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. 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. 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. His voice remained low and even toned. The documentary, entitled American Murder: The Family Next Door, begins streaming on September 30. There are also a few times where it is absolutely impossible to understand a word/sentence he said- in that case I added a note or (??). 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. By Ethan Harfenist Heartbreaking Watts Family Text Messages Released 3:04 Digital Original Heartbreaking Watts Family Text Messages Released 1:47 Preview Chris = Chris Watts, murdered his wife and children. 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. I missed everything about you. The couple had two daughters: Bella Marie Watts (December 17, 2013 - August 13, 2018) and . It is now clear life for the family in the small town of Frederick, population 8000, was not as rosy as it looked on social media. Later in the interview, Watts explains he blames Shanann for separating him from his family after they met at age 25, saying he treated his family horribly during their relationship. "Green beans work, too.". Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. WARNING: The story below contains graphic content that is disturbing and includes specific details about how Watts killed his family. 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. We can only wonder what the 33-year-old was thinking. "One thing led to another and eight years later we have two kids, we live in Colorado and he's the best thing that has ever happened to me," she said. Shanann was pregnant with a boy but cancelled the gender reveal party because the energy wasnt right. In a new documentary from Netflix, newly-revealed letters and texts show that Shanann had no idea that her marriage would soon turn deadly. Shannan was 15 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. Shananns Family (Sandy, Frank, and Frankie Rzucek) have asked that those interested in remembering and honoring the lives of Shanann Watts, Bella Watts, Celeste CeCe Watts and Baby Nico Watts can make a donation in their honor to one of three charities they adore: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital or The Lupus Foundation. She saw Shanann and Shanann went sad. And she was like, What happenedwhat was last night?. Original Document (PDF) . She began crying when he pulled the remains down the stairs of their home. "She wanted to be an exceptional wife and mother.". Based on the Discovery and texts with her friends, this is was really seemed to cement her feelings that Chris may be having an affair or hiding something from her. Tammy: if you read them you know who shes talking about. My dad was always cool. Chris: So nothing really happened that night, it was in the morning. However, text messages included in the documentary paint a totally different story. 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 (??) Chris: Only once in our entire relationship I ever seen her act that way. } Shanann was working in a children's hospital call centre. 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 . 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. But Shanann, 34, seemed to believe love would see her beautiful family through anything. She explained over text that hedenied cheating. Chris: At my moms house, yeah. And she knew, she knew something wasnt right. Dont call the police. The television was on a sports show. Thecommunity of Frederick, Colorado and the entire nation washorrified when Chris killed his entire family in August2018. He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. "You and your dad are no different if you are okay with her behavior," she wrote. She appeared to be proactive abouttrying to save the marriage. Watts would eventually accept a plea deal on three counts of murder, but he told investigators he never imagined he would spend the rest of his life in prison. It was Shanann, the police reports say. During interrogations, he pointed tosix crucial weeks before the murder. Still trembling. hitType: 'event', Police file Text messages between Chris and his mistress. Rosenberg learned that Nickole Atkinson, another friend of Shanann who was the last friend to see her alive, was already planning on reporting to the cops herself, so she decided to call him directly. Grahm: So, there were so many things that happened, werent there, that were just little tiny ingredients to this recipe? ga('ads.send', { However, authorities discounted Watts claims of his wife being unfaithful. While the officers were waiting at the dig site the next day, they received word that Chris confessed to killing Shanann, Celeste and Bella. "Broccoli works," he responded. Watts told investigators that he pleaded guilty to avoid a lengthy trialand did not feel pressured by his attorneys to make an agreement with prosecutors. Text Messages Revealed In New Documentary Shed Light On Shanann And Chris Watts' Deteriorating Relationship Text messages included in "American Murder: The Family Next Door" show Shanann Watts' anxiety over her relationship with Chris Watts and her suspicions that he was cheating on her. Broccoli works, he replied. Chris: I think it was more anger from me and more like desperation from her, cuz she wanted to fix it. Chris Watts Watts would eventually accept a plea deal on three counts of murder, but he told investigators he never imagined he would spend the rest of his life in prison. Chris mother, Cindy Watts,bought pistachio ice cream for the occasion, according to a 2019 interview between Chris and investigators, obtained by Oxygen.com. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. Officials redacted information about where Watts is being held. pg.acq.push(function() { }) You may recall Watts spoke to the media as police were searching for his wife and daughter. "Last night, I had every light in the house on," the dry-eyed, preternaturally calm father told Colorado TV station KMGH. ga('ads.send', { A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train. Chris recently deleted his Facebook account. Tammy: So did that make you angry at your mom for doing that? The Netflix shows details the deteriorating relationship between Chris and Shanann, who began suspecting her husband was having an affair and felt he was suddenly pulling away from her. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images). He did not ask questions or offer to help at any time. Watts was sentenced to life in prison in 2018. Green beans work, too., CADAVER DOGS TO SEARCH CAROLE BASKIN'S MISSING HUSBAND DON LEWIS LAKE HOUSE, EX-DETECTIVE SAYS. Shanann was blindsided by this.. Watts claims that idea came to him when suggested during an interrogation, so he just went with it.. Watts stood to the side, apparently deeply uninterested in his wife who was 15 weeks pregnant or his daughters Bella, 4, or Celeste, 3. "I was hoping that I would just get ran over by the kids running in the door, just barrel-rushing me, but it didn't happen. I need to see everybody, I need to see everybody again; this house is not complete without anybody here.". If you are a website or a blog who would like to use this transcription, please link directly to this page- as I said, Ive devoted an incredible amount of time & put in a lot of effort to transcribe this in hopes it will be helpful! "I let him in he knew me at my worst and he accepted me. 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. The friends felt that Chris was attentive and caring to the girls. Chris went to the Rockies game with a group of guys, and Shanann was upset he ate a $62 meal of salmon and beer. Chris: Yeah it was, so, they would go from Sandy and Franks house [*Shananns parents] for like a few days or five days and go to my mom and dads house for a couple days back and forth. Grahm: Ohhhhh yeahohhhhwith her family? ", Watts proclaimed himself a "servant of God," writing in a letter to his mother in June 2019, "I'm still a Dad! Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. On August 15, 2018, authorities excavated a potential dig site about 100 feet from an oil tank battery. 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. During the majority of that time, Shanann was in North Carolina with the girls visiting family. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. "That's awesome," says a smiling Watts. She could use all the business IQ she has from running those cell phone shops and from the Dirty South Customs shops and all that, shes business minded she knows how to do accounting book like the back of her hands. (*using the credit card to pay for dinner with his mistress- Shanann could see the charges and realized it didnt add up. Photo of Chris Watts in prison during the five-hour interview where he detailed murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. Tammy: I havent heard that (*heard the incident referred to as NutGate). I want yo [sic] cry., She added, 5 weeks away from me and not touching me.. Luckily, nothing with her throat happened. Is everything okay?, Shanann, Chris said we are not compatible anymore., Taylor, I just landed in Chicago like still on the airplane. Celeste had woken up by the time he went back inside the home. Grahm: Was that her stance? His nickname was the silver fox and the rain man due to his extensive work knowledge. Shannan Watts had suspected her husband was having an. ", Her response was, "'Not'getting my calls. This is mentioned in the interview as Watts says he enjoys being in a facility outside of Weld County where the other inmates all know who he is, and would shout suggestions about how he should commit suicide in his cell. Bella wanted it so bad, Im like you cant have it sweetie cuz CeCe cant have it. Love you.". I didnt know what to say or do. "On my way. He was not wearing a wedding ring when they were introduced and when they met outside of work in June, he told her he was in the final stages of a divorce, she said later. Background. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. Chris: She wouldnt snap at me but you could tell like, if something really irked her a little bit, it would come out. This was a sickening crime that seemed all the more incomprehensible because of the happy photos that littered the Colorado family's social media accounts. The dirt was freshly dug. She had to learn that just because one kid can have something theres another kid that cant have it for a legitimate reason, like she couldnt have done it, but ya know, thats the kinda talk I had with her, Shanann had called me I thin it was middle of July or something when she told me all this had happened, thats when I called my mom and talked to them for awhile and therere just like, they couldnt deal with her anymore-Shanann- just kinda like flipped out and my nephew told Bella to go hide behind a curtain cuz I dont think your Mommys gonna let you come over here again or something like that. Chris: Cuz Shanann was like, Do not talk to them, do not call them, do not do anything. That was at airport [sic] I kissed him no grabbins [sic] my ass, hug or anything. Chris told investigators that the time apart made him realize that the spark was gone. Market data provided by Factset. About two or three weeks into Shananns trip to North Carolina, she visited Chris parents. 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.. RETIRED COP RECALLS HORRIFYING ENCOUNTER WITH 'DEADLIEST' SERIAL KILLER SAMUEL LITTLE IN DOC: 'HE'S A MONSTER'. "How could a seemingly normal husband and father annihilate his entire family? Shanann was so delighted with his response, she shared the exchange on her Facebook page writing: "I love Chris! Where is Chris Watts today? Thank you baby for holding down the fort this weekend! Grahm: you didnt talk to your parents from then on? Chris and Shanann Watts with their daughters. Killer dad Chris Watts' chilling text to his mistress after slaughtering his pregnant wife and daughters Nichol Kessinger recalls receiving the emotionless message on the same day. Nora wasn't as "limited" or "vulnerable" as we've been led to believe. "I really dont want you to think Im a bad person Cassie," he replied. Many have praised the family's neighbour after the documentary revealed he alerted police when he noticed Watts acting strangely. 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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. The missing spark also coincided with Chris affair with his coworker Nichol Kessinger. . 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. His boss said Watts was quiet and a great employee who never had issues about showing up to work or being on time. 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. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Grahm: But thats when she started wanting to talk more, she was pretty mad? 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