picture of,
is it Cervi 319? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I think we have a picture of, is it Cervi 319?

They're like...
there's just a hatch on the top, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

They're like... there's just a hatch on the top,

So you're good with the public knowing
that Shanann killed her daughters? - American Murder: The Family Next Door

So you're good with the public knowing that Shanann kil...

Are you okay with the public
knowing that Shanann-- - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Are you okay with the public knowing that Shanann--

What it looks like is that - American Murder: The Family Next Door

What it looks like is that

It just doesn't make sense.
It just doesn't add up. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

It just doesn't make sense. It just doesn't add up...

So either you're this monster, - American Murder: The Family Next Door

So either you're this monster,

On August 10th, Shanann flew out
to Arizona with Nickole. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

On August 10th, Shanann flew out to Arizona with Nickole.

Three or four years, I would say. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Three or four years, I would say.

She was actually waiting
on the front porch. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

She was actually waiting on the front porch.

Children, and he's got his own kids,
and that makes you kind of uncomfortable - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Children, and he's got his own kids, and that makes you...

I mean, I guess, but that was never
anything I, like, said to him, though. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I mean, I guess, but that was never anything I, like, said t...

Okay, that's what I wanted to know.
Did you ever say anything to him about... - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Okay, that's what I wanted to know. Did you ever say an...

-Anything about his wife being a problem?
-Never, never. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

-Anything about his wife being a problem? -Never, never.

This shocked me just as much as
I think it shocked the rest of the world. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

This shocked me just as much as I think it shocked the rest ...

Now, I go back and think of all the shit,
and I'm like, "It's lies." - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Now, I go back and think of all the shit, and I'm like,...

"Let her fucking go.
You know, she'll come back in a day." - American Murder: The Family Next Door

"Let her fucking go. You know, she'll come back in...

She's like, "Will you watch my stuff,
I'm gonna go talk to Chris real quick." - American Murder: The Family Next Door

She's like, "Will you watch my stuff, I'm gon...

I was like, "Are you okay?"
She's like, "No." - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I was like, "Are you okay?" She's like, "...

She got home, like, at two o'clock. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

She got home, like, at two o'clock.

I felt her get into bed. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I felt her get into bed.

I don't even want to say
I felt like I had to. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I don't even want to say I felt like I had to.

Then Bella came in the room. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Then Bella came in the room.

I put Shanann in that sheet,
carried her downstairs. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

I put Shanann in that sheet, carried her downstairs.

Sitting in the back in the,
like, in that bench seat. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

Sitting in the back in the, like, in that bench seat.

"Is Mommy okay?" - American Murder: The Family Next Door

"Is Mommy okay?"

CeCe was first. - American Murder: The Family Next Door

CeCe was first.

She said, "What happened to CeCe?" - American Murder: The Family Next Door

She said, "What happened to CeCe?"

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In 2018, 34-year-old Shanann Watts and her two young daughters disappear in Colorado. With the heartbreaking details emerging, the family's story made headlines around the world.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jenny Popplewell

Writer: N/A

Production: Knickerbockerglory TV

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 67/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Sep 2020

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 5 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81130130

Also watch: Why Did You Kill Me?, Tell Me Who I Am, Anamorph, Another Day in Paradise, Roving Mars, Wrong Turn at Tahoe, Pain Threshold, Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer