The Perfect Father, John Glatt
The Perfect Father, John Glatt
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The Perfect Father
The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder

Author: John Glatt

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/21/2020

Synopsis

In the early morning hours of August 13th, 2018, Shanann Watts was dropped off at her Frederick, Colorado home by a colleague after returning from a business trip. It was the last time anyone would see her alive. By the next day, Shanann and her two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, had been reported missing, and her husband, Chris Watts, was appearing on the local news, pleading for his family's safe return.

But Chris Watts already knew that he would never see his family again. Less than twenty-four hours after his desperate plea, Watts made a shocking confession to police: he had strangled his pregnant wife to death and smothered their daughters, dumping their bodies at a nearby oil site. Heartbroken friends and neighbors watched in shock as the movie-star handsome, devoted family man they knew was arrested and charged with first degree murder. The perfect mask Chris had presented to the world in his TV interviews and the family's Facebook accounts was slipping—and what lay beneath was a horrifying image of instability, infidelity, sexual ambivalence, and boiling rage.

In this first major account of the case, bestselling author and journalist John Glatt reveals the truth behind the tragedy and constructs a chilling portrait of one of the most shocking family annihilator cases of the 21st century.

About John Glatt

English-born John Glatt is the author of more than twenty books, and has over thirty years of experience as an investigative journalist in England and America. He is the author of Lost and Found, Secrets in the Cellar, Playing with Fire, and many other bestselling books of true crime. He has appeared on television and radio programs all over the world, including Dateline NBC, Fox News, A Current Affair, BBC World News, and A&E Biography.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Noorilhuda on April 05, 2024

It is all Shanann Watts fault. She was too controlling, always nagging and belittling her husband. She didn’t let him do what he wanted. She separated him from his hometown and family. She had a toxic relationship with them and constantly fought with them and him. She was obsessed with social media......more

Goodreads review by Elle G. Reads on July 09, 2020

Release Date: July 21, 2020 Actual Rating: 3.5 stars True Crime FIRST THOUGHTS: A devastating and haunting true crime novel that I won’t forget. This book had me rolling in emotions. MY REVIEW: John Glatt is a seasoned true crime writer and when I saw he was writing a book about the Chris Watt......more

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on April 14, 2020

This seems to be a well researched and written book about family tragedy that took us all by surprise and shock at the time it happened. It seemed like we watched Shannan’s Facebook videos over and over on an endless loop for days on end with all of the news and news shows. I’m not sure what was so......more

Goodreads review by Krystelle on August 07, 2020

This book is about the horrific murder of a family at the hands of the person they should have been able to trust the most, and it is a well-hashed-out picture of the case, as well as the aftermath and the life before the crime. I found a lot of new information out, and the narrative approach makes......more

Goodreads review by Laura on July 23, 2020

Well that was a brutal listen...This is what I knew about the Chris Watts case before reading: An American man, husband & father killed his pregnant wife & two daughters because he fell in love with another woman. That’s about it. I’m sure I’ve even confused this case with Scott Peterson’s crimes at......more

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