Girls Killed by Colorado Father Were Submerged in Oil

Bella Watts, Celeste Watts, and Shanann Watts in file photos. The cause of death for the three females may have been strangulation. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation via AP

The bodies of the two young girls allegedly killed in Colorado by their father had been submerged in oil.

Defense attorney James Merson said in a court motion Friday, August 17, that the bodies were in crude oil for four days before being found, reported the Associated Press.