Texts between convicted murderer Chris Watts and wife revealed. Yet according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Watts told his mistress, Nichol Kessinger, that he didn't know Shanann was pregnant until she was reported missing. "She stated that Christopher is acting 'weird' and out of the ordinary," read a police report obtained by the Post after the sentencing. Watts spoke just once at the sentencing hearing, to decline the opportunity to give a statement and explain why he did it. Like, in my mind it was like you know, Dont. The horrific story was relived in the Netflix documentary, American Murder: The Family Next Door: In 2018, Chris Watts strangled his 15-week pregnant wife Shanann before also killing the couple's daughters four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste in Colorado. Chris: Oh yeah, she had done a couple other direct sales businesses, but this one was different. Chris: In July. Grahm: Were you dating or were you married at that point? The marriage began to change when Shanann was in North Carolina for a visit with family, friends told police. "I trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. In the second part of Chris Watts confession interview with the FBI, he begins to talk about the relationship with his mistress Nichol Nikki Kessinger, and waking up his wife Shanann to talk before her murder. ", Later, she texted again: "I just don't get it. Hes serving 3 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. Watts talked about his daughters as if they were his world. He was hard working and easy going. OK honey. Grahm: We never really got to talk about that night- what happened? It's a question to which we may never know the answer, and one that will haunt their friends and relatives forever. Still trembling. On August 13, 2018, Watts strangled Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, in their home. I am still in shock that we are having a little boy! Of course, he already knew he would. The first message sent by Kessinger states: "If you did something bad, youre going to ruin your life. Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters in one of America's most horrifying crimes. Chris was willing to go into therapy with her, though, and they had planned to go to Aspen. And um, I know its real. 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. Whats going on? It was Shanann, the police reports say. Chris: Yeah I was just like mom, I told her you need to think, you need to pay attention, just because another kid could have something doesnt mean another kid could have something (*meaning just because he other grandchildren could have ice cream with nuts and be fine, doesnt mean CeCe could have ice-cream with nuts and be fine due to allergies), cuz we were at that birthday party at Jeremys that Sunday, they had this cake there. The chilling texts he sent Nichol Kessinger just before murdering his family and dumping their bodies at the oil field he worked at have since been exposed. I missed staring at you, I missed making love with you. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), He threw them away. In November 2018, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Her body was dumped in an oil tank at the site. Investigators noted Watts has photos of Shanann and their daughters in his cell which he claims to talk to every morning and evening, along with reading a book to his daughters. hitType: 'event', "I let him in he knew me at my worst and he accepted me. Chris: That was kinda like, my last opportunity to get out it seems like. (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. I am so excited and happy!. 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. 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For what?" eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 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: Thats what I was thinking, right?! Through sickness and everything he's been there. Shanann was so delighted with his response, she shared the exchange on her Facebook page writing: "I love Chris! Chris told investigators that the time apart made him realize that the spark was gone. Chris told investigators that the time apart made him realize that the spark was gone. "I really dont want you to think Im a bad person Cassie," he replied. Chris began to get aggravated with the kids around him. Market data provided by Factset. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); I promise you that. And she knew, she knew something wasnt right. He's never been like this . Chris told investigators, according to the interview obtained by Oxygen.com, that Shanann told him to stop talking to his parents. DENVER News5 has obtained an audio recording of Chris Watts confession to investigators in prison. ga('ads.send', { When that whole thing with my parents happened with the whole..my parents called it Nutgate. He told her they werent compatible anymore. },false) Chris: I I part of me just wants to say Nikki could you pay for this? (laughs). Chris: Yeah, she had a method to the madness and you could see it, but um, I wish I coulda just took more time to fix that, cause I wanted my parents to be involved, since the whole wedding thing and then my mom and my sister are always combatting with Shanann and Shanann combatting with them. ADVERTISEMENT Summarizing the messages, the investigators wrote in the report: "Shanann discussed how Watts' mother gave Celeste ice cream with nuts in the ingredients. During interrogations, he pointed tosix crucial weeks before the murder. Chris came back to Shanann a different man, the friends said, although they added that Shanann was a bit OCD.. My mom just never thought she was good enough, Chris told investigators. You know, I figured that was a test after Ive gone through everything in my head. 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! (He was moved out of Colorado for security reasons.). Bella watched from a seat beside her sister. He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. Love you.". Watts said he told her Mommy dont feel good and she was sleeping. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. She then asked him what kind of vegetables he wanted with dinner the next day. Bella wanted it so bad, Im like you cant have it sweetie cuz CeCe cant have it. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! 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. He can leave his cell for a shower or exercise, but little else. Celeste had woken up by the time he went back inside the home. Chris: She thought I was gonna like, you know, hurt her or hurt the baby or something so cuz she knew that like, you know, something happened, she thought I was just trying to check out or something..and thats when that happened.. Grahm: I know its hard but do you mind if we talk just a tiny bit deeper about that? She loved her family and friends, existing in a totally different world to her twisted husband. His spouse's father called him an "evil monster", telling the court "life will never be the same" without Bella, Celeste, Shanann and her unborn baby Niko. She expressed even more grief over texts to a friend when she felt sexually rejected by Chris. "Green beans work, too.". He began to not touch or ask Shanann about the baby. (Facebook). 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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. He hired a babysitter and went out with Kessinger. Like, I dont think she gave it to her! We are one of the worlds fastest growing The horrific killings have since become the subject of Netflix documentary film American Murder: The Family Next Door. The Associated Press contributed to this report. But the 33-year-old dad wasn't finished lying. Tammy: I havent heard that (*heard the incident referred to as NutGate). Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. Grahm:: So then Shanann, did she actually say Youre never gonna see the kids again? I love you!. "A day doesn't go by a minute doesn't go by where he doesn't think about his family," the source said. 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). }); about something its like alright its gonna happen. }); Green beans work, too., CADAVER DOGS TO SEARCH CAROLE BASKIN'S MISSING HUSBAND DON LEWIS LAKE HOUSE, EX-DETECTIVE SAYS. Chris: She wouldnt snap at me but you could tell like, if something really irked her a little bit, it would come out. On Aug. 13, 2018, Chris strangled Shanann, 34, in their Colorado home. Watts said he felt more in control and could be himself with Kessinger, unlike his relationship with his wife. He couldnt see the kids for three weeks, FaceTime, or anything. When I met Chris I pushed him away, I gave every excuse for him to run, I gave him an out every single day But he stuck around because he was the one for me, I can't tell you how wonderful he is. I want yo [sic] cry., She added, 5 weeks away from me and not touching me.. RETIRED COP RECALLS HORRIFYING ENCOUNTER WITH 'DEADLIEST' SERIAL KILLER SAMUEL LITTLE IN DOC: 'HE'S A MONSTER'. 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. Nearly 2,000 pages of documents show a crumbling marriage and Chris Watts' secret affair with a co-worker. Heartbreaking Watts Family Text Messages Released, shines a spotlight on the deteriorating relationship between Colorado. You f--king call your kids when you wake up. His parents didnt even attend their wedding for that very reason. I'm very very very sorry, he texted her, after missing calls from Shanann. In April this year, during a work trip to New Orleans, she wrote of her husband on Facebook: "He's my rock! Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. The missing spark also coincided with Chris affair with his coworker Nichol Kessinger. The friends felt that Chris was attentive and caring to the girls. Its not f--king cool at all because it is the kids. Instead, he pulled his wifes body out of the truck, placed it on the ground at the site and buried her. He said that when his wife had failed to return his calls and text messages on Tuesday, as well as those from her friends, he had become concerned. Watts claimed his wife had strangled the girls, and he had then strangled her to death in retaliation. Police also learned that Chris recently started to get more fit. Shanann was pregnant with a boy but cancelled the gender reveal party because the energy wasnt right. In an affidavit unsealed on August 20, his egregious defence was revealed. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ Her brother Frankie posted on Facebook: "My blood is boiling. When he is in his cell, he has little to do: He is allowed to have a Bible and family photos. ga('ads.send', { It's like a nightmare I can't wake up from. At another point, she texted him that she felt like she was the only one putting emotion into their relationship. He then returned to the truck for Bella, who asked, Is the same thing gonna happen to me as Cece? Watts recalls telling her, yes. He then covered Bella with the blanket and strangled her. ", Why would an outwardly loving spouse & father murder his pregnant wife & kids? "She said that Christopher is telling people, 'He has to go to work,' and that just doesn't seem right. Market data provided by Factset. 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. Grahm: So, there were so many things that happened, werent there, that were just little tiny ingredients to this recipe? Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. But nothing was set right. Luckily, nothing with her throat happened. The trio was officially missing. Netflixs American Murder: The Family Next Door is currently available for streaming. See the texts. This resetting throws Watts off camera and throws off our concentration as well. ", Watts proclaimed himself a "servant of God," writing in a letter to his mother in June 2019, "I'm still a Dad! }); Shanann had a story, my mom had a story. 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Many have praised the family's neighbour after the documentary revealed he alerted police when he noticed Watts acting strangely. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ Love you!" Bella watched as Watts wrapped Shananns body with a bedsheet. EXONERATED FIVES DR. YUSEF SALAAM TALKS LIFE AFTER NETFLIXS WHEN THEY SEE US. However, other viewers have been left in floods of tears over the harrowing footage and accounts. }) So it all just fell into place with all the . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. I will set this right.. "Thank you for taking good care of the kids this weekend so I can learn and work, I appreciate it!" He then picked her body off the bed, wrapped in a sheet, and pulled her downstairs where he placed it in on the floorboard in the back seat of his pickup. However, authorities discounted Watts claims of his wife being unfaithful. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' The mistress of murderer Chris Watts has revealed the final texts he sent her before he killed his pregnant wife and two daughters. 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. Chris: She gets (unclear word, sounds like acclimated?) Dave: Is that when you were in North Carolina that last week? Would love your thoughts, please comment. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! She answered: "I try to give you space, but while you are working and living the bachelor life I'm carrying our 3rd and fighting with our two kids daily and trying to work and make money. According to the documents, Watts told Kessinger the baby "was not his" though authorities have discounted Watts' claims of his wife's infidelity. Chris Watts Mistress: Final Interview of Nichol Kessinger on August 23, 2018 - The Full Transcript That's Not in the Discovery By Cindy George Chris Watts Mistress: Final Interview of Nichol Kessinger on August 23, 2018 - The Full Transcript That's Not in the Discovery N=Nichol Kessinger K=Kevin Koback T=Tammy Lee S=Stacy Galbraith K: Right here is good. He never fights with me, just goes with flow, she texted a friend. He recalls his daughters asking, What are you doing to mommy?. All rights reserved. On the night of August 5, she texted him: "I missed holding you and snuggling with you. I just kinda took em off and gave em one of those frozen pops or something. Did she have that Italian blood that her mom has? Chris: No it was like, this was like 20102011. "What kind of vegetables do you want with dinner tonight?" It was later revealed that Watts was having an affair with a woman named Nichol Kessinger. Chris: At my moms house, yeah. 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. His voice remained low and even toned. "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. Grahm: Ohhh. Text messages between the husband and wife showed just how their relationship fell apart during those six weeks. I dont even talk to this woman anymore It was just like, (whistles) Nope!. Watts blamed Shanann, saying she murdered the girls and he murdered his wife in anger upon discovering that, but he later pleaded guilty to all three murders. "Last night, I had every light in the house on," the dry-eyed, preternaturally calm father told Colorado TV station KMGH. 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 (??) Whatever happenedI probably asked my 10 year old nephew probably could tell me what actually happened. Watts then drove out to an oil site owned by his employer, Anadarko, with all three and a gas can with the intention of killing the daughters and disposing of the bodies. It's not hard texting love you and miss you. "And he responded, 'I. Innocence and Innocence Lost: A Tale of Two Noras - and a six-year-old poem. Police file Text messages between Chris and his mistress. He then put the girls into the backseat of his truck, where they occasionally napped on each others laps as he drove. Watts said he put Shananns body on the floor of his trucks back seat. She was pretty much gung-ho, like she tried to kill my daughter by giving her peanuts. hitType: 'event', Watts and Kessinger were together for most of July 2018 as Shanann and the girls were in North Carolina visiting her family. You should call your Dad and tell him you did not appreciate your mom putting your daughter at risk today, Shanann told Chris in one text, included in the documentary. Chris: Itll be fine, youll have a rash, itll be fine. "Those are the questions that will always haunt anyone who was involved in the investigation. Watts said he strangled Shanann in their bed after he told her their marriage was over and she respondedhe would never see their children again. (*Suggesting that one of Shananns friends on the trip told her to test him with sex). Unless he was getting it somewhere else.. Nora Quoirin: TCRS Assessment. 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. They smelled cleaning chemicals. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. gads_event = event; 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. 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I dont ever want to see them again, Shanann texted a friendfollowing their no-show. window.googletag.cmd.push(function() { Emails provide an early account of the illicit relationship between convicted killer Chris Watts and his mistress Nichol Kessinger. I just wish I coulda, like, when we were at the beach in August, my dad was supposed to take the whole week off just so he could see the kids and like see me and grab a cookout at my sisters house or something, and then but we just pretty much spent five days at the beach and Shanann [mumbling] I dont want to say, like punishment for them not to see the kids, but like I wanted them to see them, I wish I could fix it all, fixed all that, even when I was at the beach I told Shanann that it was more like what was going on was more of likeI feel like..cuz you know my dads my heroI feel like I lost something in my life, I hadnt talked to him for three weeks. 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. Shanann and her unborn child were found in a shallow grave near the oil tanks where Watts dumped his children. Pictured Above: Shanann Watts Facebook post about CeCes nut allergy as discussed in the Chris Watts confession transcription. Chris had already killed Shanann, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste on Monday, August 13. Tammy: like its a made up kind of thing? I missed everything about you. Watts later told police they had an "emotional conversation", in which he said he wanted to end the relationship, and she had walked out but police found she had not taken any of her things. Although the news was horrific, Atkinson said it hardly surprised her. The next morning, an oddly restrained Watts spoke to the media on his doorstep, telling the cameras of his anguish. 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 film also includes social media posts, law enforcement recordings, as well as never-before-seen home videos that piece together how a seemingly happy marriage turned deadly so quickly. Just say Hey I cant find a babysitter. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), District Attorney Mr Rourke asked the court. Grahm: Zero to one hundred type thing, or what? 2/18/19 Chris Watts Interview Transcript. And that was a time before or was that the night it happened? He replied, I will call him and tell him what I think about this. Credit: Netflix The final text conversation between Kessinger and Watts was first revealed when Watts was being. Thank God! Grahm: Okay, so then at some point, does she wake you up or is it you waking up for work? It sounds like you do too, Chris: Im sure that you know like Nikki or Nickole Atkinson or Cassie probably told her, ya know? pg.acq.push(function() { DA Releases 2,000+ Pages In Chris Watts Murder Case, Revealing Texts With Wife November 21, 2018 / 9:10 PM / CBS Colorado WELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - In response to a Colorado Criminal Justice. Grahm: Was she always like thatordid she snap at things? Credit: Netflix He was arrested two days later, with police believing he had killed. Chris Pleasance explains how Putin's . However, after being arrested, he added: "Just dont forget the person that you knew me to be when you were with me.". The pretence could not continue for long. Then, when the family returned to their home in Colorado, she tried to have sex with him again. During interrogations, he pointed tosix crucial weeks before the murder. Said he thought another baby would fix his feelings. Chris used to post on Facebook how proud he was of Shanann and the kids. 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. } Police reports But things didn't add up, Rosenberg realized, and asserted that she would have known if Shanann had gone to her friend's house. }); } Chris and Shanann Watts with their daughters. Nora Quoirin. Inturn, Cindy kicked Shanann out of the house,the documentary reveals. They talked about it during that whole weekend. Watts stood to the side, apparently deeply uninterested in his wife who was 15 weeks pregnant or his daughters Bella, 4, or Celeste, 3. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. "She wanted to be an exceptional wife and mother.". What kind of vegetables do you want with dinner tonight? Shanann texted Watts. . Original Document (PDF) . 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. He's the best dad us girls could ask for.". At 17:00 on Tuesday Kessinger Googles "can cops trace text messages" and "how long do cell phone companies keep text messages." That was at airport [sic] I kissed him no grabbins [sic] my ass, hug or anything. What went wrong in the mind of a young husband and father that drove him to brutally murder his pregnant wife and daughters? On the day that Chris Watts killed his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two young daughters, the couple texted about groceries and dinner plans. I wish I woulda just said Yeah, lets go! (*Agreeing to go with his friend Jeremy to the game instead of going out with his mistress) I think that woulda just put me on a different trajectory. Newly released texts show Chris Watts lied and urged Shanann's friend not to call the police in the wake of family's disappearance. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. As he believed Bella knew something was wrong and Celeste had just woken up, he had both girls sit on the back seat in the pickup just above their mothers body. Chris: This one, like, cuz I think she had done like Origami Owl and something called It Works and then like a couple other different things, some bags and stuff like that, but this supplement stuff, cuz it worked with her and it worked with me, and she was like Ok, I can kinda like use this as like, alright this is what its doing for us and then like after a little while she could see how people were above her, how it was helping them, and then it was just like trickle down effect. 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