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| Colorado dad charged with killing pregnant wife and girls | Colorado dad charged with killing pregnant wife and girls |
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| A Colorado man has been charged with the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters who went missing a week ago. | A Colorado man has been charged with the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters who went missing a week ago. |
| Chris Watts, 33, is accused of three counts of murder, three counts of tampering with a deceased body and one of unlawful termination of pregnancy. | Chris Watts, 33, is accused of three counts of murder, three counts of tampering with a deceased body and one of unlawful termination of pregnancy. |
| He had appealed on TV for the return of Shanann Watts, 34, and their daughters Celeste, three, and Bella, four. | He had appealed on TV for the return of Shanann Watts, 34, and their daughters Celeste, three, and Bella, four. |
| Their bodies were found last week on a petrol firm's premises where he worked. | Their bodies were found last week on a petrol firm's premises where he worked. |
| So far, police have not specified any motive for the killings. | |
| But according to local media, the couple had financial troubles, and Mrs Watts suspected her husband was cheating. | |
| She was 15 weeks' pregnant. | |
| Mr Watts was arrested less than 24 hours after appealing for his family's return, telling reporters: "I'm just hoping right now that she's somewhere safe. I just want them home so bad." | |
| Mr Watts told reporters his wife had returned from a business trip to Arizona in the early hours of Monday. | |
| He said they had stayed up having an "emotional conversation" about an unspecified subject until his departure for work at 05:15 local time. | |
| 'Amazing father' | |
| On social media, Mrs Watts had praised her spouse as an "amazing father" and "the BEST husband EVER!" | |
| In a video posted on Facebook on 11 June, she filmed her husband's reaction as she revealed she was pregnant with the couple's third child. | |
| "That's awesome. I guess when you want to, it happens," he said, wearing sunglasses and smiling as he held up the pregnancy test kit. | |
| On Instagram, Mrs Watts praised him as "my amazing supportive hubby!" | |
| "He rocks and couldn't imagine life without him!" she wrote. | |
| In one video she said: "He is the best thing that ever happened to me." |