Shanann was so delighted with his response, she shared the exchange on her Facebook page writing: "I love Chris! Chris came back to Shanann a different man, the friends said, although they added that Shanann was a bit OCD.. Shannan Watts had suspected her husband was having an. A new documentary on the Watts family murders shines a spotlight on the deteriorating relationship between Colorado family annihilator Chris Watts and his wife, Shanann. }); Broccoli works, he replied. Before theirbodies were discovered, Chris comported himself as a worried husband and father ofa missing family, and as his lies began to surface, he cast blame on Shanann. It was Shanann, the police reports say. Shanann texted Watts. Grahm: Interesting, okay- that makes sense. I will be there in 45 min.". On February 18th, Watts was visited by a Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent, an FBI agent, and a Frederick Police Department Detective. Legal Statement. Chris: This one, like, cuz I think she had done like Origami Owl and something called It Works and then like a couple other different things, some bags and stuff like that, but this supplement stuff, cuz it worked with her and it worked with me, and she was like Ok, I can kinda like use this as like, alright this is what its doing for us and then like after a little while she could see how people were above her, how it was helping them, and then it was just like trickle down effect. He's the best dad us girls could ask for.". "Her car and shoes and everything is at the house," she texted him back. THE CURIOUS LIFE AND DEATH OF ROLLING STONES BRIAN JONES: MURDER CONSPIRACY THEORY EXAMINED IN NEW SERIES, 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. In April this year, during a work trip to New Orleans, she wrote of her husband on Facebook: "He's my rock! For his part, Chris was tired of not being able to hang a picture on the wall without her input and he wanted a say. Police reportsThe oil drums where the bodies were found. },false) Chris: Oh yeah, she had done a couple other direct sales businesses, but this one was different. "So I texted Chris one last time, and I told him, 'If you did anything bad, you're going to ruin your life and you're going to ruin my life. The Quoirins have requested a Second Autopsy, and still believe there was a "Criminal Element" in Nora's Death. On Wednesday, August 15, two days after the family's disappearance, Watts was arrested on suspicion of triple murder and first-degree unlawful termination of a pregnancy. However, she also added she 'legitimately [thought] his cheese was sliding off his cracker long before he met [her]'. Then, when the family returned to their home in Colorado, she tried to have sex with him again. WELD COUNTY, Colo. - New documents are shedding light on Christopher Watts, the Colorado man who will spend the rest of his life . She wont tell me where though. Nora Quoirin: TCRS Assessment. My mom just never thought she was good enough, Chris told investigators. As he was sentenced, the world finally saw him express emotion, as tears rolled down the murderer's cheeks. When I met Chris I pushed him away, I gave every excuse for him to run, I gave him an out every single day But he stuck around because he was the one for me, I can't tell you how wonderful he is. The world stared into Chris Watts' eyes in those photos, wondering if there was a certain dead, hollowness to them. Love you!" "How could a seemingly normal husband and father annihilate his entire family? Watts said he strangled Shanann in their bed after he told her their marriage was over and she respondedhe would never see their children again. When Nicole called to say she had found the house empty, he recounted how he had rushed home and found an empty house. Bella wanted it so bad, Im like you cant have it sweetie cuz CeCe cant have it. He was sentenced to life imprisonment later that same year in November after admitting he was guilty as part of a plea deal to escape the death penalty. He has photos of his family next to his bed. Watts replied. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. ", Her response was, "'Not'getting my calls. Her brother Frankie posted on Facebook: "My blood is boiling. Maybe she was crying out "Oh God" which is why he said she may have been praying. While not ruling out their relationship may have formed part of the motivation for the attacks, Kessinger said she thought Watts could have also been driven by money. Just say Hey I cant find a babysitter. That was at airport [sic] I kissed him no grabbins [sic] my ass, hug or anything. She told that friend he shut her out in a way that he never has before. 2/18/19 Chris Watts Interview Transcript. The dirt was freshly dug. I want yo [sic] cry., She added, 5 weeks away from me and not touching me.. She wanted to make a difference. One of them, Cassandra Rosenberg, revealed texts from Chris Watts in which he urged her not to call authorities and fed her lies about the whereabouts of his wife and children. In a new documentary from Netflix, newly-revealed letters and texts show that Shanann had no idea that her marriage would soon turn deadly. Richard Allen FULL AFFIDAVIT TEXT Unsealed Today! (*Suggesting that one of Shananns friends on the trip told her to test him with sex). she texted Christhe day before the murders. Watts and Kessinger were together for most of July 2018 as Shanann and the girls were in North Carolina visiting her family. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In North Carolina, Chriss mom exposed their daughter to a nut allergy through nuts in ice cream and Shanann and his parents had a falling out over it. Texts between convicted murderer Chris Watts and wife revealed. Chris Watts' wife Shanann tried desperately to fix their marriage before he killed her and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste. When he is in his cell, he has little to do: He is allowed to have a Bible and family photos. Those communications were among the roughly 2,000 pages of documents released by the Weld County District Attorney's . You should call your Dad and tell him you did not appreciate your mom putting your daughter at risk today, Shanann told Chris in one text, included in the documentary. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Chris: I think it was more anger from me and more like desperation from her, cuz she wanted to fix it. Police also learned that Chris recently started to get more fit. Chris: At my moms house, yeah. Grahm: Yeah? Said he thought another baby would fix his feelings. Watts was reportedly planning to divorce Shanann, however the mother-of-two is said to have been fighting to save the pair's marriage. She called and texted him repeatedly, but he changed his story about the divorce, showed little emotion about his family's disappearance, and tried to change the subject. Whatever happenedI probably asked my 10 year old nephew probably could tell me what actually happened. And if you did something bad, youre going to ruin my life. Bella watched from a seat beside her sister. Watts then drove out to an oil site owned by his employer, Anadarko, with all three and a gas can with the intention of killing the daughters and disposing of the bodies. },false) It is a crime for this era, another chilling warning of what our endless streams of perfect Instagram pictures can conceal, reports news.com.au. Chris: Yeah it was, so, they would go from Sandy and Franks house [*Shananns parents] for like a few days or five days and go to my mom and dads house for a couple days back and forth. @ARobach reports for Friday's #ABC2020 on the shocking case of Shanann Watts, including the first interview with her parents, who open up about their daughter and granddaughters https://t.co/1MXE1kcrc6 pic.twitter.com/Ojfe5VOIqP. Watts even told his mistress Shanann had left with the kids, to which she told him to delete anything about her from his phone and not to contact her until this is done., Later, he spun a story about how his wife had killed the children. Powered by. ga('ads.send', { It felt like, you know, looking back at everything and reading The Scripture more and more now I can see like, ya know, God told me, like gave me opportunities to get out. hitType: 'event', "I really dont want you to think Im a bad person Cassie," he replied. Shanann and her unborn child were found in a shallow grave near the oil tanks where Watts dumped his children. His parents didnt even attend their wedding for that very reason. I can't come back like this. Then, when the family returned to their home in Colorado, she tried to have sex with him again. I missed everything about you. Rosenberg learned that Nickole Atkinson, another friend of Shanann who was the last friend to see her alive, was already planning on reporting to the cops herself, so she decided to call him directly. Shanann's mother, Sandra Rzucek. I dont even talk to this woman anymore It was just like, (whistles) Nope!. I wish I could have taken more time to fix that, he said. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. According to the police reports, friends told authorities that Shanann was a routine-oriented person and a helicopter mom. Chris was passive and calm. } By Gina Tron Grahm: you didnt talk to your parents from then on? Was part of you just like, Aww, screw it whatever- I dont care. Credit: Netflix He was arrested two days later, with police believing he had killed. Around this time two months before the grisly killings Watts was embarking on an affair with colleague Nichol Kessinger, who worked in Anadarko Petroleum's environmental department. But the 33-year-old dad wasn't finished lying. Shanann revealed details about her crumbling marriage in a text exchange with a friend from August 8, 2018: Taylor, Nicki just told me you want to cancel the gender reveal. In November 2018, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. "She went to a friends house with the kids. Chris went to the Rockies game with a group of guys, and Shanann was upset he ate a $62 meal of salmon and beer. Its nuts, Chris. This Monday, Watts was handed three consecutive life sentences for his heinous crimes. You f--king call your kids when you wake up. The following day, he led police to where he had dumped three bodies on the property of Anadarko Petroleum. The horrific killings have since become the subject of Netflix documentary film American Murder: The Family Next Door. Just went and room [sic] woke his sorry ass up and asked him who's [sic] he's sleeping with.. Grahm: We never really got to talk about that night- what happened? The friends felt that Chris was attentive and caring to the girls. Grahm: Okay, so then at some point, does she wake you up or is it you waking up for work? He couldnt see the kids for three weeks, FaceTime, or anything. Chris: Yeah, cuz she said to me before she went to Arizona, cuz I wasnt really sleeping in the bedroom I sleeping on the couch or in the basement bed or something and she had slammed the door, said youre never gonna see the kids again . The two had appeared to have a solid marriage until the summer when Christopher Watts began acting cold toward his wife, Rzucek said. Officials redacted information about where Watts is being held. As he believed Bella knew something was wrong and Celeste had just woken up, he had both girls sit on the back seat in the pickup just above their mothers body. Credit: Netflix The final text conversation between Kessinger and Watts was first revealed when Watts was being. Watts was convicted of strangling his pregnant wife and smothering their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. Celeste was allergic to nuts, which prompted Shanann to yell at Cindy about the ice cream choice. } Police file Text messages between Chris and his mistress. or redistributed. But guess not.. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. At 4:44 in the interview clip Chris Watts lets slip an extraordinary clue. I promise you that. The marriage began to change when Shanann was in North Carolina for a visit with family, friends told police. He refused to hug me. Original Document (PDF) . Then she had kiwi the second time and same thing happened. The trio was officially missing. pg.acq.push(function() { Chris: Yeah, she had a method to the madness and you could see it, but um, I wish I coulda just took more time to fix that, cause I wanted my parents to be involved, since the whole wedding thing and then my mom and my sister are always combatting with Shanann and Shanann combatting with them. "She said that Christopher is telling people, 'He has to go to work,' and that just doesn't seem right. "I didn't see those FaceTimes and I'm sorry I missed those calls. He pleaded for their return home. The show is hosted by Kay Adams and Lawrence K. Jackson with correspondents Jeremy Parsons and Sandra Vergara. And my mom and my dad was gonna go, but then there was a post on Facebook about allergies and stuff like that Shanann had made and my dad was like nah, I just cant do it anymore. ga('ads.send', { Grahm: Ohhhhh yeahohhhhwith her family? He insisted that the baby wasn't his. Watts stood to the side, apparently deeply uninterested in his wife who was 15 weeks pregnant or his daughters Bella, 4, or Celeste, 3. When police started investigating what happened to the mother and her two young girls, they began to learn of problems in the couples marriage. The text messages that were shared between Watts and Shanann over the rest of the weeks showed that Shanann did not have a good relationship with her in-laws. For what?" Its just so many things just didnt go your way. ga('ads.send', { Dozens of messages the pregnant Shanann sent to friends leading up to her murder s how just how much emotional agony she was going through. The film also includes social media posts, law enforcement recordings, as well as never-before-seen home videos that piece together how a seemingly happy marriage turned deadly so quickly. I wanted them to be able to have that relationship. She saw Shanann and Shanann went sad. Grahm = Special Agent Grahm Coder from FBI, Dave = Detective Dave Baumhover. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), And uh, you know, I felt her get into bed and I just (*this part is extremely hard to understand- talking very fast + mumbling) thought I heard like (??) District Attorney Mr Rourke asked the court. You can also stream the show daily at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on People.com, PeopleTV app (OTT) and PEOPLE's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts. So, she comes home, uh, you know, she touches you, you guys have sex, it seems like shes doing her test- which I understand. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. According to the police reports in the case: A friend told police that Chris didnt want the baby Shanann was pregnant with and wanted a separation. It was in a shallow grave. Parents of slain daughter on changes in Chris Watts' behavior: "Just cold as ice." Shanann was blindsided by this.. 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