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. 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. In the film, Shananns love letters to Chris who was having an affair with his coworker are revealed, where she professed her love for him. He responds because he doesn't have anything better to do, the source explained. ", "He also wanted to take the opportunity to clear Shananns name because people were still blaming her for killing the girls," Cadle continued. Watts put Shananns body on the floor of his trucks backseat. OK! 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. Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for June 25, 'Wheel of Fortune' contestant scolded by Pat Sajak, ripped apart by fans, Jillian Michaels suffered a spinal injury in secret that left her crawling due to pain, 'Friends' star Courteney Cox almost left Hollywood in the '80s, father told her it was 'time to pack it in', Ed Sheerans wife diagnosed with tumor during pregnancy: Spiraling through depression, Prince Harry describes the rest of his life in five words amid 'Spare' fallout: 'Freedom', Chris Rock plans to address Will Smith Oscar slap in live Netflix special. Hes the most high-profile inmate and what he did is incomprehensible, so everyone wants to know more about the case, a source said.This comes a month after another report said that Watts was spending his jail days corresponding with several women. "And he didnt have help from anyone. Others close to the Watts family were similarly devastated by the news. CHRIS WATTS TALKS TO SLAIN FAMILY 'THROUGH PRAYER,' NOW TRYING TO 'PIECE IT ALL TOGETHER'. Said he thought another baby would fix his feelings. But his stay at this particular institution was short-lived. THIS IS TOTAL LEFT FIELD. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images). Chris Watts is in prison. On August 13, 2018, Watts strangled his wife, Shanann who was 15 weeks pregnant at the time in their Colorado home, and then killed his two daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, at his job . The case quickly grabbed national headlines, which is why the Colorado Department of Corrections chose to transfer Watts to a facility in Wisconsin. Authorities said Watts committed the murders because he was having an affair with a co-worker. Chris Watts is currently serving life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his wife, Shanann, along with their unborn son and their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 Instagram hitType: 'event', Chris Watts, a Colorado man convicted of murdering his wife and two young children in 2018, is an "outcast" in prison, according to a report. According to Watts, after he told Shanann their marriage was over, she said he would then never see their children again. They [women] have compassion for him, despite what he did. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. And you don't become a psychopath on one or two days out of the year. "And we want to believe that Chris Watts is an absolute, out and out, psychopath, because it makes us feel more comfortable. ", WHITE HOUSESEX SCANDALS! ', The source tells PEOPLE that Watts has a long road ahead of him. Police say he confessed to the murders and hiding the bodies of his young daughters in "mostly full" oil and gas tanks at his workplace property. They are in our communities, and that is the thing that is truly unnerving about this case. You can watch Chris Watts: A Faking It Special on discovery+. Behind the Scenes of Family Murderer Chris Watts' Surprising Guilty Plea In a Feb. 18 interview from inside prison, Watts gave chilling details of the murders to authorities from the Colorado. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of (Lifetime). He wanted to start over. Prison expert Larry Levine explains on Headline News how and Christopher Watts who brutally murdered his pregnant wife Shanann and two young daughters at their Denver area home was moved out of state by US Marshals for his own safety from the Colorado Department to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The former Colorado resident pleaded. "So, he is somebody who doesn't cope well with his own intense emotions and he really doesn't cope well with anybody else's intense emotions. As such, she does not think the killings were due to an absence of morals or violent tendencies, but the result of a prolonged period of bottling up his stress. I told him Im not his judge. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services. I said, Christopher, you really have to be kidding me. A couple of them stood out, and they've kept in contact." By Chrissy Stockton Updated November 16, 2020. "He said that God told him to respond. I am so excited and happy! "His mother initially believed his father was having an affair because he couldnt account for missing money," noted the report. Both of her daughter's bodies, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, were submerged for days in the same oil tanks in rural eastern Colorado, prosecutors said. During the confession, he said that whenever he closes his eyes, he hears his oldest daughters final words begging him not to kill her. 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. (Lifetime), "He was receptive from the very beginning," she recalled. And there was a good-sized insurance policy It changed everything for me. Amanda McMahon said she met Chris Watts, who is serving a lifetime prison term over the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters, in the parking lot of a Chick-fil-A after chatting on Tinder. And he wanted to clear the slate. All rights reserved. Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com. }); Watts recounted that the man became hooked on a "white powdery substance" that was depleting the family's bank account. Watts enjoys a lonely existence in prison, where child-killers aren't very popular. I missed talking to you in person. 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. Watts said detectives were the first to mention that Shanann may have killed their children and he "just went with it. Watts, who killed his pregnant wife and two young daughters in August. Watch here: Watts is currently serving a life sentence without the chance of parole after he admitted to . Chris Watts lost his prison privileges for two weeks after his underwear was found in another man's cell. But then he gets letters from women who want to connect with him, you know, romantically. The father who confessed to killing his wife and two daughters is expected to be formally charged later today This as the last friend to see the mother alive speaks out for the first time: https://t.co/0wZJnpowI9@Clayton_Sandell reports. He was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to the murders of his pregnant wife Shanann and two daughters Bella and Celeste. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Sunday, September 27, 2020. All rights reserved. And Im so sorry. 02-2503-2490. "No one wants anything to do with him," the anonymous source said. Chris Watts is currently behind bars, but the disgraced murder is not happy that people will be able to see what he said to his late wife, Shanann Watts, via text message just days before he killed her in the new Netflix documentary, American Murder: The Family Next Door. The grieving Atkinson explained that she watched Watts interview like many others across America have and knew something was wrong., He was defending himself, but it just didnt make sense. 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. Now, true-crime documentary Chris Watts: A Faking It Special explores how he attempted to conceal his heinous deeds before eventually confessing to the crimes. Cadle said Watts told her she would be receiving "a very important letter," one that was about 12 pages. 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. Their daughter continued watching as Watts wrapped the body in a bedsheet and began crying when he pulled it down the stairs of their home. Legal Statement. But this was brewing inside of him.". "He refused to hug me after he said he will try to 'work' it out! CATCH UP ON THE KILLING OF JONBENET: THE FINAL SUSPECTS, Not only are people curious about the case in general, but employees in the prison are intrigued by Watts. Chris Watts, a Colorado man convicted of murdering his wife and two young children in 2018, is an outcast in prison, according to a report. We are one of the worlds fastest growing hitType: 'event', "Inmate also admitted to calling inmate Tallman's mom for him and having Watts' parents message/call inmate Tallman's mom and girlfriend also. Jeremy Lindstrom told Denver7 that the why of it all is what he is struggling to understand. "Colorado is a big state, but Watts' crime touched the community on a lot of levels," Levine said. "He hates it. has obtained an incident report that reveals Watts' underwear, petroleum jelly, assorted toiletries and books were found in fellow inmate Dylan Tallman's cell. He also felt hurt for being called a monster. Some reports also claimed that the pair are writing a book of prayers together. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. Watts Family Murders: Chris Watts Makes a Public Plea | Buried With Love (S2, E4) | A&E A&E 9.29M subscribers Subscribe 1M views 10 months ago #BuriedWithLove Chris Watts makes a public. Police say he confessed to the murders and hiding the bodies of his young daughters in mostly full oil and gas tanks at his workplace property. And its contents horrified her. }) 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. Atkinson told Good Morning America that she was not surprised to learn that Christopher Watts had been arrested for the murders of his wife and children. I told him I simply wanted to talk to him. (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) Watts. Both of her daughter's bodies, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, were submerged for days in the same oil tanks in rural eastern Colorado, prosecutors said. 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. 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.". Killer Chris Watts is not a psychopath, a forensic psychologist has claimed. } "There is nothing in his history whatsoever that points to him being a psychopath. He has written a book about his life, and OK! eventAction: 'view' To transfer Watts to a facility in Wisconsin to mention that Shanann may have killed their again. Levine said also felt hurt for being called a monster `` a very important letter, '' noted report... 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