The house where convicted killer Chris Watts strangled his pregnant wife before killing his two infant daughters has been sold for $600,000.
The new owners are a family who hope to "fill it with smiles" to make up for the house's grim history.
In 2018 Watts, who is serving five life sentences behind bars, strangled his wife Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, at the home in Frederick, Colorado.
After killing her in the bedroom he put the body in their truck and drove it along with their two girls, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, to isolated storage tanks belonging to his employer Anadarko Petroleum.
He buried Shanann in a shallow grave and then smothered the two girls and stuffing their bodies through the eight-inch hatches of two different oil drums.
For days Watts claimed he had nothing to do with his family's disappearance and even gave interviews outside the house to local news stations begging them to come home.
The new owners of the house would be the first occupants since the murders as estate agents believed the home's reputation put off previous buyers.
Little has been changed since the Watts family lived there, as can be seen in photos shared by Rocket Homes real estate company.
Purely in terms of real estate the house is an attractive offer boasting 4,200 square foot of space with views of the Rocky Mountains.
It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and three parking spots and was built in 2013 with the Watts being the first owners.
After the murders it was revealed the Watts were facing extreme money worries and had filed for bankruptcy after failing to meet their $3,000 monthly mortgage payments.
They were also due to appear in court after being sued by their homeowner's association.
Following the murders, the lender foreclosed on the property but it didn't sell.
Denver-based bankruptcy attorney Clark Dray told Realtor.com in 2020: "It's not getting any bids because people know the sordid history of the house, and nobody wants it."
Many of the features that remain in the property were there when Chris Watts was arrested as seen in the police body cam footage.
The marble island of the kitchen and the dark wood cabinetry appears untouched.
What the new owners make of the house remains to be seen.
