In turn, Cindy kicked Shanann out of the house. "This case is unbelievable, the interest there has been. Trigger warning: The story contains graphic details of the murder that some readers may find distressing. The story he told me that night, I believed it: The way he looked at me, the way he was crying, I believed it.. At the . I'm sure this happens elsewhere, but it's a recurring theme amongst some Southern women (not all, of course). American Murder: The Family Next Door a documentary on the Watts family murders incorporates textsand letters from Shananndetailing the breakdown of the couples marriage. I just want the truth because hes not the sociopath next door. "To me, all [the lawyers] wanted to do was save his life," she said. Last night he was arrested for their murders. Popplewell found photographs Shanann took of different drafts of that letter on her phone, which Shananns family provided to her. In the early morning hours of August 13th 2018, Shanann, Bella and Celeste Watts were murdered by husband and father, Chris Watts. "Their words should be like the wind. However, despite his heinous crimes, his family is supportive of him and believes his "very hard relationship" was responsible for the crime. In pleading guilty last week, Chris admitted he was lying. "I asked Chris, 'If you did not do this, do not confess to something you didn't do,'" she said. Watt's parents even made it look like Shanann was the reason why their son changed. When it came time to be a husband to his wife he felt like he was betraying his mom. Oct 16, 2020 In a handwritten love letter Shanann Watts wrote to husband Chris Watts just before her death, she revealed that she was desperate to save their marriageand that she had no idea. Ronnie, 63, added: "He has not been able to watch it [the documentary], he was never told about it or asked about it. We have zero contact. They're just a "little better" than everyone else. After dumping his wife's remains on the ground, Watts smothered little Celeste with her own blanket while her sister watched before dropping her body through an eight-inch hatch in one of the oil tankers. Shes been happily married for eight years, shes pregnant with her third child and all of a sudden he doesnt want to be in this relationship anymore. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! She had just visited Chris parents in North Carolina and Chris mother Cindy Watts bought pistachio ice cream for the visit, according to a 2019 interview between Chris and investigators obtained by Oxygen.com. The couple lived in Frederick, a small town north of Denver.. I agree. Watts previously told investigators that Shannan's killing was a spur-of-the-moment crime of passion and didn't admit to planning it. When our daughter died 2 Easter Sunday ago she never talked to me at Erins funeral or the dinner my family paid for. Shanann Watts/Netflix/2020. Watts who had been having an affair with his co-worker Nichol Kessinger indicated in these letters to Cadle that he thought about killing his family in the days leading up to their deaths. When I read the news, I found out he was still married and his wife was 15 weeks pregnant, Kessinger said, adding that she repeatedly questioned him about his circumstances and had no clue Shanann was pregnant with his child. "Hes not a sociopath. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Cindy, 64, said: "Chris doesn't know anything about the documentary, we told him nothing about it. "He was normal, he didn't have a temper, he was just easy-going like his Dad. When I once went to her house to discuss our marital issues she threw me though a glass door and down 4 concrete steps into the side of a car. Open your eyes! American Murder: The Family Next Door is available on Netflix Wednesday. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. Shanann was 15-weeks pregnant with a son at time of her slaying. Theres not one person you can talk to that will say anything about this kid, she said. While a full picture of the couples life may never be made public, those who knew them have described a seemingly happy union possibly beset by tension. Many people are against Shanann.". Your brother just annihilated your nieces, nephew and sister in law but no mention of that Jamie? 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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When she returned, he killed her. The deal with prosecutors spared him from the death penalty. "He's taking it one day at a time, just like we are. Chris Watts Confessed the Real Reason He Killed His Family in a Prison Letter, Nichol Kessinger Is Part of 'Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer', but She Didnt Want the Spotlight, 'American Murder: The Family Next Door' Explores How Chris Watts Killed His Whole Family. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. He pled guilty to murdering his family because he is guilty.. New Report Details Most Bizarre Evidence From Chris Watts Family Murder Case. If this actually happened like theyre saying that it did, that he killed them, then what was the trigger? Cindy told KMGH. No copyright infringement is intended. Watts later pleaded guilty to all three killings and his mistress Kessingerhas been taken into witness protection in another state. She is a lot like my ex mil who told me when we married that I took her FIRST LOVE away from her. She pointed out that Chris had gained Shanann's trust after she went through a divorce in her early twenties. Um no they don't. Then his mom is non stop lying to him "people all over the world believe in you!" I agree with you. He pleaded guilty that November to all three slayings. Eventually, when he was found out leading to confession to his crimes, he left his parents confused. While Shanann had suspicions that he was seeing someone else, Chris did not confirm it to her until the night he knew he would take her life. He reportedly wrote that he surreptitiously gave Shannan the opiate painkiller Oxycodone to kill their unborn child, telling Cadle: "I thought it would be easier to be with Nichol if Shanann wasnt pregnant. Then, when I saw the preview yesterday for his video calls he's had with his family, coming out later this month, his mom is acting like he, and Shan'ann just got into a fight, and he slapped her. Cindy then addressed her son directly: "I have always loved you and I still do. In exchange for his guilty plea, Chris was spared a possible death sentence and instead will spend the rest of his life in prison, according to prosecutors. His eldest daughter, Bella, even begged him to spare her life after seeing what he had done to her younger sister. Shanann was 15 weeks pregnant with a son, Niko, when she was killed. Trigger warning: The story contains graphic details of the murder that some readers may find distressing. Hes going to die in prison and theres no telling what will be done to him in prison and I just want him to fight, his mom said. We take care to give due credit if the artist is known. "I have always loved you and I still do. They said he told them he hid his daughters bodies in oil tanks away from Shanann, who was buried in a nearby shallow grave, to keep them apart. In doing so, they felt the need to make vicious, grotesque and utterly false statements.. Cheryln added: "I especially wish his family well and for them to be able to come to terms with what has happened. "My Dearest Chris," she began. Watts reportedly detailed the murder of Shannan Watts in one of his prison letters - as he also revealed that he'd been thinking about killing the loving mum for "weeks." Details of the. It caused a rift in the family dynamic and Shanann stopped talking to Chris' family. American Murderer: The Family Next Door is now streaming on Netflix. Chris had become cold and distant about five weeks before the murders and Shanann began to suspect an affair. Hopefully. 2019 All of the posters created for this website are copyright of Lessons Learned in Life, https://www.the-sun.com/news/1566222/american-murderer-chris-watts-parents-book-netflix-documentary/, https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/chris-watts-case/chris-watts-parents-break-their-silence-about-son-s-case, https://abc11.com/chris-watts-update-parents-news-family/4677948/, https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chris-watts-daughter-4-begged-22768811. The wife killer is currently serving multiple life sentences in a Wisconsin prison for the savage murder of Shannan and two young daughters, Bella, four, and Celeste, three, on August 13, 2018, in Colorado. She asked Watts to take her mother to the hospital but the man did not pay attention to her cries. Press J to jump to the feed. On Aug. 15, 2018, less than a week after his wife and daughters disappeared, Chris Watts failed a polygraph test. Hes not a sociopath, Cindy told KMGH from the North Carolina home she shares with husband Ronnie. His father Ronnie, too, supported his son. She made me so angry. They continued: Monday evening, the parents of Chris Watts gave an interview in which they attempted to defend their son. Watts, who is from Colorado, killed his pregnant wife Shanann, and his daughters, Bella and Celeste in August 2018 after he wanted to start a new life with his lover. Last night he was arrested for their murders. "My mom just never thought she was good enough," Watts tells law officials at one point in the documentary. Lady, I get that he is your son, but for the love of God, he brutally murdered his entire family! Watts said he knew he would kill them on August 12 but "did nothing to stop it" and felt "mad" when he discovered they were still alive after his murder attempt the next day. Watts told Cadle that "little quiet Bella had a will to live" and was the only one to put up a fight against him, saying "daddy, no!" We love you and forgive you, son." It was a very hard relationship (with Shanann) as far as I'm concerned. He added, "He's taking it one day at a time, just like we are. And her family is fully prepared to do so.. She is almost 86 now but still refuses to accept responsibility for her actions. I couldn't do anything right," said Cindy to ABC11. It was shocking that his parents chose to forgive him when he wasn't theirs to forgive. Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Cindy added that she suspected Chris was pushed to take a plea deal by his attorney's who didn't think he'd win in a trial, given that he'd already confessed. For one thing, I didn't feel like I was getting the . "It was about typical of what I thought it would be, I wasn't shocked by any of it really. He was also charged for the death of his unborn child, whom Shanann had named Nico. Cindy claimed her son changed after meeting Shanaan in high school. "There's not one day that goes by that I don't wake up with them on my mind, I go to sleep with them on my mind, I will never, ever get over this. I missed smelling you in the sheets. I couldn't do anything right," Cindy told ABC11. However, his family stood by him instead of condemning his unforgivable actions. He's not a psychopath," his mother claimed in a televised interview. Yet Chris Watts still chose to murder Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico. Christopher, I dont see him capable at all, but if something happened that night and that did happen God forbid if it did happen what was the trigger? The letter had sat on the bed for over a month. It caused a rift in the family dynamic and Shanann stopped talking to Chris' family. I am so lost for words. Shanann even went into detail about missing her sex life with Chris, obviously having no idea the note would eventually be read by millions before going back to begging her husband and father of what would have been three children to just work things out with her despite some issues with his parents. It has since been updated. He remains behind bars at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin. She was in control of everything until Shannan came along. The Sun reported that when he was being sentenced in 2018, Cindy said, "I have always loved you and I still do. "The . She had nothing good to say about her sons relationship with his eventual victim: It was a very hard relationship, and as far as Im concerned I couldnt do anything right. Chris parents contended that while he was with Shanann, she isolated him from his family. "He's not a sociopath. Eventually, suspicion fell onto Chris when it came to light that he was having an affair with his co-workerNichol Kessinger. I missed talking to you in person. According to KMGH, Cindy and Ronnie still believe the explanation Chris offered police in mid August that he killed Shanann after he watched her strangle their youngest daughter at their Colorado home when he told her he wanted to separate. I completely agree and I actually feel sorry for Chris because of her what a wicked horrible excuse of a mother he's perfect let's commit adultery and say he's finally seen the light what a piece of s*** scumbag hag. Cheryln added that she's disgusted he still has a "fan club" with numerous women still writing to him in prison, according to her sources. While she gave Chris many opportunities to be honest, Popplewell noted he continuedto "lie to her and she believes him and she gives him the benefit of the doubt.. Christopher Lee Watts and Shanann Cathryn Watts (ne Rzucek, January 10, 1984 - August 13, 2018) were from North Carolina: Christopher from Spring Lake and Shanann from Aberdeen. Colorado News. She was also the best daughter any parent could ever hope for. Its because Chris won her over because he proved himself. Next, how Shanann Watts family feels about Netflixs American Murder: The Family Next Doorher brother speaks out. Did you see the YouTube video of Chris and his sister Jamie talking to each other during a visit. "It was a very hard relationship. Shannan's cause of death was strangulation while an autopsy found crude oil in Bella and Celeste's throats, stomach and lungs. ", Describing her death, Watts wrote: "When she started to get drowsy, I somehow knew how to squeeze the jugular veins until it cut off the blood flow to her brain, and she passed out.". Saying stuff like, "We know how she was." I wonder does she know how hated she is? An officer noted: "Shannan's mother called during this time . 2019 Creative Expansions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The couple lived in Frederick, a small town north of Denver. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7520985/Chris-Watts-chilling-letter-confessing-killed-family.html, https://www.the-sun.com/news/1566222/american-murderer-chris-watts-parents-book-netflix-documentary/, https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/chris-watts-case/chris-watts-parents-break-their-silence-about-son-s-case, https://abc11.com/chris-watts-update-parents-news-family/4677948/. "Christopher, I don't see him capable at all.". In a letter to a stranger, Chris reportedly revealed the details of how his family died at his hands and that he had planned it, as per Daily Mail. The narrative established through investigator interviews and court documents is that he first strangled his wife Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant. Just days before the murders, Shanann gave Chris ahandwritten letter. It wasn't until Chris was in prison that he revealed to investigators how the murders happened: He told Shanann he wanted to separate so he could be with his girlfriend Nichol Kessinger. I don't want him to take this plea deal. We discuss/debate the evidence of the case in this subreddit. Hardly ever do people plan murders to be rid of their partner and kids. After feeling sexually rejected by Chris, she texted a friend her suspicions that he was sleeping with someone else. Chris admitted to first-degree murder and unlawful termination of a pregnancy, among other crimes, in the killings. I think Cindy would have disliked any woman Chris married. Prosecutors have said they have a partial motive in the case that will likely come out at or after Chris sentencing next week. Then when the DIL doesnt respond positively, she uses that as proof that her son married the wrong woman. He put Bella, Celeste and their mother's body in his truck and drove to the oil site, where he smothered Bella and Celeste and left their bodies in oil tanks and buried Shanann's corpse. Police. He had revealed he killed his wife, but he later amended his statement and owned up to killing all three. I will do anything for you.. - WTF??!!!!!!!!!!! Chris parents did not return a call. A few weeks before the tragic incident, Cindy had thrown her daughter-in-law out of the house for yelling at her over ice cream choices. But Chris father, Ronnie, is still in disbelief. It has been so overwhelming and I feel like I have to do something not help my son, I just, I need to do something, she said. He only wanted her out of the way. Our copyright is attached to all illustrations, poster creations, quotes written by Lessons Learned In Life on this website. But inconsistencies in his statements to investigators stoked their suspicions and the facade he attempted to erect soon crumbled. But despite Chris' violent actions, he seemed to have the support of his parents. "He was normal, he didn't have a temper, he was just easy-going like his Dad. Offers may be subject to change without notice. None of it is true. I can't even explain how hard this pain hurts. After intense questioning by the police, Chris confessed to murdering Shanann and their daughters and disposing of the bodies in the oil field where he worked, per Insider. The 33-year-old confessed to dumping the two little girls bodies in oil tanks and burying his wife nearby. His parents said Monday they were unaware he was preparing to plead guilty, and Ronnie said he can only think it was to spare both families the pain of a protracted trial. You deserve the world and I hate seeing you hurt. Everyone who knew Shanann knows this to be true. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Shanann, who Popplewell feels has been unfairly criticizedas being bossy by people online following the murders due to her assertive nature, vows to do whatever it takes. Initially, he had claimed that his family was missing and even joined searches for them. You crazy bit*h. Agreed! They asked me why she couldnt fight back, its because she couldnt fight back. After what she did, I could not put them with her, Ronnie recalled him saying. Apparently, she followed both Chris and Shannan on . The request not to seek the death penalty came from Shannan's family. Chris Watts' confession letters from prison,however, paint an even darker picture than what he told investigators: He premeditated the slayings of his pregnant wife and their toddlers. If hes not going to fight, I want to fight for him., In their statement to KMGH, Shananns family also evoked her legacy, saying her memory and reputation deserves to be protected. Even Chris Watts knows this to be true. Watts said he told them Shannan wasn't feeling well before dragging her lifeless body down the stairs and into his truck. Chris is going to spend the rest of his life in prison and is receiving letters, including romantic ones. They began dating in June 2018 and Kessinger has maintained that she didn't know he was married and that he told her not only that he and Shanann were separated, but that Shanann was pregnant with another man's child. "We are not here to ask for leniency and are not in any way condoning or tolerating the crime that has occurred or the pain that has been caused," they wrote in a letter to the court. She never called me to tell me about it or to ask if I wanted it mailed to me. 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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Disturbing prison letters from Chris Watts to a crime author detailed Shannan Watts' horrific death, 'Her eyes filled with blood; as she looked at me and she died,' Chris Watts wrote, In the letters, he also admitted to killing their two kids, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, while Shannan was 15 weeks pregnant, 'When she started to get drowsy, I somehow knew how to squeeze the jugular veins until it cut off the blood flow to her brain, and she passed out,' Watts told Cadle, Watts was imprisoned for killing his family on August 13, 2018, The family of Shanann Watts and her daughters Bella and Celeste approach a hearse outside of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinehurst, North Carolina, in September 2018, Watts is seen here being strip searched by investigators just hours before he was arrested for the murders of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters, Details of their marriage and grisly end was revealed in a Netflix documentary, Cadle wrote to Watts three times before he answered, Watts watches his neighbor's surveillance footage which has captured the moment he loaded the bodies of his family into his truck after murdering them, Watts appeared to confess to killing his two daughters in the letters obtained by the Mail, Heartbreaking evidence photos and video of stained shirt, underwear and bra Shanann Watts was wearing when her husband murdered her, Cadle's book on the murders is due for release on October 7, Shannan was captured by the doorbell cam in Colorado returning from a business trip the day she died, Shannan died of strangulation and crude oil was found in the little girls' lungs, Netflixs American Murder: The Family Next Door reveals final texts between Chris and Shannan Watts before he slaughtered her and his two toddler daughters. Hes not a psychopath," said his mother to Denver7. The terrified children found Watts wrapping their mom in a bed sheet, the letter said. Frankie Rzucek, Shanann Watts' brother says he and his family have been 'attacked on social media by online trolls' after the docu on Chris Watts' murders (RJ Sangosti - Pool/Getty Images, Netflix) Years after Chris Watts infamously slaughtered his wife Shanann Watts ' and his two daughters four-year-old Bella and three-year-old . I would have preferred those not to be in there, but they were, and there's nothing I can do about it. I knew she was gone when she relieved herself," Watts recalled in a bombshell letter to author Cheryln Cadle, which was obtained by the Daily Mail. Cindy Watts at Chris Watts' sentencing hearing. He then drove his dead wife and two frightened daughters to a remote oil field owned by his former employer, Anadarko, bringing his lunch, a shovel, rake, and gas can with him, the Mail reported. She says the last time she spoke with Watts he was "dead set" against going for an appeal, adding he is "very afraid" to go back to Colorado after receiving death threats. Shanann was a wonderful soul. Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. Lessons Learned In Life does not claim credit and own any of the matter compiled from them . The shocking murders sparked speculation that Chris was secretly gay and having an affair and that he and Shanaan were on the brink ofseparating. Watts previously told investigators that Shannan's killing was a spur-of-the-moment crime of passion and didn't admit to planning it. Celeste was allergic to nuts, which prompted Shanann to yell at Cindy about the ice cream choice. Shes begging him to fight these charges - I get its unconditional love & her first thought is to believe her son & his original story. but how does she think he's going to fight shoving his babies in an 8" hole, 20 feet into oil? Hes not a monster.. "All the weeks of me thinking about killing her, and now I was faced with it. "As for Christopher, I hope he can find some contentment where he is and hopefully he can use what has happened to help other inmates that come through the system.". WomenWorking.com is committed to supporting women to live fully, giving them tools, tips, and inspiration to move through challenges in every aspect of their lives. The Watts family thought he was cheating because money was disappearing, but he was doing drugs. Shanann Watts surprises Chris Watts with pregnancy test Watch on In retrospect, this moment may have been the beginning of the end. Watts sobbed in court as he pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree, three counts of tampering with a deceased human body, and one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy. , she wrote a thoughtful and heartfelt letter to him in which she expressed her desire to fix their crumblingmarriage. The letter is the first time he's acknowledged killing his kids. Strange to me that when Shanann "left" for 5 weeks Chris cheated. Absolutely disgusting! Please read the rules before posting or commenting. not an ounce of sympathy for Shannans family, she is a horrible woman. He's not a monster," said the mother. A girl once sent me a graduation party invitation, but she sent it to my mother's house, thinking I still lived there. However, his mother, Cindy Watts, was in denial that her son was a killer. Pregnant Shanann Watts and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were reported missing on Aug. 13, 2018 after she missed an OB-GYN appointment. Cheryln last spoke to Watts late last year and admits their conversation "wasn't the friendliest" after a communication breakdown, and she still has dreams about being face-to-face with the murderer. Chris had become cold and distant about five weeks before the murders and Shanann began to suspect an affair. His surprise plea marked a sudden end to a case that some observers expected to drag on for years. She had just visited Chris parents in North Carolina and Chris mother Cindy Watts bought pistachio ice cream for the visit, according to a 2019 interview between Chris and investigators obtained by. "By that time I was just kind of sick of his stunts, trying to control the narrative," she told The Sun. Then he killed his daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 at his job site on an oil field. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. Meanwhile, Cindy claimed Shanaan was more capable than Christopher of murdering the two girls. Chris Watts was charged with the murders of Shanann and their daughters Bella and Celeste on Aug. 21, 2018. It comes and then it passes away.". "She was a good soul," Frank told ABC in a previously released clip from the 20/20 episode. Shanann Watts Family Was Incredibly Firm in Not Wanting Death for Murderous Husband. After killing Shanann, he smothered the couples two young daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, before dumping all their bodies at an oil drilling site where he worked. I'm living it, and I have been living it every single day for two years. While Watts's family continued to stand by their son, Shanann's family condemned their statements. And even then, they're still his kids! His former confidante, Cheryln Cadle, a true crime author who is releasing a new book, The Murders of Christopher Watts, after writing to him and visiting him in prison, has also watched the program. She also portrayed the dead woman as a negative influence on him. What happened? Cindy wondered. Their false statements, however hurtful and inaccurate, will never alter the truth about Shanann, and will never alter the truth about the crimes committed by their son, Chris Watts.. 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