"Ronnie and I watched it on Saturday night. Raw video: On Tuesday Chris Watts pleaded for the safe return of his pregnant wife Shannan and their two children. It all started on August 18 when the three were reported missing. 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. But inconsistencies in his statements to investigators stoked their suspicions and the facade he attempted to erect soon crumbled. Chris is going to spend the rest of his life in prison and is receiving letters, including romantic ones. It was just on and on and on and I just had a bad feeling.". ", https://www.the-sun.com/news/1566222/american-murderer-chris-watts-parents-book-netflix-documentary/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12883693/chris-watts-parents-murder-shanann-colorado/https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/chris-watts-case/chris-watts-parents-break-their-silence-about-son-s-casehttps://abc11.com/chris-watts-update-parents-news-family/4677948/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chris-watts-daughter-4-begged-22768811. Hes not a psychopath.. Um no they don't. They're just a "little better" than everyone else. Cindy had picked pistachio ice cream, but Celeste was allergic to nuts which means that flavor could have been fatal. ago It's well documented that Cindy did this. 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. I will always fight for our marriage and you! He insisted both of the girls were dead when he dropped them in the oil tankers. They're real slick about the manipulation too, they do their fake, sweet drawl and rehearsed manners to put on a show, while they're secretly plotting your demise. I get riled up every time I think of her telling that monster that she forgave him during the sentencing hearing in the courtroom, and in front of Shananns family. Cindy said she told her son: If he wasnt a murderer, he should not plead. 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.. We love you and forgive you, son." hes completely on the money, the documentarys director, the very moment that their relationship fell apart. ", Related:Chris Watts Home Where He Murdered Wife Shanann and Two Daughters Still for Sale. "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.". I'm sure this happens elsewhere, but it's a recurring theme amongst some Southern women (not all, of course). Want to keep up with the latest. Initially, he had claimed that his family was missing and even joined searches for them. 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. ago ???? 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. 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. They will NEVER accept you and go out of their way, by their actions, to show you how unwelcome you are, and will always "put you in your place" to keep their imaginary position of queen of the universe. In pleading guilty last week, Chris admitted he was lying. He was sentenced in November to five life sentences, three to be served consecutively, without parole. She also portrayed the dead woman as a negative influence on him. Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. Yet Chris Watts still chose to murder Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico. They got into an argument, and he strangled her in a blind rage. Initially, he told cops that he had flown into a rage and killed Shanann after falsely claiming she had strangled their daughters. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Shanann Watts surprises Chris Watts with pregnancy test Watch on In retrospect, this moment may have been the beginning of the end. We still love our son no matter what and we miss our grandbabies. It's something that stays with you.". ", 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.". I missed your morning breath, your touch, your lips against mine. I was shocked to see videos that I thought were private of Shanann and the kids, showing me on the slip and slide in the backyard. 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. The images, quotes, photography, posted on this website are for informational and viewing purposes only and they are the property of the copyright holders. "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. THE parents of twisted killer Chris Watts have revealed they still support their evil son but live with the tragedy of losing their grandchildren "every day". Colorado News. Chris Watts was cheating on Shanann (who was pregnant with their third child, a son) with a colleague, Nichol Kessinger, who he called "Nikki." 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. Chris Watts's mother said she thought Shanann was more capable of killing their daughters than Watts, who admitted to the crime. [2] "He's taking it one day at a time, just like we are. Hes not a psychopath," said his mother to Denver7. The letter was featured in the hit Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door. c/o @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/BAfwUcXI7Z. My mother left it on my former bed. 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.. Pregnant Shanann Watts and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were reported missing on Aug. 13, 2018 after she missed an OB-GYN appointment. We quickly learn throughout the course of The Family Next Door that Chris' mother, Cindy Watts, did not get along with her daughter-in-law, Shanann, in the slightest. Chris parents did not return a call. Popplewell saidthe note reveals how "shattered" Shananns confidence was over the ordeal. But, it seems that a former Colorado dad, Chris Watts, wanted his family dead for weeks. 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. "Their words should be like the wind. The tension between them had only gotten worse after that. Shes doing everything she can to fix it., The note ends with Shannan writing, I will always fight for our marriage and you.. When we divorced because he was a serial thief and cheater she was happy. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. She was in control of everything until Shannan came along. Watts said he told them Shannan wasn't feeling well before dragging her lifeless body down the stairs and into his truck. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Our introduction to Cindy comes at a time when she refuses to take her granddaughter Cece's allergies seriously and feeds her ice cream she's allergic to, leading Shanann and her to argue and Shanann to eventually storm out of their house during a visit to North Carolina, where Watts' parents lived. During one of the interviews, she tried to pin the murder of the two children on Shanann. 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. In the early morning hours of August 13th 2018, Shanann, Bella and Celeste Watts were murdered by husband and father, Chris Watts. 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. He also wrote of the act of the murder, "I knew if I took my hands off of her, she would still keep me from Nikki.". 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. The deal with prosecutors spared him from the death penalty. It comes and then it passes away.". We love you and forgive you, son. Necessary-Ad-4945 10 mo. By the time the sentencing rolled around, Cindy and Ronnie had come to accept Chris' fate. Desperate to find explanations for Chris distant behavior, Shanann theorizedthat Chris wasmad over family drama. Shanann and Chris Watts | Facebook. 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. 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. Watts was convicted of the 2018 murders of his two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, and his pregnant wife Shanann. Watts killed his entire family in August 2018. Absolutely delusional. I totally agree his mother is at least half to blame!!! Apparently, she followed both Chris and Shannan on . 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. The Chris Watts documentarydropped on Netflix in 2020 and shed light on the horrifying 2018 crimes. She is a lot like my ex mil who told me when we married that I took her FIRST LOVE away from her. "Shanann Watts was a faithful wife, and the most gentle and loving mother in the world to her children Bella, Celeste, and Nico Everyone who knew Shanann knows this to be true. Hes not a psychopath," Cindy told the Denver Channel. Watt's parents even made it look like Shanann was the reason why their son changed. Shanann was 15 weeks pregnant with the couple'sson when Chris strangled her to death inside their picturesque Frederick, Colorado home. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. Ronnie echoed that, saying, Theres a whole lot of unanswered questions about the case to me everything happened too quick there, from a case status thing to a plea.. "To me, all [the lawyers] wanted to do was save his life," she said. They met in 2010 and were married in Mecklenburg County on November 3, 2012, according to online records. Cindy claimed her son changed after meeting Shanaan in high school. 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. All Rights Reserved. His children were innocent, beautiful babies, that did nothing wrong ever! And for the Rzuecks [Shanann's family] to be able to heal. No copyright infringement is intended. The narrative established through investigator interviews and court documents is that he first strangled his wife Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant. "I still have dreams about looking at his face when he would say certain things, it's caused anxiety. One friend told ABC News that, before the killings, Chris wasnt being the loving Chris that he normally was. 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. I love seeing their smile with you.". I like what you said about Cindy Watts acting more like a jealous GF than a mother. It was so disturbing and weird.. Jamie was so happy to see him and she was tearful, overly affectionate and so loving towards her big brother. It was a very hard relationship, said Cindy. I was just so surprised that this woman who has been the dominant person in the relationship, she has the power over whether or not they will be together in the beginning, put her heart on her sleeve and told him she loved him, she said. We're trying to move forward but it's a very hard task," according to The Sun. You crazy bit*h. Agreed! It caused a rift in the family dynamic and Shanann stopped talking to Chris' family. American Murder: The Family Next Door a documentary on the Watts family murders incorporates textsand letters from Shananndetailing the breakdown of the couples marriage. 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