According to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, Chris allegedly said that after he told Shanann he wanted to separate when she got back from a work trip, he saw her strangling their 3-year-old, Celeste, while their 4-year-old, Bella, lay blue and apparently lifeless on her bed. She never asked him to kill his family, I do want to make that clear. He is currently being held at Dodge Correctional Institution, a . You could tell by the way he was talking, the body language. "They send sexy pictures, and he responds," a source told People. "He said he felt bad about that. While Watts claimed he had no plan for his daughters, he drove to an oil work site where he worked as an operator for an oil and gas producer. Authorities initially imprisoned him in Colorado but moved him to Wisconsin for security reasons. They [women] have compassion for him, despite what he did. Convicted murderer Chris Watts turned 36 behind bars and new reporting from People sheds new light on what the experience is like for the criminal. }); However, the content of the messages is not known yet. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Why do people do this? Matt Naham Aug 20th, 2018, 11:39 am. The body of Shanann Watts, 34, was found in a shallow grave near an oil tank on property owned by the oil and gas company where her husband had worked. Chris Watts lost his prison privileges for two weeks after his underwear was found in another man's cell. "There's a lot of curiosity about him in prison," the source said. Chris Watts was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his pregnant wife and daughters. Some reports also claimed that the pair are writing a book of prayers together. I told him Im not his judge. Narrated by Angie Harmon, Fridays episode focuses on the Watts family murders, which took place in 2018. It's been nearly two years since Chris Watts has been locked away in prison for killing his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and two daughters, Celeste and Bella. Chris Watts, 35, has revealed details of his pregnant wife's murder in a bomb Sure, hes had sex with females. According to court documents released Shanann Watts' body was found in a shallow grave near this oil tank on August 21, 2018, near Roggen, Colorado. Chris Watts confessed to Colorado authorities three days after he reported his wife & children missing. Chris is where he belongs. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. Little is known about the 65-year-old author, who reportedly said that she regularly spoke with Watts on the phone and visited him in a Wisconsin prison three times. Let us know in the comments! The amount of mail Watts received has reportedly increased after the 2020 Netflix documentary "American Murder: The Family NextDoor," which detailed the murder cases. He had another inmate making calls for him in April, and had also been found with canteen products that were not purchased by him at the facility. Christopher P. Vosecek, of Yellville, Arkansas, pleaded guilty Monday in Vernon County Circuit Court to counts of first-degree domestic assault and third-degree assault in a plea deal calling for concurrent sentences of . Watts has said that prayer is how he communicates with his dead family members. According to the report, Watts also indicated that he dropped his daughters in the oil tankers to make sure they were actually dead, though he reportedly assured investigators he knew they were dead when he dropped them in. Sunday, September 27, 2020. Chris Watts' neighbour 'hopes he's killed in prison' as new murder details emerge The 33-year-old killer was handed five life sentences without the possibility of parole for murdering his. Nick and Amanda Thayer were also blindsided by the news that their friend, Watts, was charged with murder. The Fayetteville native was born on 16th May 1985 in Spring Lake, North Carolina, USA. Watts killed his entire family in August 2018. Answer (1 of 17): When someone ends up dead you have to look at the deceased and their actions. Chris Watts, the 35-year-old Colorado man who was jailed for killing his wife & two daughters, is currently raising a lot of questions about his time in lockup. Alex Murdaugh Begins Prison Sentence With New Haircut, What About Buster Murdaugh? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Feb. 28MITCHELL A Mitchell man who committed what Judge Chris Giles described as a "violent, premeditated assault" on a victim at a Mitchell motel was sentenced to serve 12 years in prison on Tuesday. ", Watts previously told police he killed his wife after she strangled their daughters. eventAction: 'click_adunit' Nichol Kessinger said Chris Watts told her he was finishing up divorce proceedings with his wife and that a month into their relationship he told her the divorce was final. He'll have to take his licks eventually, so it's probably better it happens sooner than later. Now theyre saying they feel so stupid [] trusting him to stay the night in the same house as our daughter., Amanda Thayer said that their 48-to-72 hours with Watts he was his normal self., He fooled us. Watts is serving multiple life sentences in a Wisconsin prison for the savage murder of his wife Shanann and two young daughters, Bella, four, and Celeste, three, on August 13, 2018, in Colorado. Cheryln Cadle, the author of " Letters from Christopher: The Tragic Confessions of the Watts Family Murders ," was featured in Lifetime's . According to court documents released Shanann Watts' body was found in a shallow grave near this oil tank on August 21, 2018, near Roggen, Colorado. Watts has lost some prison privileges after his underwear, petroleum jelly, assorted toiletries, and books were found in the cell of Dylan Tallman, Knewz reported. Many straight males have done it with a male but sexual actions dont always equal orientation. He's in protective custody because if he's around other inmates, he'd be in real danger. Tallman has a lengthy history of infractions at Dodge Correctional Institution. Heres what we know so far. 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A judge sent a 33-year-old Arkansas man to prison this week when he pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend and another man at a motel in Nevada. ga('ads.send', { He is currently suing multiple employees at Dodge, which is how the Watts incident came to light. Baby Killer Chris Watts Assualted in Prison. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Emailus. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. This is Watts' first major infraction since he was transferred to Dodge. (Facebook), "I hate to even admit this because he is a murderer and what he did is so horrendous, but when I first met him, he had this boyish demeanor," she said. Chris Watts in critical condition. Legal Statement. Chris Watts celebrated his 36th birthday in prison, where he is serving a life sentence for the murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters, who he killed and left their bodies on his job site . [emailprotected]. In the handwritten letters, seen on Daily Mails website, Watts reportedly told Cadle that he attempted to kill his 3- and 4-year-old daughters before he strangled his pregnant wife contradicting what he told law enforcement agents in a lengthy jailhouse interview in February. August 12th when I finished putting the girls to bed, I walked away and said Thats the last time Im going to be tucking my babies in,' Watts reportedly said. On Thursday evening, authorities announced they found the bodies of 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste Watts at a property belonging to Anadarko Petroleum, their dads now-former employer. On August 13, 2018, the Colorado dad killed his 15-weeks-pregnant wife and their two young daughters. A lot of them are from people of faith who want to pray for him. Theres a term for sick in the head females who adore heinous murderers, its called hybristophilia. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Then, it just stopped one day. He uses it for his lips, he has dry skin. He said he then drove his wifes body to his job site, where he buried it in a shallow grave as his daughters waited in the car. Is Richello right? However, that doesn't mean. FORMER PRISON WORKER FLIRTED WITH INMATES BEFORE HELPING TWO KILLERS ESCAPE, DOC SAYS: 'IT WAS A FANTASY', Chris Watts was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his pregnant wife and daughters. Lost, he added. He said it was planned right away. pg.acq.push(function() { So if Chris Watts & his cellmate werent getting it on behind bars, what was up with the underwear & petroleum jelly? Chris Watts the Colorado dad convicted of slaughtering his family won't be having a merry Christmas behind bars. CHRIS WATTS' PRISON PAL RELOCATED AFTER MURDERER'S BOXERS, LUBE FOUND IN HIS CELL, CHRIS WATTS' JAILHOUSE PAL WHOSE CELL CONTAINED LUBE & KILLER DAD'S UNDERWEAR CO-WRITING PRAYER BOOK, READ CHRIS WATTS' HANDWRITTEN NOTE TO JUDGE AFTER GUARDS TIE PRISON PAL TO BED FOR SIX DAYS, Subscribe to Front Page Detectives Newsletter. He then stashed her body in another oil tank. Chris, now 35, also told investigators that his father had been so distraught about his son's decision to marry Shanann that the patriarch developed what his son believed to be a cocaine addiction. Watts, who turned 36 on Sunday, is at a maximum security prison in Wisconsin and, according to a regular contact, is an outcast among the inmates, and avoided by staff. His wife correctly suspected that he was having an affair, but Watts did not tell her about his ongoing relationship with a co-worker before strangling her in their bed. Sane people know there is nothing normal about these types. Lindstrom had recently hosted the Watts family at a birthday party for his son. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ This resetting throws Watts off camera and throws off our concentration as well. The US father murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters in 2018. Despite Boltes allegations, Chris Watts disputed the claim. (Lifetime), "He was receptive from the very beginning," she recalled. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { He thinks about what he did every day. Watts told investigators that after he strangled Shanann, Bella came into their bedroom clutching a blanket. ", CHRIS WATTS IS COMMUNICATING WITH MULTIPLE WOMEN WHO FIND HIM HANDSOME BEHIND BARS: SOURCE, Cheryln Cadle has written two books based on her correspondence with Chris Watts. Neighbor and friend Ashley Belltold CBS4 she couldnt believe the Christopher Watts she knew could have murdered his family and then gone on television to ask for help in finding them. 1. "Later in the day inmate Watts, Christopher number 674796 was questioned by Sergeant Mueller and myself since his boxer sic that were labeled with his name were found in inmate Tallman's room. As it turns out, Chris Watts is doing time in prison in Wisconsin along with Jake Patterson, a new friend who committed his own horrific atrocities. December 19, 2018. And when his fiance said he wasnt capable of killing his family then she is wrong also. The suburban Denver crime began with the disappearance of a pregnant Shanann Watts and the couples two children, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. He is tormented by his past and the mistakes he made.. EXCLUSIVE: Killer dad Chris Watts has plastered his jail cell walls with photos of his murdered family and struck up a friendship with Jayme Closs' kidnapper Jake Patterson after bonding over. Chris Watts is currently serving five life sentences plus 48 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Colorado Killer Chris Watts Receiving Love Letters in Jail Chris Watts, who is serving a life sentence in prison after pleading guilty to killing his pregnant wife . People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy. Watts had moved from North Carolina to Colorado with Shanann right after his wedding. Before their deaths, social media footage documented the Watts as a seemingly-happy family, as shown in Netflixs American Murder: The Family Next Door. LOOKS BACK AT THEIR EPIC TALES OF SURVIVAL, The report gave little information as to why or how Ronnie kicked the habit, and instead just stated: "Watts talked to his father, his father stopped using drugs.". Mmmmm theyre doing it. They werent ones that, Notably, Christia Richello also believes Watts is innocent of, Before their deaths, social media footage documented the Watts as a seemingly-happy family, as shown in Netflixs, This also isnt the first time Watts has been suspected of being involved with another man. hitType: 'event', Watts then went back to the truck and used Celestes blanket to smother her as Bella watched beside her sister. Chris Watts, the 33-year-old Colorado man who pleaded guilty to killing his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two young daughters in November 2018, probably hasn't had it easy since he began serving time for his heinous crimes. During the confession, he said that whenever he closes his eyes, he hears his oldest daughters final words begging him not to kill her. Cadle said Watts told her she would be receiving "a very important letter," one that was about 12 pages. But then he gets letters from women who want to connect with him, you know, romantically. . Watts put Shananns body on the floor of his trucks backseat. It has been said that the 33-year-old's inclination towards religion happened after he was jailed for murdering his 15 weeks pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and daughters --four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste -- in 2018 after being confronted over his extramarital affairs. After dumping Celestes body in an oil tank, he returned to smother Bella, who begged for her life. Market data provided by Factset. Watts didnt immediately admit to his actions. Whos to say, but we wouldnt be surprised if more unforeseen info comes out in the coming weeks. She reportedly changed her name and disappeared from the public eye after Watts was charged. Its disgusting and disturbing but this dysfunction has been documented for decades. }); as she struggled under the blanket.