2019 Creative Expansions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Shanann Watts' letter to Chris Watts was heartbreaking, especially in retrospect, a portrait of a woman doing everything she possibly could to salvage her failing relationship. "I have always loved you and I still do. The Netflix documentary examines raw and firsthand footage to reconstruct the chilling disappearance and eventual murder of Shanann and her two children, Bella and Celeste, introducing us to families on both the husband and the wife's sides. 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 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. Chris faces life in prison when hes sentenced Monday. While Watts's family continued to stand by their son, Shanann's family condemned their statements. She is almost 86 now but still refuses to accept responsibility for her actions. Even when the evidence was against Chris and he confessed to his crimes, his parents have been unable to condemn their son for it. ago It's well documented that Cindy did this. Chris was actively cheating on his wife with a co-worker at the time of the murders, according to police. Key_Piano_8921 2 yr. ago bullshit. "It was pretty much just my mom and my sister, they didn't like her. He remains behind bars at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin. Shanann was 15 weeks pregnant with the couple'sson when Chris strangled her to death inside their picturesque Frederick, Colorado home. "He thinks he can control you with his mind, and that's what he tried to do with me. I don't want him to take this plea deal. New Report Details Most Bizarre Evidence From Chris Watts Family Murder Case. Watts later pleaded guilty to all three killings and his mistress Kessingerhas been taken into witness protection in another state. Shanann was a wonderful soul. A lot of questions. Shes making offers tomake it work with his mom. as he killed her. Then he killed his daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 at his job site on an oil field. Cindy had picked pistachio ice cream, but Celeste was allergic to nuts which means that flavor could have been fatal. I will be civil and get along with your mom, we just all need to have mutual respect, she wrote. "They asked if we wanted to see it before it was released, which I declined to, [but] I wanted to see what the narrative was going to be. Shanann was 15-weeks pregnant with a son at time of her slaying. It all started on August 18 when the three were reported missing. Her husband, Ronnie echoed her sentiments, per The Sun. She wheeled on me and exploded in a rage, as if I were the one who had done something wrong. 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. But inconsistencies in his statements to investigators stoked their suspicions and the facade he attempted to erect soon crumbled. Meanwhile, Cindy claimed Shanaan was more capable than Christopher of murdering the two girls. Why? She pointed out that Chris had gained Shanann's trust after she went through a divorce in her early twenties. She incorporated parts of the completed letter into the documentary. It was a very hard relationship (with Shanann) as far as I'm concerned. Thats how Shanann Watts family is reportedly describing a recent interview by her killer husbands parents in which they defended him and claimed his marriage was very hard and even abusive. 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. I think Cindy would have disliked any woman Chris married. Chris Watts is in a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin and will remain there for the rest of his life. Yet Chris Watts still chose to murder Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico. Watts was convicted of the 2018 murders of his two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, and his pregnant wife Shanann. Hes not a psychopath," said his mother to Denver7. Lessons Learned In Life does not claim credit and own any of the matter compiled from them . In a handwritten love letterShanann Wattswrote to husbandChris Wattsjust before her death, she revealed that she was desperate to save their marriageand that she had no idea that the man she loved most would soon murder her, their unborn son Nico and their two young daughters. Next, how Shanann Watts family feels about Netflixs American Murder: The Family Next Doorher brother speaks out. The cruel man, who pleaded guilty to the murders, was given five life sentences and placed in a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin. 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. I'm sure this happens elsewhere, but it's a recurring theme amongst some Southern women (not all, of course). The tension between them had only gotten worse after that. I can't even explain how hard this pain hurts. 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. When Chris Watts was arrested for the murder of his wife and children, his parents, Cindy and Ronnie, couldn't believe it. She asked Watts to take her mother to the hospital but the man did not pay attention to her cries. His daughter Bella also witnessed her father wrapping her mother's body. Shanann Watts surprises Chris Watts with pregnancy test Watch on In retrospect, this moment may have been the beginning of the end. There are plenty of wonderful women/ mothers in North Carolina, however there are numerous mothers in that area with this shitty mindset. "He's got a real fan base of people that believe he's innocent," she said. This b**** ruined his life I think she deserves at least half the time that he has to serve I think she's a horrific human being and she will reap what she has sowed, I can understand why in the one csll he just called his dad, they speak about football games as if nothing ever happened. We love you and forgive you, son." Apparently, she befriended the Watts family after the murder. Police. ago ???? I knew she was gone when she relieved herself," Wattsrecalled after killing his wife in a bombshell letter to Cheryln. I wonder does she realize how hated she is? She said, "I would say she's more capable than Christopher," Cindy said. She was not saying she didn't forgive him she was actually saying he's perfect in blaming the murder victim did you not listen to this video? Popplewell found photographs Shanann took of different drafts of that letter on her phone, which Shananns family provided to her. Though the evidence was against him and he admitted to the cold murders, his parents were unwilling to blame their son or hold him responsible. I like what you said about Cindy Watts acting more like a jealous GF than a mother. Watts previously told investigators that Shannan's killing was a spur-of-the-moment crime of passion and didn't admit to planning it. Then his mom is non stop lying to him "people all over the world believe in you!" Hes not a psychopath," Cindy told the Denver Channel. "The . 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 am so lost for words, she wrote. Did you see the YouTube video of Chris and his sister Jamie talking to each other during a visit. Our copyright is attached to all illustrations, poster creations, quotes written by Lessons Learned In Life on this website. Days before Shanann Watts was murdered by herhusband Chris Watts, she wrote a thoughtful and heartfelt letter to him in which she expressed her desire to fix their crumblingmarriage. His surprise plea marked a sudden end to a case that some observers expected to drag on for years. In July 2019, Cindy shared that Watts had written her a letter for her 64th birthday. She is a lot like my ex mil who told me when we married that I took her FIRST LOVE away from her. "I was never a person who had anxiety issues, but spending time with him the way that I did "Looking back on it all, there are a few things I wish I'd done differently. I just want the truth because hes not the sociopath next door. Chris, who was facing the death penalty, wisely took deal and pled guilty to the murders. Tell me what you need. In American Murder: The Family Next Door, viewers get an intimate look at the life and family of Chris Watts, who on Aug. 13, 2018, murdered his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two children by strangulation. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. They met in 2010 and were married in Mecklenburg County on November 3, 2012, according to online records. ", In other interviews, Cindy admits she didn't like Shanann or the way she treated her son, and didn't even attend their wedding "because Shanann and I just couldn't get along. 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. The couple spoke out after watching the Netflix documentary, American Murder: The Family Next Door. Chris Watts' mother reportedly gave Shannan's youngest daughter nuts to eat despite a known, severe allergy to them. I went downstairs and confronted my mother in the kitchen. Chris' parents, Cindy and Ronnie Watts, didn't attend their son's 2012 wedding, his mother later told North Carolina's 9News, "because Shanann and I just couldn't get along. Strange to me that when Shanann "left" for 5 weeks Chris cheated. "He's not a sociopath. 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. Desperate to find explanations for Chris distant behavior, Shanann theorizedthat Chris wasmad over family drama. Cindy Watts still blames Shan'Ann for her own demise. not an ounce of sympathy for Shannans family, she is a horrible woman. The Chris Watts documentarydropped on Netflix in 2020 and shed light on the horrifying 2018 crimes. He was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences with no possibility of parole, per the Daily Mail. Distractify is a registered trademark. Eventually, suspicion fell onto Chris when it came to light that he was having an affair with his co-workerNichol Kessinger. I can't even explain how much this pain hurts. I missed watching you laugh and play with the kids. Instead of condemning his repulsive and heinous actions she talks about Chris's teenage years, she praises him for being a great son and the best line of all she says loudly in front of Shannans crying family "we forgive you son" -What in the actual F**k!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was also the best daughter any parent could ever hope for. Ronnie and Cindy say they regularly speak to the twisted killer and claim he's "heartbroken" and has turned to religion, spending days in his cell writing in his prison journal. He only wanted her out of the way. In a scene that got cut from the final version of the documentary, it was revealed at their wedding that Shanann was the first person to say I love you" in their relationship. The images, quotes, photography, posted on this website are for informational and viewing purposes only and they are the property of the copyright holders. However, Chris never wanted to improve the relationship. 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. The community of Frederick, Colorado and the entire nation was horrified when Chris killed his entire family in August 2018. And her family is fully prepared to do so.. Chris Watts's mother said she thought Shanann was more capable of killing their daughters than Watts, who admitted to the crime. Lady, I get that he is your son, but for the love of God, he brutally murdered his entire family! In a bombshell turn of events, on Nov. 6, 2018, Watts pleaded guilty to the slayings of his pregnant wife and their young children in exchange for being spared a possible death sentence. Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. "I still have dreams about looking at his face when he would say certain things, it's caused anxiety. and letters from Shananndetailing the breakdown of the couples marriage. 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. He added, "He's taking it one day at a time, just like we are. She doesnt understand what shes done.. "I asked Chris, 'If you did not do this, do not confess to something you didn't do,'" 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. 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.. Shes completely on the money, the documentarys director Jenny Popplewell told Oxygen.com, adding that Shanann pinpointed the very moment that their relationship fell apart. After feeling sexually rejected by Chris, she texted a friend her suspicions that he was sleeping with someone else. He insisted both of the girls were dead when he dropped them in the oil tankers. Kim Kauffman, creator of the victim bashing Chris Watts the Revelation and the Reckoning. Initially, he had claimed that his family was missing and even joined searches for them. However, despite his heinous crimes, his family is supportive of him and believes his "very hard relationship" was responsible for the crime. 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. She wanted to remain in control of her son, but him having a wife got in the way of that. 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. Everyone turned on him (even Kessinger) everyone except his family. It comes and then it passes away.". It puts me in awful form. 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. I didn't like the way . Like father, like son?? If this actually happened like theyre saying that it did, that he killed them, then what was the trigger? Cindy told KMGH. We still love our son no matter what and we miss our grand babies. Cindy claimed her son changed after meeting Shanaan in high school. Open your eyes! Moreover, the mother blamed his wife for the tough marriage she put him through. However, his family stood by him instead of condemning his unforgivable actions. Then when the DIL doesnt respond positively, she uses that as proof that her son married the wrong woman. In doing so, they felt the need to make vicious, grotesque and utterly false statements about Shanann, the statement said. Saying stuff like, "We know how she was." "Im gonna write to you so much" , "we miss you so much" , "your hair looks so good!!!" I have to know why., Shanaans parents, Frank and Sandra Rzucek, fired back at the Wattses interview by defending their slain daughter as a faithful wife and the most gentle and loving mother in the world., Monday evening, the parents of Chris Watts gave an interview in which they attempted to defend their son. Shanann, 34, was a faithful wife, and the most gentle and loving mother in the world to her children Bella, Celeste, and Nico [her unborn child], her parents said, according to local TV station KMGH. During one of the interviews, she tried to pin the murder of the two children on Shanann. He pled (sic) guilty to murdering his family because he is guilty," they said, in a statement, as per the Denver Channel. She also portrayed the dead woman as a negative influence on him. His father Ronnie, too, supported his son. What happened? Cindy wondered. It all started on August 18 when the three were reported missing. At the . Reached by PEOPLE, Shananns father declined to comment further. Prosecutors have said they have a partial motive in the case that will likely come out at or after Chris sentencing next week. They continued: Monday evening, the parents of Chris Watts gave an interview in which they attempted to defend their son. When people have difficulties in their marriage, they work it out or they part ways. On Aug. 15, 2018, less than a week after his wife and daughters disappeared, Chris Watts failed a polygraph test. I could never forgive my son if he did something like what Chris did. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Cindy, 64, said: "Chris doesn't know anything about the documentary, we told him nothing about it. During the interview, Cindy even said it was more likely for Shanann to have killed the babies. He was sentenced to three consecutive and two concurrent life sentences for the murders, plus an additional 48 years for unlawful termination of a pregnancy and another 36 years for tampering with Shanann and their daughters' corpses. "It was a very hard relationship. Celeste was allergic to nuts, which prompted Shanann to yell at Cindy about the ice cream choice. God it makes me so angry, i try to avoid any article or post when i see her name on it. American Murder: The Family Next Door a documentary on the Watts family murders incorporates textsand letters from Shananndetailing the breakdown of the couples marriage. Chris is going to spend the rest of his life in prison and is receiving letters, including romantic ones. It was shocking that his parents chose to forgive him when he wasn't theirs to forgive. In these letters, Watts admitted that he unsuccessfully tried to smother their young daughters after an argument with Shannan, using "a pillow from their bed.". 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