In photos taken less than two weeks before he strangled wife Shanann and their girls, the kids played happily with their mother during a family holiday at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Background. Chris told investigators that the time apart made him realize that the spark was gone. A week later, Watts did the unfathomable. Social media clips whichseemingly showed their happy life are a big part of American Murder: The Family Next Door, a documentary on the Watts family that will debut on Netflix on Sept. 30. about her husband in one video to her Facebook followers, andin other clips, Chris appears to be a caring husband and loving dad who plays and gives affection. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Chris Watts brutally murdered his pregnant wife and their two daughters. When Nicole called to say she had found the house empty, he recounted how he had rushed home and found an empty house. "So unless you want the police to bust your damn door down you get home and check on your family," she told him. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. I dont ever want to see them again, Shanann texted a friendfollowing their no-show. The pretence could not continue for long. },false) 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. However, text messages included in the documentary paint a totally different story. Its nuts, Chris. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images). Delphi Press Release Prosecutor Issues Statement on Richard Allen & Probable Cause Affidavit, Richard Allen Attorney Press Conference Transcript & Video, Chris Watts Confession: New Interview Transcript Link. Grahm:: Yeah, and she spent a lot of time with the gals, thats what they did probably all weekendis talk about it, give her advice, I think thats what we found, right? The vast court file in the case, which you can read here, contains some of Shanann Watts last text messages, and they describe what she told friends about her disintegrating marriage. Then she had kiwi the second time and same thing happened. "Im going home Cassie," he replied. (Colorado Bureau of Investigation), Watts told police he read the Bible for the first time in prison and he writes down scriptures each day to send his parents. WARNING: The story below contains graphic content that is disturbing and includes specific details about how Watts killed his family. According to the documents, Watts told Kessinger the baby "was not his" though authorities have discounted Watts' claims of his wife's infidelity. Then he murdered his daughters - Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 - at his job site on an oilfield. She wanted to make a difference. Prosecutors believe that explains the murders of Shanann Watts and the couple's daughters. Chris: Oh yeah, she had done a couple other direct sales businesses, but this one was different. Grahm: so then on that night, was it just a new type of fight you never had or what? Police also learned that Chris recently started to get more fit. PEOPLE (the TV Show)! Grahm: Ohhh. Emails provide an early account of the illicit relationship between convicted killer Chris Watts and his mistress Nichol Kessinger. Credit: Netflix The final text conversation between Kessinger and Watts was first revealed when Watts was being. hitType: 'event', Pictured Above: Shanann Watts Facebook post about CeCes nut allergy as discussed in the Chris Watts confession transcription. "And he responded, 'I. He wanted a baby boy, but was concerned about finances, Nichol told investigators. "He's in a hell of his own making. Her last words, according to Watts, were Daddy, No! Her body was dumped in a second oil tank. Last November, a source told PEOPLE that Watts had found religion in prison and that he reflects on his sins daily. hitType: 'event', Grahm: He perceived that as her taking a shot at him? Although the news was horrific, Atkinson said it hardly surprised her. It's like a nightmare I can't wake up from. The Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door begins streaming September 30. However, after being arrested, he added: "Just dont forget the person that you knew me to be when you were with me.". You know, I figured that was a test after Ive gone through everything in my head. All rights reserved. I don't want to get them involved' I said, 'You're an idiot and you need to get to the house because something's wrong'. It was Atkinson's call that spurred the search efforts that ultimately led to the discovery of the remains of the Watts family and Chris' subsequent arrest. Chris: That was kinda like, my last opportunity to get out it seems like. The parents didnt go to Ceces birthday party because of the falling out, according to the police reports. During the majority of that time, Shanann was in North Carolina with the girls visiting family. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. Market data provided by Factset. 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. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. She appeared to be proactive abouttrying to save the marriage. 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. He insisted that the baby wasn't his. }); Richard Allen FULL AFFIDAVIT TEXT Unsealed Today! "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. On August 15, 2018, authorities excavated a potential dig site about 100 feet from an oil tank battery. Maybe she was crying out "Oh God" which is why he said she may have been praying. Grahm: you didnt talk to your parents from then on? Eventually, however, he admitted to killing the entire family himself with his bare hands. Two years later, he is housed at Dodge Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison, in Waupun, Wisconsin. Chris and Shanann Watts with their daughters. Another woman said Shanann texted her that things were not good. But nothing was set right. "She wanted to be an exceptional wife and mother.". The family killer claimed that he had . "Last night, I had every light in the house on," the dry-eyed, preternaturally calm father told Colorado TV station KMGH. After he killed Shanann, Watts said Bella came into their bedroom clutching a blanket, asking what was wrong with her mother. (Getty Images) Chris had already killed Shanann, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste on Monday, August 13. 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.. The Associated Press contributed to this report. According to the texts, Rosenberg told Chris she was "worried about her", referring to Shanann. AP/AP Text messages obtained in a Freedom of Information Act request by the Daily Mail show Shanann Watts was trying to save her marriage in the weeks before her husband, Chris Watts, murdered her and her two daughters. Grahm: Were you dating or were you married at that point? eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), District Attorney Mr Rourke asked the court. Nora Quoirin. Grahm:: Oh okay, and youre going to work out? However, Chris family never liked Shanann in the first place, the documentary shows. Watts and Kessinger were together for most of July 2018 as Shanann and the girls were in North Carolina visiting her family. Green beans work, too., CADAVER DOGS TO SEARCH CAROLE BASKIN'S MISSING HUSBAND DON LEWIS LAKE HOUSE, EX-DETECTIVE SAYS. "What kind of vegetables do you want with dinner tonight?" Chris told investigators, according to the interview obtained by Oxygen.com, that Shanann told him to stop talking to his parents. Thecommunity of Frederick, Colorado and the entire nation washorrified when Chris killed his entire family in August2018. On February 18th, Watts was visited by a Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent, an FBI agent, and a Frederick Police Department Detective. Chris: Yeah it was just a totally different type of fight, it just felt like, I noticed more anger than anything else, there was emotion to it first and then it felt like it was just anger there was no love there it was kinda likewhat we were saying, what she was saying was just like, its almost like you knew, like, something was combating at each otherit wasnt ourselves. He marked a picture where he disposed of the bodies and police found them there. 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In one of the messages, Rosenberg pleads with him and warns him to search for his pregnant wife and two young children "unless you want the police to bust your damn door down," with Watts begging her not to get the police involved, according to documents released by the Weld County District Attorney's Office on Friday, Oxygen reports. EXONERATED FIVES DR. YUSEF SALAAM TALKS LIFE AFTER NETFLIXS WHEN THEY SEE US. Chris mother, Cindy Watts,bought pistachio ice cream for the occasion, according to a 2019 interview between Chris and investigators, obtained by Oxygen.com. We are one of the worlds fastest growing eventAction: 'view' And she was like, What happenedwhat was last night?. Oh my god what?, Shanann: He said we are not compatible anymore! 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Chris: She wouldnt snap at me but you could tell like, if something really irked her a little bit, it would come out. Thats when he said he strangled Shanann to death. He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. Another friend said she talked every day with Shanann and Shannan said Chris had become cold to her and wouldnt touch or kiss her anymore. Chris = Chris Watts, murdered his wife and children. Im over here crying in silence, she texted. The documentary is featured on tonight's episode of PEOPLE (the TV Show)! }); On Aug. 13, 2018, Chris strangled Shanann, 34, in their Colorado home. He threw them away. "They loved us more than you will ever know, because you don't know what love is.". His non-verbal cues were very apparent. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, The final text conversation between Kessinger and Watts was first revealed when Watts was being interviewed by police. I missed everything about you. Shortly afterward, the couples daughter Bella walked into the room. Shanann told another friend that Chris was becoming distant and said they werent compatible anymore. You f--king call your kids when you wake up. Grahm = Special Agent Grahm Coder from FBI, Dave = Detective Dave Baumhover. Credit: Netflix He was arrested two days later, with police believing he had killed. Nora wasn't as "limited" or "vulnerable" as we've been led to believe. 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. A coworker of Chris Watts said he was humble and quiet and he told the man about marital problems but they were trying to "talk things out" and loved their children. Grahm: Yeah? More: Officer Matthew James' Call to Chris Watts on the night of August 13th at 21:12 + Handwritten Notes on Yellow Pad Up Close. 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