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At 1:15 in the clip below, the Lindstrom couple talk about the last time they saw Bella, Ceecee and Chris Watts. Jeremy describes the Watts family as “perfect”. His wife Jennifer sketches a moment on the final, fateful Sunday when Ceecee fell off the swingset and Watts rushed to comfort her “like any normal father would”.
JENNIFER: They were just here, and they were just playing and they [eyes brim with tears] – they didn’t deserve it.
I tend to agree with MommyRamblings [see clip at bottom] that if you’re going to go to the trouble to shoot a reenactment, at least get the details right. Thin slicing the preview, Shan’ann appears to be buried in a sheet [she wasn’t].
And in bright daylight [not true either].
Even the “uniform”, the most basic aspect, is wrong. Watts wore dark blue jeans, a dark navy blue t-shirt and rubber work boots with no laces. He had one pant leg tucked in and the other out, which was unusual for the usually neat and snappy dresser.
In HLN’s coverage the boots don’t seem right either. Watts had two pairs, and likely wore the black pair while disposing of the bodies and working on the hatches.
The other pair of Red Wing boots were new, and brown.
While these details are important, and while documentary producers are supposed to get the basics right especially when it comes to executing high-profile true crime cases, it’s even more concerning when they simply regurgitate the killer’s own version as if it were gospel – with no analysis and no critical thinking.
Like this:
In the HLN trailer we hear one of Watts’ new girlfriends saying “he just snapped”. This is typical apologia in a case like this where the killer is trying to minimize a premeditated murder into a random moment where he inexplicably lost his head. The snapping also breaks all contextual connections. His snapping supposedly has nothing to do with the serious debt he was in, or his plans for the future. If it’s true and he did snap, it would make an unforgivable crime slightly more tolerable, but it’s not true.
We know it’s not true based on Watts’ cool as cucumber behavior on bodycam footage throughout August 13th and during the Sermon on the Porch on the morning of August 14th. If he snapped he would still be emotionally overwhelmed, even remorseful or regretful when he calmed down hours later. But there’s no trace of that. There’s no real grief.
We also know immediately after getting rid of the bodies Watts went into debt damage control mode – calling the school, calling Groupon about the hotel reservation and getting the ball rolling with his realtor.
He didn’t just snap, and so any documentary still spouting this nonsense a year after the fact is still at the kindergarten level of analysis. Are we simply going to accept what Chris Watts says, when he’s a liar and a fiend?
Even the District Attorney at the sentencing hearing on November 19th was absolutely clear that Watts “coldly and deliberately ended four lives, not in a fit of rage, but in a calculating manner.”
When are we going to start talking about that face – the second face – of Chris Watts?
More: “Chris Watts Just Snapped”
“It’s like a long fuse that finally just went to its end…” VS “I just snapped”
Chris Watts describes the reason he killed Shan’ann Watts: “I just snapped” [AUDIO Part 1+2]
Chris Watts: The Plea Deal Document and the Second Confession Don’t Jibe
Why the Second Confession Scenario as Dramatized in FAMILY MAN, FAMILY MURDERER is full of crap
The Watts case was a tragedy, but the greatest travesty was that the case never made it to trial. Had it done so, millions of other lives could have been saved – literally millions.
Millions of Americans ruining their lives on a daily basis could have been warned through the coverage of a high-profile crime, especially when experts cross-examined the impact of MLM on the Watts family, and their finances.
This is not some obtuse legal issue; it’s a moral issue. People’s lives are being destroyed and until MLMs are stopped, it will continue to happen.
Through the TWO FACE series I’ve tried to address the MLM wrecking ball; to make it clear in no uncertain terms that MLM is evil, no ifs, buts or maybes. But misconceptions persist. People want to believe something works for them, because it’s tied to their own greed, laziness and narcissism.
Someone contacted me recently and said she’s been using the Thrive pills/formulas to lose weight. It seems the Watts case has worked a treat for Le-vel. Even folks obsessed with true crime have been tempted to use a product that’s at the epicenter of a family annihilation. It doesn’t matter though, as long as it works for me, right?
I won’t go into the merits of the product here. If you feel taking powders and supplements is a good way to lose weight and improve your appearance, well, that’s your poison.
One easy way to check how well Thrive works is to visit Nickole Atkinson’s Facebook page. Has she visibly lost weight a year since her best friend was murdered?
Whether you support the products or not, they’re part of the MegaMachine that is Multi-Level marketing. It’s a huge $36 billion business. It is a powerful lobby group with political connections. One of its proponents is President Trump, along with many in Trump’s cabinet.
Many in Trump’s cabinet have strong ties to MLMs as well: Betsey DeVos (whose husband is the president of Amway — by the way, DeVos family has donated $200 million to the Republican party over the years), Ben Carson, Carl Icahn (a billionaire who is also a major investor in Herbalife and holds five board seats at the company), and Charles Herbster.
In this article MLM seems to be criticized, while at the same time a case is made that IF YOU WORK HARD, YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. YOU CAN BE PART OF THE 1% WHO SUCCEED!
No – you can’t!
When statics show that 0.4% make any money out of MLM, what the math is showing isn’t that ALMOST 1% SUCCEED – it’s that 99%, almost everybody, fails. We might as well say everybody fails. But it’s this niggly little 0.4% that is used to argue the “truth” – that actually, it works, and it can work for you.
If MLM is a scam, why do people not involved in the MLM structure buy overpriced miracle products from scammy companies?
And for those who buy into MLM, imagine applying for a job, and being told there’s a 0.4% chance you’ll be paid a salary at the end of each month?
So is it possible to make any money doing an MLM? After finishing all of his analysis and research on various MLM data, Jon Taylor concluded, “In every case, using the analytical framework described, the loss rate for all these MLMs ranged from 99.05% to 99.99%, with an average of 99.71% of participants losing money in an MLM.
On average, one in 545 is likely to have profited after subtracting expenses and 997 out of 1,000 individuals involved with an MLM lose money (not including time invested).”
That sounds dismal unless you’re the 1 in 545 or the top 1 percent working your business. Further, it blames MLM without considering any of the individuals who joined. MLM is a viable home-based business opportunity. Anyone interested in selling a product to generate income has the ability to achieve success. With that said, it is crucial to research and investigate the company and products thoroughly to make sure that it’s not a scam, and also, that it’s a product and system you feel you can promote.
“That sounds dismal unless you’re the 1 in 545…” No one said the 1 in 545 are rich, merely that they didn’t lose money. The reality is most LOSE money, and a tiny fraction are super rich, at the expense of everyone else.
“Anyone interested in selling a product has the ability to achieve success…” – that should read, everyone interested in selling MLM is almost guaranteed to fail. This can be derived down to anyone interested in using an MLM product is also guaranteed to fail.
If you’re aware of this [and if you’re reading this blog, right now, you are aware of this], and if you persist regardless, then you only have yourself to blame for ruining your life, and those around you.
Since November 2018 Weld County’s lips have been pretty much sealed on a slew of discovery artifacts. We still don’t have access to the Watts’ recent financial records. Perhaps some folks are holding onto information with a view to releasing it “when the time is right”. Plunder’s release on July 5th suggests more might be in the works.
But 93 minutes it a heck of a long time to go through the archive of photos and video. I’ll be posting a few slides minus the lyric graffiti on CrimeRocket II in due course. This will allow readers to view the images at a glance.
Update: The Plunder Channel on YouTube has since been taken down.
The quote from Nichol Kessinger comes at 3:21:04 in the clip below. It’s from Kessinger’s second interview, close to the end.
Kessinger adds that over the final weekend, Watts also informed her that they were putting the house up for sale [something she adds a few seconds after the first quote].
What this clearly indicates is when Watts returned from North Carolina on the evening of August 7th, he knew then what he intended to do. It seems clear then that the premeditation was in place at least 1 week prior to the murders, but given Watts’ standoffishness in North Carolina with Shan’ann, it possibly started during the first week of August while in North Carolina, when he was away from Kessinger.
In fairness to Shan’ann Watts, this is taking a single phrase completely out of context and applying it back to her. We don’t mean to do this in a nasty or victim-blaming way, we simply want to look at something she said on its own merits, and with the benefit of hindsight.
First of all, it’s likely Chris Watts also wanted a drama-free life, either as much as Shan’ann did, or possibly even more. Trouble was there was plenty of drama on the horizon as it was. Shan’ann was about to fall pregnant, intentionally, and Watts was about to begin an affair that would have apocalyptic consequences.
With these huge dramas waiting in the wings, it would be important to everyone’s survival not to add unnecessary drama to an already loaded situation. Even the financial storm brewing around them meant the odds of staying at an even keel were minimal.
So there is a lesson in this. All extremely loaded situations are by default difficult to deal with effectively. In a circumstance where there’s not one but three [and arguably more] devastating situations to deal with [a pregnancy, an affair, a second bankruptcy], it’s possible to make this bad situation infinitely worse.
Whether we blame Shan’ann and/or Chris Watts for the pregnancy, for the affair or for their financial distress, what we can agree on is that all these issues were preventable in the first place. They were individually and collectively matters of choice.
Nut Gate – the explosion of resentment that preceded the ANNIHILATION – was similarly unnecessary. Whatever it’s connection to the murders, it clearly didn’t help anyone. It added to a sense of emotional compromise, irritation and aggravation. By the same token, committing triple murder was hardly any kind of practical, workable solution either [let alone moral or ethical], but this “alternative” was selected for reasons that had to do with Watts’ low social prowess. There’s also another reason Watts chose the way he did: he chose what he considered the “easy” instant option for him. Millions are programmed to do that each the every day.
In the modern world we’re constantly faced with simple, convenient opportunities to deal with complex and difficult situations. MLM companies thrive on people who want to make the easy but ill-informed choice. Invariably these simple, convenient choices don’t make life simpler or more convenient. Our self-delusion and greed draws us into wanting more but without paying the price or making a real sacrifice to get it.
Wanting a drama-free life is one thing. To achieve it means when things hurt, when we want to lash out, we’re able to suck it up, we’re able to exert discipline and see the bigger picture, if not for others then for ourselves.
Seeing the bigger picture includes attaching real consequences to ourselves, and our choices, especially those that seem to offer a quick and easy solution. There is never a quick and easy solution to complicated situations. But we can make a choice not to add unnecessary drama to already dramatic and difficult situations. That resolve, and keeping to it, is the first step on a road to somewhere better than we presently find ourselves. We’re very quick to blame others, but other people are beyond our control. The drama-free way is not to blame ourselves, but to turn to ourselves as both the source and the solution to what’s wrong with our world.
Let’s hear your answers.
It’s just a hunch, but since Kessinger was employed in the capacity of Safety contractor, and Anadarko had a roster of regular safety briefings at the Platteville hub, wasn’t it likely they’d rub shoulders at one of these briefings?
Significantly, Watts initially stored Kessinger’s number [on June 22nd when he and Shan’ann travelled together to San Diego] under the bogus contact name of APC Health Safety Environmental.
Also worth noting – Watts’ spiel to visit the CERVI 319 site first thing Monday morning was to prevent a safety issue from coming up.
According to the Discovery Documents, mandatory safety briefings at Anadarko’s Platteville hub are done:
Reading into the briefings a little further, we know for certain Watts attended a briefing on CPR safety on May 16th, 2017. The subcontractor charged with some of the safety briefings [Raymond Gibson from SRP Environmental] is obtuse in describing [or failing to describe] the details and the people attending his classes. He mentions 300-400 employees “blending together in his mind.”
If Kessinger Googled Shan’ann Watts in September 2017, then is it really so unlikely that they encountered one another casually for the first time a couple of months prior to that search.
It’s also conceivable that given her position, Kessinger might have given advice or possibly lectured during these classes, which would have attracted everyone’s attention, including Watts’. It’s a theory. Strangely on so simple a question as when Kessinger started working at Anadarko we don’t have a straightforward answer. What we do know is everyone in the industry was preoccupied with safety and so under the rallying call of safety briefings, Watts and Kessinger likely made first contact.
Amazon is funny in the way they allow leeway to troll reviewers, and yet are hypervigilant when it comes to blocking any reviews from someone who might be connected to authors. I purposefully use the word connected – if you’ve ever emailed, Tweeted or interacted with an author online, Amazon seems to track this, and this becomes grounds for disqualifying a review and a reviewer. That’s fair, if only Amazon also rooted out the trolls.
They’re easy to spot: they leave multiple reviews on a single day, they’re all 1 star, and all of them have virtually nothing to say about the content.
Although none of these “reviews” make any specific gripes about anything specific, I do want to respond to the grey highlights.
1. “A fondness for conspiracy theories…” If anyone knows my work they know the exact opposite is true. I often say I’m allergic to conspiracies, and tend to avoid them unless they deserve to be debunked. This discussion with Ed Opperman is a good example.
2. “He doesn’t bother with research…” This is one of the most popular criticisms. What malarkey. Each book has hundreds of links to research documents, interviews, videos, photos, news reports,. You’d be hard-pressed to find any true crime writing with more research, sentence by sentence, paragraph for paragraph, page for page, than the Rocket Science books.
3. “He lashes out at his victims…” There is some truth in this. I do interrogate the victims from all perspectives, including the perpetrator’s perspective, but try to maintain a compassionate and sympathetic view. Victims never deserve to die, or suffer, but we can occasional fathom mechanisms and dynamics that lead to criminals acting out in destructive ways. It’s important to understand this aspect to know how or why a situation triggered a particular crime in a particular individual. The notion that this analysis is ever “lashing out” is ludicrous. 
A final aspect I want to deal with here is the criticism that I’m not a widely published or prolific photojournalist, and that all my work is self-published.
Before I wrote full-time I worked as a freelance magazine journalist. Over the course of about a decade I published hundreds of articles in over 40 different local and international magazines, and at least a dozen different newspapers. So none of that qualifies as “self-published”. Most of the written work was published “as is” in magazines with virtually no editing and no need for editing. It was this circumstance – a long form magazine article – that led me to publish my first two books. Both books started off as a series of magazine articles.
More here: Nick van der Leek – Biography
In terms of pounding the streets and interviewing people in person, I’ve done that and am in the process of negotiating possibly two books – one with a prosecutor and another with the relative of a victim. So at certain times cases are researched remotely, at other times I do venture into the field. The entire Van Breda axe murder series involved travelling hundreds of miles to attend all the trial days, and staying at some expense in hotels and guest houses.
I do have a publishing contract with a US publisher for one of my books. I’ve found it more practical, effective and efficient to self-publish, because in True Crime, time is of the essence.
If you’ve read any of the Rocket Science books and were moved by them [positively or negatively], please be moved enough to leave a review. More reviews lead to more sales, and more sales lead to more writing, and more books, and more books mean more choice – for you. 
June 30th, 2019
1. DEATH AT THE MANSION – The Final[e] Analysis [WARNING – GRAPHIC IMAGES] [Part 1 of 3] – CrimeRocket II
DEATH AT THE MANSION – The Final[e] Analysis [Part 2 of 3] – CrimeRocket II
2. Contradictions of Democracy: Vigilantism and Rights in Post-Apartheid South Africa – Oxford University Press
June 29th, 2019
1. Cell phone photos and a rideshare helped lead to man’s arrest in the killing of Mackenzie Lueck – CNN
Here’s what we know about the person accused of killing Mackenzie Lueck – CNN
Police arrest Ayoola Ajayi and seek aggravated murder charges in the death of MacKenzie Lueck – Salt Lake Tribune
2. Avtar Grewal, accused of killing his wife, takes the stand in murder trial – ABC
12 years after woman’s murder, her estranged husband is on trial for killing her – Fox10
“I killed this selfish b**** who tortured me for two years.”
The jury also heard from the victim’s co-worker, who went to the home after she didn’t show up for work. Police discovered Kaur’s body in a bathtub, filled with water. She had been strangled. The defense said Grewal will testify during the trial, in his own defense.
June 27th, 2019
1. It’s Gone Full ‘Lord Of The Flies’ On Mount Everest
Nahida Manzoor “Summit Photo”: Liespotting and Crooked Photospotting – it takes a keen eye [and ear] – CrimeRocket II
3. 5 Real-Life Locations That Inspired Vincent van Gogh’s Paintings – MyModernMet
4. Boy with ‘Contagious Smile’ Allegedly Smothered to Death by Mom Who Claimed Demons Made Her Do It – People
June 26th, 2019
1. Notre Dame fire could have been started by a cigarette, prosecutors say – CNN
2. Are you a True Crime Rocket Scientist? Test Your Observation Skills on this Everest Summit Photo – CrimeRocket II
3. First review of ZAHAU INSIDE THE WHALE:
4. New flaw discovered on Boeing 737 Max, sources say – CNN
June 25th, 2019
1. Nurse connected to Patrick Frazee murder trial won’t face sentencing until after she testifies in upcoming trial – Denver Post
3. How Many Murder Cases Did Celeb Forensic Scientist Henry Lee Botch? – The Daily Beast
June 24th, 2019
1. “Rebecca Zahau was probably sexually assaulted…” No, she probably wasn’t. – CrimeRocket II
2. Idaho nurse involved in Kelsey Berreth case has court date Monday – 9News
The Idaho nurse who reached a plea agreement in relation to the case of missing Woodland Park mom Kelsey Berreth has a court date in Teller County at 11 a.m. Monday. However, it’s unclear if she’s will appear for the hearing.
3. Sacha Baron Cohen trained with FBI interrogator before trying to get confession out of OJ Simpson – Metro
June 22nd, 2019
1. Expert Witness Believes Rebecca Zahau Was Sexually Assaulted Despite Official Findings – Oxygen
Evidence That Points To Rebecca Zahau’s Death Being A Sexually-Motivated Homicide – Oxygen
DEATH AT THE MANSION BONUS: WAS REBECCA ZAHAU’S EX-HUSBAND EVER A SUSPECT IN HER DEATH? – Oxygen
Xena Zahau’s 911 Call – CrimeRocket II
Just published – the second book in the Red Rope series: ZAHAU INSIDE THE WHALE.
2. WATCH: Van Gogh’s rusty gun used to kill himself has a new buyer – News24
June 19th, 2019
1. OJ Simpson’s Twitter debut sparks outrage and calls to action – The Guardian
2. Weinstein’s ‘Dream Team’ of Defense Lawyers Falls Apart – New York Times
One by one, the lawyers representing the movie producer against sexual assault charges in Manhattan have bowed out.
4. ‘Van Breda’s conviction was inescapable’ – IOL
June 18th, 2019
1. Did Van Gogh commit suicide, or was he shot by someone else? – LiveScience
Naifeh noted that there was no evidence linking the gun either to Van Gogh or to the manner of his death.
“What forensic evidence is there to tie Vincent van Gogh to this gun? And, even if there were forensic evidence tying Vincent to this gun, what does this say about who pulled the trigger?” he asked: “Those are the two big questions, and I do not see any answers.”
Although Van Gogh is one of the most famous artists in the world — one of his paintings of a farmed field, completed a year before his death, sold for $81 million in 2017 — he sold only one painting during his lifetime, for 400 francs.
The most expensive Van Gogh painting to date was sold for $82 million in 1990, the “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” from 1890. Gachet was the doctor who would ultimately attend his death later that year.
2. Missing Colorado Mom Update: DNA Testing Of Tooth Fragment Allowed By Judge – International Business Times
3. Amanda Knox breaks down in tears in Italy – Reuters
4. Three easy questions that could help answer what happened to Madeleine – 9News
June 16th, 2019
1. DEATH AT THE MANSION BONUS: WAS REBECCA ZAHAU’S EX-HUSBAND EVER A SUSPECT IN HER DEATH? – Oxygen
2. Piers Morgan Tells Amanda Knox To Respect Meredith Kercher’s Family & ‘Shut Up’ – Radar Online
June 15th, 2019
2.‘I am not a monster, I simply am Amanda,’ says Knox on tearful return to Italy – CNN
Amanda Knox, Tearful and Angry, Speaks in Italy, Years After Murder Acquittal – New York Times
‘I’ve been portrayed as a psychopathic man-eating whore’ – Amanda Knox breaks down in tearful first return to Italy – The Telegraph
Sobbing Amanda Knox reveals she contemplated suicide while in prison over murder – The Mirror
Amanda Knox feared attacks and accusations on return to Italy – BBC
3. He’s got a “little gettin’ even to do.” – ABC
O.J. Simpson joins Twitter: ‘I got a little gettin’ even to do.’ – Chicago Tribune
4. Kelsey Berreth Murder Case: Tests Will Be Performed On Fragment Of Tooth – CBS Denver
5. Gun that likely killed Vincent van Gogh goes on auction – New York Post
Van Gogh’s suicide gun up for auction – KULR8
“Van Gogh Pistol” Circus: Why Art Historians and Auctioneers should keep their long, crooked noses out of True Crime – CrimeRocket II
WATCH: Pistol ‘used in Van Gogh suicide’ on auction in Paris – News24
June 14th, 2019
1. ‘Calculated’ Casey Anthony Making A Movie With HER Side Of The Story — And Lots Of Sex Scenes! – Perez Hilton
2. Authorities Said Rebecca Zahau Was Suicidal. But Were Her Words Twisted? – Oxygen
3. 5 Defendants Found Guilty On All Counts In ‘Justice For Junior’ Trial – CBS Local
4. People from around the world come for an OJ Simpson tour of Los Angeles in a white 1994 Ford Bronco – My NJ
Have you drunk enough of the Juice yet? – People
June 13th, 2019
1. The feedback so far on OBLIVION is positive.
Read the first review on Goodreads.
2. Can The Hyoid Bone Unlock The Mystery Of How Rebecca Zahau Died? Paul Holes Thinks So – Oxygen
A Suicide No Longer: A Jury Finds Rebecca Zahau Was Killed at the Spreckels Mansion – AleidaLaw
The plaintiff’s forensic pathologist was none other than the famed Dr. Cyril Wecht, known for his consultation on other high-profile cases. Dr. Wecht performed a second autopsy on Rebecca on October 28, 2011, three and a half months after her death. Her body was exhumed and shipped to his facility in Pittsburgh. He found the cause of death to be asphyxiation due to hanging, and the manner of death “undetermined.” Revealing his findings on the Dr. Phil show, Dr. Wecht said there was a rush to judgment in the case and this “bizarre situation” demanded further investigation.
Once retained by the plaintiffs for the wrongful death suit, Dr. Wecht did further investigation and came to a…definitive conclusion…At trial, Dr. Wecht testified, “In my opinion Rebecca Zahau’s death was a homicide. She was manually strangled, and it was set up to look like a suicidal hanging.” He found the fractures to her neck were more consistent with strangulation and questioned why her neck was not broken from the nine-foot fall. In attorney Greer’s closing to the jury, he said the drop hanging would have decapitated Rebecca, but since there was no fracture to her vertebra, it was consistent with someone slowly lowering her down. The bed only moved seven and a half inches. If she was falling, the bed would have moved significantly more.
Dr. Jonathan Lucas of the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Officer performed an autopsy on Rebecca on July 14, 2011, the day immediately following her death. He found the cause of death to be asphyxiation from hanging and ruled the manner of death a suicide. Although Dr. Lucas was listed by the defense as a witness for the trial and the defense informed the court he would be testifying, for reasons never disclosed in open court, he was never called. The defense instead called Dr. Gregory Davis, a forensic pathologist from Kentucky. He agreed with Dr. Lucas’ findings.
Dr. Lucas found Rebecca sustained neck fractures to her left hyoid bone, left thyroid bone, and the cricoid cartilage. Were these fractures caused from the length of the drop or were they from a manual strangulation, such that Rebecca was dead before being thrown over the balcony? Dr. Lucas found they were consistent with a drop hanging, and Dr. Davis agreed with this conclusion. Dr. Davis further testified with a manual strangulation, one would expect to see bruising and fingerprint marks. None were found on Rebecca’s neck.
The hyoid bone also featured in the Rohde trial:
Staged suicide‚ beaten-up woman: Pathologist’s verdict on Susan Rohde – TimesLive
Susan Rohde brutally beaten an hour before her death‚ says pathologist – Sowetan Live
Rohde questions police inquiry – IOL
The court heard the pathologist concluded Susan committed suicide because there was no “definitive fracture of the hyoid bone or the thyroid cornua” – an injury that usually [occurs] with manual strangulation.
The fact that Shan’ann Watts had no fractured hyoid bone is therefore noteworthy. How was she asphyxiated without injuring her?
3. Amanda Knox: Kercher family label her return to Italy ‘inappropriate’ – The Guardian
Amanda Knox writes a missive on Medium ahead of her speech in Italy accusing the media of a Trial by Media. Was it because of the media that she got convicted, or because of the media that she was exonerated? Or both? Or neither?
Amanda Knox, swarmed by media, returns to Italy for the first time since acquittal – NBC
Why Amanda Knox returned to Italy years after her harrowing murder case – Washington Post
4. Slain wife’s sisters elated as Packham gets 22 years despite daughters’ plea – IOL
5. Court denies IAAF’s request to re-impose regulations on Semenya – Sport24
6. Cuba Gooding Jr. Charged With Forcible Touching of Woman, Police Say – Hollywood Reporter
June 12th, 2019
1. ‘He Had It All:’ Nancy Grace On The Fascination With Chris Watts’ Case – Oxygen
2. Episode 3 of Death at the Mansion is this Saturday, June 15.
SHE SAVED HIM CAN YOU SAVE HER – what does it mean? – CrimeRocket II
Evidence From The Rebecca Zahau Scene That Raises Questions About If Her Death Was A Suicide – Oxygen
Was Rebecca Zahau’s Death An Asian Honor Suicide? – Oxygen
3. Amanda Knox Admits She’s Nervous as She Returns to Italy for 1st Time Since Being Freed From Prison – CNN
Amanda Knox: First return since leaving jail in 2011 – WantedIn Milan
4. Wife murderer Rob Packham gets 22 years – News24
Packham had inflicted more than one blow on his middle aged wife, who was of “petite stature”. He had broken the strongest bones in her skull, and “attacked her in the sanctity of her home”.
Judge Steyn also referred to the case of former property mogul Jason Rohde, who was also convicted of murdering his wife, and defeating the ends of justice by staging the crime scene to make it look like a suicide.
Constantia businessman Rob Packham sentenced to 22 years for killing wife – News24
6 quotes that stood out during Rob Packham’s sentencing – News24
5. 10 Things Netflix’s The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann Leaves Out – Screenrant
June 11th, 2019
1. OBLIVION #9 Amazon Bestseller in the Hoaxes & Deceptions category.
It’s June 2019. When is 2825 Saratoga Trail going to be auctioned off?
Madeleine McCann’s parents targeted by ‘despicable’ trolls after funding boost – The Mirror
3. Amanda Knox to headline true crime festival in D.C. this November – WJLA
4. 25 years after murders, OJ Simpson says ‘Life is fine’ – IOL
25 years later, OJ Simpson says he’s moving on – Star Tribune
5. “Smallville” star Allison Mack pulled fellow actress into Nxivm Cult – CNN
6. SHAMEFUL’ Jon Stewart Rips Congress During House Hearing on 9/11 Victims Fund, Gets Standing Ovation – The Daily Beast
June 10th, 2019
1. OBLIVION, the 8th book in the TWO FACE series is available now exclusively on Amazon Kindle.
Another YouTuber commenting on the enigma that is Chris Watts…
2. Amanda Knox is trying to drum up attention ahead of her trip to Italy. 
3. Helicopter crash-lands on top of building in New York City, killing pilot – CNN
June 9th, 2019
1. Coming soon, book 8 in the TWO FACE series.
Some interesting speculation here from Armchair Detective. Why does the GPS data refer to Watts starting his truck at 5:18 but only backing it up to the garage at 05:27? Watts also refers to this exact time – 05:27 – while standing beside Trinastich’s TV. The Vivint data shows the garage door opened at 05:27.
https://youtu.be/WAxoIIkWgCQ
2. Court ‘erred’ in convicting, sentencing Henri Van Breda – defence ConCourt papers – News24
June 8th, 2019
1. Chris Watts: The Plea Deal Document and the Second Confession Don’t Jibe
2. Michelle Dewberry’s comments on Madeleine McCann search sparks big reaction – Hull Daily Mail
3. Gauguin blamed Van Gogh over ear incident – The Art Newspaper
4. Prince William’s Lawyer Tries to Suppress Rumors of Affair – Daily Beast
June 6th, 2019
1. Chris Watts said he told Shan’ann he didn’t love her anymore and then strangled her – CNN
Why would he need to “tell” her, and thus prepare her, get her defenses up before attacking her?
“I’m just finding this case too overwhelming…”
https://youtu.be/o-OYMGLkuc4
2. Rebecca Zahau death: Shocking details that convinced San Diego police that she hanged herself – meaww
My book on Rebecca Zahau is currently a #42 Amazon Bestseller in the Hoaxes & Deceptions category.
June 5th, 2019
1. A Theory about the Watts Case
June 4th, 2019
1. This isn’t new but nevertheless worth reviewing.
3. Five things to know about the Henri van Breda axe murder case – IOL
Judge erred in van Breda murder case, says triple axe murderer’s lawyers – IOL
Van Niekerk added at the same time it renders the State’s narrative, that he managed to attack his entirely family with an axe; engage in a severe struggle with Marli; and dragged Rudi around whilst the latter is lying in a pool of blood without stepping in any blood at all; highly improbable, if not impossible.
“If van Breda’s appeal against his conviction on premeditated murder is upheld but substituted for conviction on murder, it is also submitted that an appeal against the life sentences imposed also has a reasonable prospect of success,” she said.
The National Prosecuting Authority will file its replying affidavit next Friday.
5. South African Wine Farmer in Land Dispute Is Shot Dead – New York Times
In South Africa’s Fabled Wine Country, White and Black Battle Over Land – New York Times
June 3rd, 2019
1.‘Bombshell’ information from girlfriend of Chris Watts helped investigators – NBC
2. Swiss court suspends IAAF rules barring Caster Semenya – CNN
June 1st, 2019
1. Chris Watts Update: Convicted Killer Featured In A New Documentary Detailing the Murders Of His Family – International Business Times
Chris Watts’ horrific killings of wife and daughters still haunt investigators – The Mirror
True Crime Premieres this weekend – Washington Post
Death at the Mansion: Rebecca Zahau (Oxygen at 6) Zahau was found dead outside the home of her wealthy boyfriend in 2011.
Family Man, Family Murderer: An ID Murder Mystery (ID at 10) The story of Chris Watts, who killed his wife and daughters.
Truth Behind the Moon Landing (Science at 10) A dissection of popular conspiracy theories.
2. Madeleine McCann Documentary on Investigation Discovery:
3. The cult of Manson is still going strong – The Times
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