Demonax said, “Lust is a pleasure bought with pains, a delight hatched with disquiet, a content passed with fear, and a sin finished with sorrow.” And this quote indeed describes the cold-hearted killer of a pregnant woman and two beautiful girls.
Chris Watts, a man that came into the limelight after a Netflix documentary, “American Murder: The Family Next Door,” is currently serving life imprisonment for murdering his family. He turned 36 in 2022.
Why did Chris end the life of his entire family? Were his actions worth it?
*Note that this article contains graphic words related to murder.
The Watts family before the murder
We all loved the Watts family as they occasionally served us doses of cuteness and “aww” moments. Shanann Watts managed the family’s social media pages – there was no better fit for the job as she was both the wife and mother of the house. She also had assistants, her daughters Belle and Celeste. They were a bundle of joy and it was evident because their father, Chris, would often scoop them up for bear hugs while Shannan happily recorded and shared the moments.
Chris appeared in most of the videos baking cookies, cleaning the house and just being a doting father and husband.
Even in one of Shanann’s Instagram’s captions, she said, “Happy Husband Appreciation Day! I couldn’t imagine a better man for us.”
How did Chris and Shanann meet?
People say that no matter where you go, don’t forget home. It was while heeding this advice that Chris met Shanann as they both visited their hometown in North Carolina. Everything was blissful and they got married in 2012.
The duo took a trip out-west and fell in love with the scenery. They bought a five-bedroom house, moved in and gave birth to their first daughter, Bella, in 2013. Two years later, Celestine came along in 2015 and Bella got a little sister.
What did Chris Watts do?
The Watts family had one of the cutest relationships online and honestly, we couldn’t get enough of them. Many women daydreamed about having a man like Chris because he was almost everything you could ask for in a man.
Or, was he?
On August 4, 2018, Chris spoke to news people at Denver 7 news, telling them about a missing Shanann, Belle and Cece. According to his account, his wife had returned from a trip to Arizona around 2am the previous day. However, he couldn’t reach her and assumed that she was busy.
He left for his workplace at Anadarko Petroleum the next day by 5:15 am. Nickole Atkinson, Shanann’s friend, dropped by at the house that day to check on her since she was unreachable. However, she wasn’t home either..
During the news interview, a devastated Chris talked about how scared he was to sleep in the house knowing that his daughters were not around for him to scold and put to sleep.
Little did the world know that this man had so many stories up his sleeves–he had taken more than he could handle and there was a repercussion.
On the 15th of August, 2018, Chris Watts was arrested after his wife was found in a shallow grave about 41 miles away from their five-bedroom apartment. The land belonged to his former employer who had fired him after news of his arrest was revealed. Belle and Celeste were also found in oil drums. Apparently, he had submerged them in crude oil for four days.
It gets even worse because after putting on a show for the news people, he admitted to committing the heinous crimes.
When will Chris Watts leave jail?
August 21, 2018, Chris is charged to three counts of first-degree murder, unlawful abortion, two counts of murder of children younger than 12 while in a position of trust. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, to a solitary prison as even criminals hate him.
It doesn’t appear like he would be leaving jail anytime soon.
Demonax said, “Lust is a pleasure bought with pains, a delight hatched with disquiet, a content passed with fear, and a sin finished with sorrow.” And this quote indeed describes the cold-hearted killer of a pregnant woman and two beautiful girls.
Chris Watts, a man that came into the limelight after a Netflix documentary, “American Murder: The Family Next Door,” is currently serving life imprisonment for murdering his family. He turned 36 in 2022.
Why did Chris end the life of his entire family? Were his actions worth it?
*Note that this article contains graphic words related to murder.
The Watts family before the murder
We all loved the Watts family as they occasionally served us doses of cuteness and “aww” moments. Shanann Watts managed the family’s social media pages – there was no better fit for the job as she was both the wife and mother of the house. She also had assistants, her daughters Belle and Celeste. They were a bundle of joy and it was evident because their father, Chris, would often scoop them up for bear hugs while Shannan happily recorded and shared the moments.
Chris appeared in most of the videos baking cookies, cleaning the house and just being a doting father and husband.
Even in one of Shanann’s Instagram’s captions, she said, “Happy Husband Appreciation Day! I couldn’t imagine a better man for us.”
How did Chris and Shanann meet?
People say that no matter where you go, don’t forget home. It was while heeding this advice that Chris met Shanann as they both visited their hometown in North Carolina. Everything was blissful and they got married in 2012.
The duo took a trip out-west and fell in love with the scenery. They bought a five-bedroom house, moved in and gave birth to their first daughter, Bella, in 2013. Two years later, Celestine came along in 2015 and Bella got a little sister.
What did Chris Watts do?
The Watts family had one of the cutest relationships online and honestly, we couldn’t get enough of them. Many women daydreamed about having a man like Chris because he was almost everything you could ask for in a man.
Or, was he?
On August 4, 2018, Chris spoke to news people at Denver 7 news, telling them about a missing Shanann, Belle and Cece. According to his account, his wife had returned from a trip to Arizona around 2am the previous day. However, he couldn’t reach her and assumed that she was busy.
He left for his workplace at Anadarko Petroleum the next day by 5:15 am. Nickole Atkinson, Shanann’s friend, dropped by at the house that day to check on her since she was unreachable. However, she wasn’t home either..
During the news interview, a devastated Chris talked about how scared he was to sleep in the house knowing that his daughters were not around for him to scold and put to sleep.
Little did the world know that this man had so many stories up his sleeves –he had taken more than he could handle and there was a repercussion.
On the 15th of August, 2018, Chris Watts was arrested after his wife was found in a shallow grave about 41 miles away from their five-bedroom apartment. The land belonged to his former employer who had fired him after news of his arrest was revealed. Belle and Celeste were also found in oil drums. Apparently, he had submerged them in crude oil for four days.
It gets even worse because after putting on a show for the news people, he admitted to committing the heinous crimes.
When will Chris Watts leave jail?
August 21, 2018, Chris is charged to three counts of first-degree murder, unlawful abortion, two counts of murder of children younger than 12 while in a position of trust. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, to a solitary prison as even criminals hate him.
It doesn’t appear like he would be leaving jail anytime soon.
Did Chris Watts have an affair?
This entire story was fueled by lust, a burning uncontrollable desire.
Before the murder of Shanann and her kids, Chris got intimate with one of his co-workers, Nikki. This affair pushed him to make drastic decisions like trying to kill his unborn child and ultimately ending his family.
Nikki has since lived under a different name, changing her identity after the case blew up.
Chris Watts spends his days receiving and replying to letters from his penpals, majorly women. He didn’t get to spend forever with his mistress and now has to live life behind bars in solitary confinement.
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