Chris Watts Biography, Mistress, Parents, Girlfriend, Affair, Gay, Domestic Homicide
In 2018, a distraught man, Chris Watts appeared on television pleading for the safe return of his wife, Shannan Watts, and two daughters, Bella and Celeste, who disappeared from their home in Frederick, Colorado on the 13th august. Three months later, Watts would plead guilty to murdering his wife who was pregnant at the time of his disappearance and that of their two daughters.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the pages of the life of Watts opened one leaf at a time to reveal things that could only be imagined in the movies. Although there was the financial motivation which was highlighted as one of the main drivers of the murder, there was also the infidelity and a lot of intrigue.
Parents of Chris Watts
On May 16, 1985, Christopher Lee Watts was born to Cindy Watts and Ronnie Watts who raised him in Fayetteville. According to Cindy and Ronnie, there was nothing unusual about their son who was playing sports from the age of 5 until he was 17.
Following Chris’ guilty plea after murdering his wife and children, his parents came out to support him, claiming that his relationship with Shanann was what made him the man he had become. They claimed that the relationship was abusive towards him and that it alienated him from his family.
As for Cindy Watts, she did not see her son capable of the crime of killing his two daughters, but it was his wife who was capable of the crime.
Domestic homicide
At approximately 1:48 a.m. on August 13, 2018, Shanann was driven home from a business trip to Arizona by Nickole Utoft Atkinson who was her colleague and friend. His two daughters were at home at the time with their father, Chris Watts.
Later that day, Shanann who was 15 weeks pregnant missed her appointment with her doctor and did not return her calls. Nickole decided to check on her friend but finds her car at home when it was nowhere to be found, which was unusual.
She called Chris who claimed he had left his wife home that morning when he left for work around 5:15 p.m. Not buying it, she decided to call the police for a wellness check. be. They found her keys, phone and purse.
Police quickly issued a missing alert for Shanann and her two daughters. The next day, Chris was on TV begging his family to come home.
The next day, Chris Watts had changed his story of what happened to his family. He went on to change the story before settling on a version claiming he had returned home to find his wife strangling their daughters and so in a moment of rage he killed her. Shanann Watts’ body was found in a shallow grave where Chris worked while Bella and Celeste’s were submerged in oil tanks.
Chris was charged in court with multiple crimes including multiple counts of first degree murder and unlawful termination of pregnancy. To avoid the death penalty, he entered a guilty plea and was later sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Mistress, girlfriend, affair and gay
Initially, Watts claimed that although he and Shanann had been having marital issues and were on their way to breaking up before the incident, he was not having an affair.
Contrary to this, he had a mistress who prosecutors believed he wanted to start over after killing his wife and children. The girlfriend, Nichol Kessinger was his colleague at an oil and gas company.
Nichol Kessinger informed the police and the FBI about the affair she had with him even before his arrest because he lied to her that he was separated from his wife and was finalizing the divorce. More so, she believed that he could also lie about other things.
Another twist of affairs Christopher Watts had appeared when a man, Trent Bolte claimed he was Watts’ gay partner for 10 months. He claimed to have met in 2017 on the dating app MeetMe. Brent, who was not very many to take his claims seriously, said Chris assured him he was going to get a divorce so the pair could move in together.
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