FREDERICK, CO. (THECOUNT) — Chris Watts, the Colorado man who confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters, will appear in court Thursday afternoon to face triple-homicide charges.

Watts is behind held in the Weld County Jail after police sources said he confessed to killing his pregnant wife Shanann Watts, 34; and daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3.

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Watts is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of tampering with physical evidence, local news reports said. source

The trio were reported missing Monday. CBI and Frederick police issued a missing-endangered alert for the missing three on Tuesday. A family member said Watts’ car keys, purse and other daily personal items were all found left behind.