I will set this right.. Sandra and Frank Rzucek, parents of Shanann Watts who was killed by her husband Chris in August, spoke exclusively with @ARobach for tonight's #ABC2020. Tammy: How did Shanann find out about the ice-cream thing? Watts claims Shanann suspected he was having anaffair, so he told her he did not love her, to which she replied he would never see the kids again. Nearly 2,000 pages of documents show a crumbling marriage and Chris Watts' secret affair with a co-worker. Chris went to the Rockies game with a group of guys, and Shanann was upset he ate a $62 meal of salmon and beer. He was to kill Shanann before the son they decided to call Niko could take his first breath. Shanann was pregnant with a boy but cancelled the gender reveal party because the energy wasnt right. Market data provided by Factset. It was like, a good system, about commission wise and everything. She was pretty much gung-ho, like she tried to kill my daughter by giving her peanuts. }); document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ He strangled Shanann while she was 15 weeks pregnant with their unborn son before smothering their young daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. I am still in shock that we are having a little boy! 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. "Broccoli works," he responded. On February 18th, Watts was visited by a Colorado Bureau of Investigation agent, an FBI agent, and a Frederick Police Department Detective. 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. } 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. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! Chris: One of them My parents have told me there was like a going through like text messages its like all..pretty much they all kinda just told her hes with someone else typea deal. window.adsContainer = {"positionAfterTitle":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle5_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position2":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_After_Title_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position3":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Below_Next_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position4":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position5":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle1_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position6":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle2_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position7":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle3_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position8":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle4_Rel_Newrev","max_width":300,"max_height":250},"position9":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle5_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position10":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle6_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position11":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle7_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position12":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle8_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position13":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle9_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position14":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle10_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position15":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle11_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"position16":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_Middle12_Rel_Newrev","max_width":336,"max_height":280},"positionTop":{"code":"Article_Desktop_970x250_Header_Rel","isOrganicUserAd":false,"max_width":970,"max_height":250},"positionBottom":{"code":"Article_Desktop_Sidebar_Bottom_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":300,"max_height":600},"positionBottomRight":{"code":"Article_Desktop_300x250_After_Title_Rel_Newrev","isOrganicUserAd":true,"max_width":336,"max_height":280}} Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. The missing spark also coincided with Chris affair with his coworker Nichol Kessinger. While the officers were waiting at the dig site the next day, they received word that Chris confessed to killing Shanann, Celeste and Bella. The pretence could not continue for long. Chris: I guess thats what people are calling it, but that was like another out, maybe I coulda just stopped everything with Nikki and concentrated on helping whatever happened there. He told police Bellas last words were Daddy, no! Watts then said he put her body inside another oil tank and buried Shananns body nearby. I didnt talk to my parents from then on, he said, until August 6.. Watts replied. Watts claimed he had no plans for his daughters when he drove to his oil worksite. Ive seen CeCe, Ive seen a picture of when she had a cashew the first timethat wasnt good. And maybe that would have been like, you know, a light switch in my head goes offa light switch in her head goes offmaybe just like, goes different directions. "I let him in he knew me at my worst and he accepted me. Said, he refused couples counseling!, Shanann, Before I left he could get enough of each other., Taylor What the hell changed in 6 weeks?, Shanann, He said he had a lot of time to think., Taylor, I am so sorry. From Frederick, CO police Christopher Watts in court for his arraignment hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on August 21, 2018, in Greeley, Colorado. Chris mother, Cindy Watts,bought pistachio ice cream for the occasion, according to a 2019 interview between Chris and investigators, obtained by Oxygen.com. You may recall Watts spoke to the media as police were searching for his wife and daughter. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Speaking to 'Good Morning America' back in August, she had said: "It was one of my worst nightmares. The documentary, entitled American Murder: The Family Next Door, begins streaming on September 30. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! However, text messages included in the documentary paint a totally different story. Tammy: So did that make you angry at your mom for doing that? According to the documents, Watts told Kessinger the baby "was not his" though authorities have discounted Watts' claims of his wife's infidelity. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. That wasnt the picture that coworkers had of Watts. 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 Associated Press contributed to this report. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. 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. I just kinda took em off and gave em one of those frozen pops or something. Shanann's body was buried in a shallow grave, while Bella and Celeste were submerged in drums containing crude oil. 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. 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. Chris: I had no other way to do it, like I had got Anadarko gift cards from like, you know doing good stuff at work and stuff like that and I had used them all. Legal Statement. For his part, Chris was tired of not being able to hang a picture on the wall without her input and he wanted a say. I need you to meet me halfway." She expressed even more grief over texts to a friend when she felt sexually rejected by Chris. She felt that he is going out to pour oil on the bodies to dispose of them somewhere.". Grahm: you didnt talk to your parents from then on? 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. Now, I can add servant of God to that mix!". reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Chris: At my moms house, yeah. 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. "She stated that Christopher is acting 'weird' and out of the ordinary," read a police report obtained by the Post after the sentencing. (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. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? It was like a last straw between them I think. (*Suggesting that one of Shananns friends on the trip told her to test him with sex). Would love your thoughts, please comment. (Based on response, it seems like Chris nodded in agreement), Chris: Yeah she I mean, it was I had already kinda knew that, you know, using that credit card was kinda, it was. ", He told KUSA-TV his family's disappearance was "earth-shattering", adding: "If somebody has her just please bring her back. Original Document (PDF) . / ABC. District Attorney Mr Rourke asked the court. When Nicole called to say she had found the house empty, he recounted how he had rushed home and found an empty house. "I trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. "I didn't see those FaceTimes and I'm sorry I missed those calls. For 23 hours a day, Watts is on lockdown. Watts claimed his wife wasnt feeling well. Contributed by Matt Schubert (The Denver Post) Source: Weld County District Attorney. She then asked him what kind of vegetables he wanted with dinner the next day. 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. I am so excited and happy!. ", Watts responded by telling his mistress he 'didn't hurt' his family. "That's awesome," says a smiling Watts. I wish I could have taken more time to fix that, he said. In a conversation with ABC's '20/20' during a recent appearance, Rosenberg said: "I was frantic, 'You need to get to the house Nicki's calling the police so they could break down the door.' 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. eventAction: 'click_ads' Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. At the time, Watts said he was straddling Shanann around her waist. 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. The Quoirins have requested a Second Autopsy, and still believe there was a "Criminal Element" in Nora's Death. You f--king call your kids when you wake up. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. During the early stages of the investigation. On the day that Chris Watts killed his. During the majority of that time, Shanann was in North Carolina with the girls visiting family. 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. As he was sentenced, the world finally saw him express emotion, as tears rolled down the murderer's cheeks. If you don't mean it then I get it, but we need to talk.". Christopher Lee Watts and Shanann Cathryn Watts (ne Rzucek, January 10, 1984 - August 13, 2018) were from North Carolina: Christopher from Spring Lake and Shanann from Aberdeen.They met in 2010 and were married in Mecklenburg County on November 3, 2012, according to online records. This Monday, Watts was handed three consecutive life sentences for his heinous crimes. At around 1.40pm, a Frederick police officer was dispatched to the family home. Maybe she was crying out "Oh God" which is why he said she may have been praying. He never fights with me, just goes with flow, she texted a friend. Still, he insisted he didnt plan to kill his wife or children. Shining an Investigative Light on True Crime News & Stories, Bella Watts, Celeste Watts, Chris Watts Confession Transcript, Chris Watts Confession Transcription, Shanann Watts, True Crime, Watts Case. 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. I just had a feeling that she knew, like what was going on. Chris was willing to go into therapy with her, though, and they had planned to go to Aspen. However, after being arrested, he added: "Just dont forget the person that you knew me to be when you were with me.". (*using the credit card to pay for dinner with his mistress- Shanann could see the charges and realized it didnt add up. The footage shows Kessinger, who was having an affair with Watts prior to the murders, detailing their relationship in a 3 . 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. Of course, he already knew he would. "A day doesn't go by a minute doesn't go by where he doesn't think about his family," the source said. 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. Chris came back to Shanann a different man, the friends said, although they added that Shanann was a bit OCD.. 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. Grahm: Ohhh. Shanann wanted the marriage to work out. The friends felt that Chris was attentive and caring to the girls. On the day that Chris Watts killed his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two young daughters, the couple texted about groceries and dinner plans. },false) 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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Powered by. On June 19, Shanann sent Watts an ultrasound picture of their unborn third baby. Chris worked in the oil industry, and his work truck GPS alerted police that he had been to the site. 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