Chris: Yeah, and CeCes birthday was the 17th but I think the actual birthday party was a couple days after. She confronted him repeatedly over whether he was having an affair, but Watts had no answers for his pregnant wife, who was desperate to salvage their relationship and keep the family together. ga('ads.send', { Court records showed the couple had money problems, filing for bankruptcy in June 2015, six months after Watts was hired as an operator for oil and gas giant Anadarko Petroleum. I'm still a son! Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. She saw Shanann and Shanann went sad. Thank you baby for holding down the fort this weekend! Im using this card.? Grahm = Special Agent Grahm Coder from FBI, Dave = Detective Dave Baumhover. Chris: She always said she never put those posts directed at anybody but I know. Cruel cold blooded murder. (Getty Images) Chris had already killed Shanann, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste on Monday, August 13. During the majority of that time, Shanann was in North Carolina with the girls visiting family. Chris: At my moms house, yeah. Shanann was a "a woman of love", the priest at her funeral told mourners. The show airs Monday-Friday in all 12 Meredith markets, including Atlanta, Phoenix, St. Louis, Portland, Nashville, Kansas City, Hartford-New Haven, Greenville-Spartanburg, Las Vegas, Mobile-Pensacola, Flint-Saginaw and Springfield-Holyoke. Netflix also shared the documentary is the first film to give a voice to the victims., The slayings were previously the subject of two Lifetime films that aired earlier this year, titled Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer and Beyond the Headlines: The Watts Family Tragedy., NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON'S SISTER SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DIARY ENTRIES, In 2019, the murders were also explored in a documentary released by true crime network Investigation Discovery (ID) titled Family Man, Family Murderer: An ID Murder Mystery.. Shining an Investigative Light on True Crime News & Stories, Bella Watts, Celeste Watts, Chris Watts Confession Transcript, Chris Watts Confession Transcription, Shanann Watts, True Crime, Watts Case. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Chris told investigators he now thought thatif he hadnt spent so much time cheating on his wife, perhaps he could have eased the family tension. }); This conversation included the couples financial troubles which Watts said his wife always controlled in their relationship. Police also learned that Chris recently started to get more fit. 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 (??) I just had a feeling that she knew, like what was going on. Nearly 2,000 pages of documents show a crumbling marriage and Chris Watts' secret affair with a co-worker. Texts between convicted murderer Chris Watts and wife revealed. "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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. https://t.co/1MXE1kcrc6 pic.twitter.com/cwZAZb9I7M, Chris became increasingly nervous about Rosenberg's concerns and pleaded for her to refrain from contacting authorities. Anger from you, or anger from her? Cuz like obviously I didnt use an Anadarko gift card, you know, that I had gotten, I used my actual credit card and I kinda just felt like she knew what was going on and, she uh, started rubbing her hand on me and we ended up having sex, but uh, I guess that was more like a test. In a video shared online, she described how she met Watts after he sent her a friend request on Facebook, and how lucky she was that he had stuck by her through her battle with autoimmune disease lupus. They struggled a bit financially. (*using the credit card to pay for dinner with his mistress- Shanann could see the charges and realized it didnt add up. Its taking a VERY long time, especially since Chris can have moments where he talks very fast, mumbles at the same time, and doesnt finish a thought before jumping to the next. Watts said he told her Mommy dont feel good and she was sleeping. Grahm: Interesting, okay- that makes sense. Did she have that Italian blood that her mom has? For over 24 hours I have been working on the Chris Watts confession transcription. You know, I figured that was a test after Ive gone through everything in my head. . He strangled Shanann while she was 15 weeks pregnant with their unborn son before smothering their young daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. Chris: That was kinda like, my last opportunity to get out it seems like. Grahm: Well they both had their feelings for good reasons and they both didnt see it the other persons way and, Chris: yeah, and like I didnt talk to my parents from then on, til like August 6th, and like, you know, my dad took the whole week off. I didnt know what to say or do. Shanann texted Watts. And if you did something bad, youre going to ruin my life. In July, Shanann texted him: "I realized during this trip what's missing in our relationship! 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. Kessinger and Watts had been seeing each other for two months before he murdered his family. Broccoli works, he replied. For what?" Richard Allen FULL AFFIDAVIT TEXT Unsealed Today! document.querySelector("#google_image_div").addEventListener('click',function(){ 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. Watts said he only allowed the interview as he believed local media would not stop knocking on his door, adding he does not remember what he told reporters. 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. He buried his wife in a shallow grave on an oil site where he worked while he stuffed the girls into oil tanks at the location. Its not f--king cool at all because it is the kids. A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train. Shannan was 15 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. Chris had already killed Shanann, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste on Monday, August 13. According to the texts, Rosenberg told Chris she was "worried about her", referring to Shanann. Former West End cabaret star Jobyna Watts, 92, has denied forging her dead husband's signature during an 8million inheritance court fight with her son. The missing spark also coincided with Chris affair with his coworker Nichol Kessinger. The television was on a sports show. On February 18th, Watts was visited by a Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent, an FBI agent, and a Frederick Police Department Detective. I love you!. Bookmark. Watts was moved out of state for his own protection. ", Looking directly into the lens of a Denver 7 camera, he said: "I have no idea, like, where they went. Chris: And, she just told me you know like to get off of her and shes like I knew there was somebody else, I knew there was somebody else, I knew there was somebody else I couldnt just say just yes, there is somebody else but then she said Youre never gonna see your kids again, youre never gonna see them again, get off me- dont hurt the baby. Love you.". Said he thought another baby would fix his feelings. I am so excited and happy!. Then he murdered his daughters - Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 - at his job site on an oilfield. pg.acq.push(function() { Watts is serving. She then asked him what kind of vegetables he wanted with dinner the next day. Chriss facial expressions rarely changed, however when they did, he seemed to smile/smirk inappropriately, displaying a lack of empathy, specifically when speaking about his children, the officer alleged. Grahm: Thats what I was thinking, right?! }); Chris had made the girls beds and done laundry. Chris began to get aggravated with the kids around him. On Monday, August 13, Shanann returned from a work trip to Arizona shortly before 2am. It was in a shallow grave. Officials redacted information about where Watts is being held. 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 . ", Her response was, "'Not'getting my calls. make sure I left my phone out at 2:00..make sure shes okay, shes in there and I could kinda feel her kinda stirring around a little bit. However, authorities discounted Watts claims of his wife being unfaithful. He marked a picture where he disposed of the bodies and police found them there. Well he rejected me, she texted a friend. Through sickness and everything he's been there. 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. Grahm: Was she always like thatordid she snap at things? See the texts. Chris: Yeah. Grahm: He perceived that as her taking a shot at him? The missing spark also coincided with, About two or three weeks into Shananns trip to North Carolina, she visited Chris parents. "If you are at all curious about what really happened in the Watts case, then buy this book, buy every one he has written and you will get as close as humanly possible to understanding the killer and his victims."- Kathleen Hewtson. Watts was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. By Ethan Harfenist Heartbreaking Watts Family Text Messages Released 3:04 Digital Original Heartbreaking Watts Family Text Messages Released 1:47 Preview He straddled her while she slept and strangled her from behind. They reported total earnings of $120,000 in 2014 but $96,000 in unsecured claims including thousands of dollars in credit card debt, student loans and medical bills along with a mortgage of about $4000 a month. . I promise you that. "On my way. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. However, after being arrested, he added: "Just dont forget the person that you knew me to be when you were with me.". Chris = Chris Watts, murdered his wife and children. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images). Shanann's mother, Sandra Rzucek. Tammy: if you read them you know who shes talking about. According to the documents, Watts told Kessinger the baby "was not his" though authorities have discounted Watts' claims of his wife's infidelity. "Broccoli works," he responded. His parents didnt even attend their wedding for that very reason. Since the disappearance of the family, he appeared on edge and flustered but said he had nothing to hide. I sat on our bed for, I dont know how long, and didnt move because I didnt want to think that they werent coming back. But according to court documents obtained by the outlet, Watts alleged tohis mistress, Nichol Kessinger, that he didnt know Shanann was pregnant until she was reported missing. She was like you know, okay, and all the other kids were like they cant have the cake? Nichol, 30, said she was mystified when she saw on the news that the man she was dating was very much still married, and his wife was 15 weeks pregnant. },false) More: Officer Matthew James' Call to Chris Watts on the night of August 13th at 21:12 + Handwritten Notes on Yellow Pad Up Close. Chris did not respond. Wow.". }) Chris was willing to go into therapy with her, though, and they had planned to go to Aspen. "I couldn't wait to celebrate 8 years with you If you are done, don't love me, don't want to work this out, not happy anymore and only staying because of kids, I NEED you to tell me. He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. Legal Statement. 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. While he was out cheating, Shanannwas reflecting on their relationship. One person immediately suspected he was guilty. 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. Special Agent grahm Coder from FBI, Dave = Detective Dave Baumhover I realized during this trip what missing... 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