Are You Brave Enough to Buy These Creepy Murder Houses Linked to Chris Watts and Charles Manson?

By D. Cruz First Posted: Oct 31, 2020 04:12 AM EDT

Living in a murder house is usually something you see out of a horror movie. But for real-life murder houses, there's a good chance that these homes may just sit unoccupied forever.

It's likely the same fate for the murder houses linked to famous American murderers Chris Watts and Charles Manson.

Both Watts and Manson have earned not-so-good names for themselves. With the sites of their murders on sale, it's unlikely that their stories can easily be forgotten.

To find out more about Watts, Manson, and the murder houses linked to them, read on.

Chris Watts' Family Murder Site

The Colorado five-bedroom home met violence on what was supposedly a peaceful Monday morning.

During the early hours of August 13, 2018, Watts told his pregnant wife Shanann that he was having an affair and asked for a divorce, the Realtor.com reported.

The wife reportedly shot back that Watts won't be allowed to see his daughters again. So he went for the next best option he could think of: kill her.

According to The Independent, he strangled Shannan and hid her body in a construction site, scrambling to cover his tracks.

Watts also murdered his two daughters Celeste, 3, and Bella, 4, that same night. He suffocated them and also brought their bodies to a property of Anadarko Petroleum, where he worked.

The next day, he appeared on TV, begging his family to come home. Later on, he failed a polygraph test and confessed to his crimes. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison.

The nation was horrified to find out that Watts murdered his picture-perfect family. The case grew into further notoriety. Thanks to the true-crime documentary "American Murder: The Family Next Door," which tells the Watts murders story.

As the years went by, the house remained vacant. Built in 2013, the home's lender that owns mortgage foreclosed the property and put it up for auction. When nobody bought it, the county took it out of foreclosure.

"It's not getting any bids because people know the sordid history of the house, and nobody wants it," said bankruptcy attorney Clark Dray.

According to Realtor.com, the home is now estimated at $648,100, nearly double the $399,954 price tag given to the couple when they purchased it in May 2013.

Charles Manson's Murder Site, the Los Feliz House

Manson's murder site was supposed to sit peacefully with a new owner, but now the murder house is on the market.

"Ghost Adventures" star Zak Bagans, who bought the house last year for $1.98 million, put it back on the market.

The Los Angeles, California home is where Leno and Rosemary LaBianca were brutally murdered by Manson gang members, also known as the Manson Family, in August 1969.

Rosemary was stabbed 41 times, and Leno was stabbed 12 times, according to TMZ. This incident happened a day after the cult leader's gang killed actress Sharon Tate and four other victims.

The news sent terror all over Los Angeles. But Bagans still bought it, hoping to produce a film in the two-bedroom, two-bath home.

After living there, Bagans backtracked on his planned film. According to Deadline, he did not want the project to move forward out of respect for the LaBiancas.

The Los Feliz house is 1,600 square feet. It has a pool and city views. The house received a "close to asking" price, and there were multiple offers. But it is obvious that the house was not put on a bidding war.