A man suspected of murdering his family allegedly buried his wife in a shallow grave and submerged his daughters' bodies in oil tanks

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• Christoper Watts was arrested last Wednesday over the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters in Weld County, Colorado.
• Shanann Watts and her two daughters, Celeste and Bella, aged three and four respectively, were reported missing last week.
• Court documents say that Shannan's body was found in a shallow grave near an oil tank, while the children's bodies were found submerged in oil tanks that took hours to drain.
• The documents, obtained by The Daily Beast, also suggest that the girls were strangled, although autopsies have not been released.
• Prosecutors have until Monday afternoon to press charges.

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A man suspected of killing his family allegedly buried his pregnant wife in a shallow grave and submerged his daughters' bodies in oil tanks, which took hours for police to drain.

Christoper Watts, 33, was arrested last Wednesday over the murders of his pregnant wife Shannan Watts, 34, and their two daughters, three-year-old Celeste and four-year-old Bella.

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