'There's a lot of ugly out there.' Frank Rzucek, whose daughter and grandchildren were killed by son-in-law Chris Watts, says 'heartless' bullies are trolling his grieving family online.
Frank Rzucek, whose daughter and grandchildren were killed by son-in-law Chris Watts, says"heartless" bullies are trolling his grieving family online.Chris Watts is serving life in prison for the August murders of his pregnant wife, Shanann; his 4-year-old daughter, Bella; and his 3-year-old daughter, Celeste.
"I don't want to draw more attention to the viral material that has been posted online," he said,"but I will say that our family, including Shanann and her children, our grandchildren, have been ridiculed, demeaned, slandered, mocked in the most vicious ways you can imagine." "Every time we turn around there's someone trying to capitalize on our tragedy by spreading false rumors and outright lies about Shanann and our grandchildren. We have been subject to threats on our lives all because we are victims in painful tragedy," he said."It is cruel, it is heartless."He had a message for social media companies:"We are calling on you again to do the right thing, to take some responsibility for your platforms and stop this despicable conduct.
"Families like ours should have the right to be safe ... the right to mourn in peace," Rzucek said."To Congress or to any person in position of power, we are calling on you to do something to pass laws that will protect victims of unspeakable crimes from this kind of abuse."
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