As gruesome details emerge of husband Christopher Watts killing his pregnant wife and stuffing the bodies of children into gasoline tanks just hours before pleading to cameras for their safety, the question remains: why?
Despite the family going bankrupt in 2015, wife Shanann recently was soaring in her new career selling health supplements—and not afraid to boast about it. In fact, showcasing her prosperity on social media was a key part of her job.
Exotic trips and luxury cars were but a few of the perks Shannan enjoyed while husband Christopher watched their children and worked at a gas drilling company.
Tiered marketing (sometimes referred to as pyramid schemes) trumpet successful salespeople to recruit new sellers below them. Flashy incentives can enthrall potential recruits with hope to achieve a dazzling new lifestyle.
“perhaps he felt like a glorified babysitter just tagging along”
This prosperity profile brimmed on Shanann’s Facebook page, as her many posts gushed about her tantalizing successes.
Christopher sometimes joined on trips, but often appears to often have watched the girls while his wife did photo ops. While she thanks him profusely in her mass Facebook posts, perhaps he felt like a glorified babysitter just tagging along.
Daily Mail reports that earlier this summer, while apart for weeks initiated by Shanann, she confided in her mother that the marriage was in jeopardy.
On the last day Shanann and her daughters were reported alive, according to Christoper, he and his wife stayed up all night having an “emotional conversation.”
After publicly appealing for their safe return, police say Christopher confessed to having previously killing his pregnant wife and daughters then concealing their murder.
