About two or three weeks into Shananns trip to North Carolina, she visited Chris parents. Report: Security video shows Watts loading bags into pickup, Family Man, Family Murderer: An ID Murder Mystery., Prince Harry apology 'demands' from King Charles, Prince William before coronation are 'delusional': experts, Brendan Fraser recalls near-death experience filming 'The Mummy' scene: 'I was choked out', Morgan Evans' dad recalls 'everything' being 'destroyed' in singer's life after Kelsea Ballerini divorce, Pierce Brosnan looks unrecognizable on movie set in Ireland, Shakira says there's a 'place in hell' for women who don't support women after ex goes official with new gf, Kate Middleton wins royal spin during Wales visit with Prince William. 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. "Broccoli works," he responded. The following day, he led police to where he had dumped three bodies on the property of Anadarko Petroleum. Chris lacked eye contact and appeared to be nervous, looking around constantly. Chris: Yeah. It sounds like you do too, Chris: Im sure that you know like Nikki or Nickole Atkinson or Cassie probably told her, ya know? It's a question to which we may never know the answer, and one that will haunt their friends and relatives forever. He told police the girls asked, What are you doing to mommy? when he pulled Shananns body from the truck. Chris went to the Rockies game with a group of guys, and Shanann was upset he ate a $62 meal of salmon and beer. Speaking to 'Good Morning America' back in August, she had said: "It was one of my worst nightmares. Background. While the gory details of the killings were horrifying enough, the public was even more shocked at how perfect the family appeared to be before the slayings. Watts claims that idea came to him when suggested during an interrogation, so he just went with it.. }) She explained over text that hedenied cheating. Aug. 6was just days before he killed Shanann and their children. (*Suggesting that one of Shananns friends on the trip told her to test him with sex). Shanann texted Watts. Photo of Chris Watts in prison during the five-hour interview where he detailed murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. 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. As he was sentenced, the world finally saw him express emotion, as tears rolled down the murderer's cheeks. Watts claimed his wife wasnt feeling well. She told that friend he shut her out in a way that he never has before. Chris: No it was like, this was like 20102011. Doug Carter Radio Interview Transcript Hammer & Nigel Show [Delphi murders, Richard Allen & Kegan Kline Discussion], Delphi Murders Press Conference Transcript 2022 Arrest of Richard Allen (10-31-22). But nothing was set right. His voice remained low and even toned. Market data provided by Factset. Chris: Thats cool. I'm very very very sorry, he texted her, after missing calls from Shanann. "Im going home Cassie," he replied. Tammy: like its a made up kind of thing? I dont know, even I think from what my attorneys said she even noticed I used a different card, like, a blue card and she thought, you know, I felt comfortable enough just to use a bank account or something, I told her [Shanann] I was going to a Rockies game and I told you [The CBI/Police] I was going to a Rockies game. At around 1.40pm, a Frederick police officer was dispatched to the family home. I don't think there is ever going to be a satisfactory answer for anyone.". However, after being arrested, he added: "Just dont forget the person that you knew me to be when you were with me.". Watts sent his mistress Nichol Kessinger a chilling text message that his family had "gone" at around 3.45pm on the day his wife and kids were reported missing. Grahm: Thats what I was thinking, right?! Chris: Cuz Shanann was there and I guess they were all sitting one one of those couches, kind of like a U, and my niece went into the kitchen and she knew where the ice-cream was cuz shes been there before. }); And they also trusted you," said Frank. Many have praised the family's neighbour after the documentary revealed he alerted police when he noticed Watts acting strangely. },false) 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. He threw them away. The day before, police had conducted another search of the house. I missed everything about you. } Where is Chris Watts today? My dad was always cool. Chris: Yeah, and CeCes birthday was the 17th but I think the actual birthday party was a couple days after. 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. Both of her daughter's bodies, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, were submerged for days in the same oil tanks in rural eastern Colorado, prosecutors said. 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. He insisted that the baby wasn't his. "A day doesn't go by a minute doesn't go by where he doesn't think about his family," the source said. Market data provided by Factset. The dirt was freshly dug. [ Begin Chris Watts Confession Transcript Part I]. 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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 = Special Agent Grahm Coder from FBI, Dave = Detective Dave Baumhover. "They loved us more than you will ever know, because you don't know what love is.". "She went to a friends house with the kids. However, authorities discounted Watts claims of his wife being unfaithful. I dont know what would have happened if she just got it on her hand, but I know on the prick test, on the back, its like a welt. Grahm: you didnt talk to your parents from then on? The full 5 and a half hour long interview was released in two parts. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { Grahm: Was she always like thatordid she snap at things? Its not f--king cool at all because it is the kids. ga('ads.send', { Innocence and Innocence Lost: A Tale of Two Noras - and a six-year-old poem. (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. He didnt want the baby and was happy only having the two girls. Chris: Yeah it was one it was just like one of those..it was just a fiery argument I never raised my voice to her or anything, I just got mad and I slammed the door and shes like like, ahh, shouldnt have slammed the door. Im using this card.? Grahm: In the same room or over the phone? Hes serving 3 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. Chris had very erect and almost tense posture and his arms crossed a majority of the time, wrote the officer. She wanted to make a difference. Have a great time., Taylor, I am here for you and whatever you need. He told investigators his wife was worried he would hurt the baby sitting on her in that fashion. Chris: Cuz Shanann was like, Do not talk to them, do not call them, do not do anything. Watts was reportedly planning to divorce Shanann, however the mother-of-two is said to have been fighting to save the pair's marriage. When the 34-year-old missed a doctor's appointment the next morning and did not answer her phone, her friend Nicole Utoft became worried. 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. 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. Shanann's mother, Sandra Rzucek. The world stared into Chris Watts' eyes in those photos, wondering if there was a certain dead, hollowness to them. The special, titled "American Murder: The Family Next Door," features newly revealed letters and texts between Chris Watts and his wife Shanann, People magazine reported on Tuesday. #ChrisWatts #ChristopherWatts #NicholeKessinger #ChrisWattsCase #ChrisWattsTextMessages #MommyRamblingsBlog These were uploaded from my personal files sent . After he killed Shanann, Watts said Bella came into their bedroom clutching a blanket, asking what was wrong with her mother. hitType: 'event', Bella wanted it so bad, Im like you cant have it sweetie cuz CeCe cant have it. Ive seen CeCe, Ive seen a picture of when she had a cashew the first timethat wasnt good. On Tuesday, November 6, Watts pleaded guilty on nine counts including murder, the unlawful termination of a pregnancy and tampering with a dead body in exchange for an agreement prosecutors would not pursue the death penalty. Shanann was a "a woman of love", the priest at her funeral told mourners. WELD COUNTY, Colo. - New documents are shedding light on Christopher Watts, the Colorado man who will spend the rest of his life . 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. 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. Chris Watts brutally murdered his pregnant wife and their two daughters. Dave: So it happened during that time when they were there? "He kissed me once since he's been here, Shanann texted a friend. "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. Watts was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Shanann became increasingly worried that he was cheating, but before that she got into a heated fight with Chris family. On Monday, August 13, Shanann returned from a work trip to Arizona shortly before 2am. He replied, I will call him and tell him what I think about this. But the 33-year-old dad wasn't finished lying. On August 15, 2018, authorities excavated a potential dig site about 100 feet from an oil tank battery. Its just so many things just didnt go your way. Watts spoke just once at the sentencing hearing, to decline the opportunity to give a statement and explain why he did it. I wanted them to be able to have that relationship. Inturn, Cindy kicked Shanann out of the house,the documentary reveals. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! During the early stages of the investigation before Chris admitted to knowing where his family's bodies were he claimed in media interviews that he and Shanann had an emotional conversation right before she vanished. The missing spark also coincided with, About two or three weeks into Shananns trip to North Carolina, she visited Chris parents. And if you did something bad, youre going to ruin my life. While the officers were waiting at the dig site the next day, they received word that Chris confessed to killing Shanann, Celeste and Bella. Grahm:: So then Shanann, did she actually say Youre never gonna see the kids again? Chris: Oh they were- it was bad. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. This Monday, Watts was handed three consecutive life sentences for his heinous crimes. For what?" eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), They smelled cleaning chemicals. He then put Celestes body inside an oil tank before returning to the truck. 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.. Since the disappearance of the family, he appeared on edge and flustered but said he had nothing to hide. The texts revealed in American Murder show that Shanann had no idea that her husband would soon kill her. The investigators then listened to Watts talk about his possible reasoning for the murders, his separation from his parents and sister, and that he had not thought out what to do afterward. Shanann Watts sent a series of last text messages that describe her marriage to Chris Watts. He and I know I like things done a certain way, but I never thought about how that may make him feel as a man., She added, I belittle him without realizing it with his parents. Watts talked about his daughters as if they were his world. He was hard working and easy going. Chris had made the girls beds and done laundry. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. However, other viewers have been left in floods of tears over the harrowing footage and accounts. You f--king call your kids when you wake up. Grahm: Yeah? Arms pinned down, no way to fight back. The parents didnt go to Ceces birthday party because of the falling out, according to the police reports. Grahm: Interesting, okay- that makes sense. Chris: Yeah, it wasnt like her throat closed up but she broke out in a full body rash that looked really crazy looking. If I was thinking, this wouldnt have happened, he claimed. }); I didnt talk to my parents from then on, he said, until August 6.. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It was a portrait of a mother who wanted the dream family life, and her sweet, innocent children, all victims of a "heartless" murderer. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ "She said that Christopher is telling people, 'He has to go to work,' and that just doesn't seem right. The documentary is featured on tonight's episode of PEOPLE (the TV Show)! Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? It was like a last straw between them I think. I want yo [sic] cry., She added, 5 weeks away from me and not touching me.. . He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. And um, I know its real. PEOPLE (the TV Show)! 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