My Daddy is a Hero

How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer

By: Lena Derhally

Narrated by: Tanya Eby

A husband. A father. A killer.

Chris Watts was a family man. Everybody, including his family, believed that. Yet, on August 13, 2018, he murdered Shanann, his pregnant wife, and two young daughters.

As terrible as his story is, it is also a warning because to this day, living behind bars, Watts is still acting out the character traits that made him kill in the first place.

In this, the first and only psychological exploration of the Watts family murders, psychotherapist Lena Derhally has pieced together the crime, the events leading to it, and most of all, her beliefs about the "why". She explores the childhoods, families of origin, meeting, and early relationship of Shanann and Chris Watts. She also examines Watts's double life and duplicity regarding his well-publicized affair with a coworker.

The audiobook includes an in-depth look at community psychopaths, the different subtypes of narcissism, how to prevent this type of violence, and interviews with a neuroscientist, a criminal psychologist, and a journalist. Using her knowledge of attachment theory, Imago relationship theory, and psychopathology, Derhally draws a profile of the real Chris Watts and - just as important - she warns listeners that he is still a danger today.

©2019 Lena M. Derhally (P)2020 Tantor

Interesting and Informative

I find murder and serial killer books fascinating. One wonders how can people murder and possess such sick minds? This book provides insight into the character and thought process of this type of person. The last chapter is educational informative on warning signs.

Well written!

Good psychological information based on information from this tragedy. If interested in understanding human behavior and true crime...this book does an excellent job of explaining the many layers of personality disordered people. The details of this crime were very difficult to listen to; however, the author does add a warning before the chapter that goes into those horrific details.

very informative

excellent info, author was respectful of sensitive subject matter. retelling of crime with tons of background and analytical psychologic viewpoint

Not as informative as it claims.

There were not many details that were not already made public. Just ok but not too informative.

Excellent

Very informative and well written I definitely recommend this book for true crime followers thanks