It seemed choreographed. I also think she used her physical hardships once again to play on his sympathies, sort of like a book of struggles, but he had already turned a deaf ear. I couldnt imagine a better man for us. She labeled things, yes, but it was her unwillingness to let things go that was truly obsessive. At some point she was finished with the relationship and iced him out. The two had a tumultuous relationship, and divorced in 2013. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. No one has been able to fathom Chris Watts' motive - until now Two Face is available now exclusively on Amazon Kindle Unlimited. We also know there was a lot of anger and bitterness, especially from Shananns side, over Nut Gate. By Adam Carlson Published on December 7, 2018 10:00 AM Shanann Watts' parents knew her marriage was having problems and that her husband of nearly six years, Chris Watts, had grown distant. Coupled with his need to be dependent, the savior/hero and narcissistic (tendencies); he realized he was outmatched and probably felt claustrophobic, trapped, etc. IMO they were talking divorce/separation for quite some time, possibly a year. Her lifestyle was coming to a screeching halt. Then he meets Nichol, and he does what she tells him to do. According to Shananns family, they werent consulted about the film and only came to know about the film when it was already in production. The documentary investigates the 2018 crimes of Chris Watts, 35, who brutally killed his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and their two daughters Bella, four and Celeste aged three. He was denied bail at his first court appearance. On Aug. 15, 2018, less than a week after his wife and daughters disappeared, Chris Watts failed a polygraph test. document.getElementById( "ak_js" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Anne Sacoolas Wiki, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More, Ramatu Ujiri (Masai Ujiris Wife) Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Children, Biography & More, Aaron Dean Wiki, Age, Wife, Controversy, Family, Biography & More, Larry Nassar Wiki, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More, Qasem Soleimani Wiki, Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More, Maci Currin Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Biography & More. He comes across as predatory and basic. Ive watched hundreds of hours of videos and read all the discovery on this case and I think some of what you write may be true but not all. He has LEONARD had heard that SHANANN was really involved in . And they were his children too, not just shannons. I find it very odd that he did not have girlfriends in high school and prior to meeting Shanann and that we never hear from any of them. He also knew that if he left Shanann she would make his life a living hell in every aspect of a divorce. They were a family. Or to think everything is good but to learn that it isnt. It was clear from the messages that Shanann's marriage was in crisis, Chris was at best apathetic about the new baby, the couple had serious financial problems, and Shanann had begun to suspect Chris was cheating on her. Even though the family had issues before their tragic endthey filed for bankruptcy in 2015 friends and neighbors called them the "perfect" family,per The Coloradan. IDK just my two-centsit is hard to see in most families b/c not many of us post so openly about our daily lives. Wake up to the day's most important news. In a new documentary from Netflix, newly revealed letters and texts show that Shanann had no idea that her marriage would soon turn deadly. THIS IS TOTAL LEFT FIELD.. That does not make me controlling or him emasculated. Remains believed to belong to their two children were later found nearby. Thank you Dr. Van De Leek for your enlightament, You have even managed to make it readable and easy to read. Thats what probably sealed her fate. Yes, she did want to have the good things in life. You spoil us with love an attention! ", Weeks earlier, while she was in North Carolina visiting her family with daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, she wrote to Chris: l realized during this trip whats missing in our relationship! Shanann Watts was an American businesswoman. Another type of family killer to look at would be DISAPPOINTED KILLERS or people who believe they have been let down by those around themmostly their partner and children. I think he did use this separation or withdrawal narrative and allowed her to once again lead the conversations and try to pry and get more information for his gain and benefitthis would allow him to gaslight, manipulate, tell her what she wanted to hear. On August 13, 2018, Colorado father Chris Watts murdered his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste. Perpetrators may control their victims using sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological, financial or digital abuse. Can you imagine her as a single parent? He probably grew up doing whatever she told him to do. Maybe she liked him supporting her, but they were going to run out of money again. Totally depressed, unable to eat or sleep and wondering how she was going to make it on her own. I believe CW told NK and SW exactly what each of them wanted to hear to fit his narrative and his end-game. Shanann Watts appeared to be fighting for her marriage up until she was murdered by her husband Chris Watts.. Just a couple of weeks after the first trailer for American Murder: The Family Next . But Chris was already involved in an affair: He had become intimate with an unwitting co-worker who believed he was getting a divorce from his wife. Hopefully hell spend the rest of his life being emasculated by being another prisoners jail bitch. I love Chris! she wrote. Our love just grows strong everyday!". Shanann Watts, the Colorado woman who was recently killed along with her two young daughters, was previously married to a man named Chris Watts. I also find that interesting which seems to me she couldnt handle conflict either. I think she emasculated Chris. And if her controlling nature was no big deal then it would have been no big deal. I know an ex wife who was getting very greedy and sued for more and lost because her ex could show he had no income by getting his employer to pay him in cash and lived on credit cards for a while. The ex states Shanann states she left because domestic violence. Psychoanalyse the hell out of it and for those who believe he was in a mentally abusive relationship, have your say but the fact remains that he murdered his children. Specially after they are both dead! Chris was moved to an out-of-station location due to security concerns on December 3, 2018; he arrived at the maximum-security prison called Dodge Correctional Institution, Waupun, Wisconsin on December 5, 2018. He was interviewed by many news channels where he pleaded for the return of his family. https://www.businessinsider.co.za/professions-with-the-most-psychopaths-2018-5?r=US&IR=T. Shananns family has said Christopher, 33, confessed to killing his wife and children. I love this man! Shanann was still very good friends with her ex husbands mother too. Shanann was married to a man named Leonard Kim and they got divorced in 2009. Watts had two daughters with her husband, named Bella and Celeste. A more assertive divorce narrative [to Kessinger]. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. IMO they were talking divorce/separation for quite some time, possibly a year.>>>Agreed. He committed to committing some of the worst offenses and then proceeded to act like it was no big deal. Hes the best dad us girls could ask for.. On Nov. 6, Watts pleaded guilty to the nine charges he faced, including five counts of first-degree murder. I felt all along there was apparently a rush by the prosecution to get this case brought to closure while ignoring various aspects that to me were very important. Daughter of Frank Rzucek and Sandra Rzucek. If we assume that she killed the children, why did he not turn her to the police and secretly dumped the bodies of his children that she killed. And I say this as a woman you can be controlling and its something Im always working on. They may feel emasculated and when the marriage begins to fail, they lose control and parts of their own identitythis kind of melds into the CIVIL REPUTABLE killer when it comes to identity and it appears both CW and SW had their complete lives wrapped up in their family. The ex states Shanann states she left because domestic violence. Two days later, a body believed to be Shananns was found on property owned by Christophers employer, Anadarko Petroleum. If Shanann was a horrible person to some it doesn't mean she killed her children when so much premeditation seems to be at hand. On the day of his arrest, Chris was fired from his job. Shanann Watts reached out to a friend and shared her growing concerns about her marriage but she never suspected her life was in danger. Shanann was buried in a shallow grave, while Bella and Celeste were left submerged inside two oil tanks at the site. He doesnt say but of course, we are only getting Leonards side of the story and we cant hear Shananns. True Crime Analysis, Breakthroughs, Insights & Discussions Hosted by Bestselling Author Nick van der Leek. She was desperate when she realized he was done. This is the full timeline of his murder case, complete with phone records, texts . But nonetheless I still feel Chris killed the children. Why do you need film footage of that? Your mind (even if it constantly runs in the background) will always be consumed with the what-ifs and know that you have this deep desire for something more and when you find someone that is of the same mindset it is really hard to switch gears and go back to what you know isnt cutting it anymore (unfortunately/unfortunate choice of words as I completely respect the sanctity of marriage and strong support SW) but I believe he just got trapped and wanted a quick way out. should communicate even if it is good or bad information. He wants out but. Once there, he smothered the girls and dumped the bodies of all three. The case became one of the most publicized murders in American history. During the welfare check, the police officer inspected the house but there were no signs of Shanann and her daughters. Shanann Watts was visiting her parents with her two daughters in the area for a summer vacation in the weeks leading up to her murder. Chris did a lot to help around the house yes he was the father of the family. He takes her side in the nutgate incident and its possible hed already made up his mind what he was going to do so he could act like he was on her side knowing it really didnt make much difference, he was going to get rid of everyone anyway. This case does offer a caution to other couples to communicate openly from both sides, whether from the side being overly controlling or the side that is crushed-in, and being controlled. There is never a good enough reason to do what he did. I think he was motivated by the insurance money. They were spending more money than what was coming in and trying to live a wealthy life they could not afford. Meanwhile Chris was looking for someone else, he was just sick of her and all her BS. Due to financial reasons, Wyndham Hill Master Association Inc., Shanann and Chris homeowners association filed a suit against them for a fee of $1,533 in July 2018. American Murder provides insight into Shanann & Chris's marriage, as well as their struggles with communication & parenting. The word divorce comes up 35 times in the Discovery Documents and just once in the CBI Report. On June 11 . In instances such as this, women and children are objects that can be disposed of and that becomes a solution to the problem.. Cans Natz. , but law enforcement has not publicly confirmed it. A Timeline Of Chris And Shanann Watts' Marriage, Shanann Watts worked for a multi-level marketing company. At the time of Shanann's death, they had two young daughters, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste. $150,000 equity would have been swallowed up by realtor fees leaving the two of them not much. I think it had more to do with her controlling ways and if she knew in her heart that was why he was becoming distant or non-communicative, she really didnt know how to change that about herself, and instead amped it up until co-existing with her became unbearable to him. It may or may not tell the tale of whats really going on, she said. This might have been in an attempt to just glaze over their issues and not answer truthfully but to answer with half-truths. I think the combination of having freedom, no matter who he was with, the upcoming gender reveal, the added pressure to their financial and health woes, Shanann badgering him for not responding to or caring about her when shes in North Carolina, and then the final straw of the nut gate incident and Shanann basically demanding he cut off his family with the exact wording he should use to confront them, and adding that they wont be allowed to to see his children again nudged him towards the decision to get rid of his family who were becoming too large of a burden for him. People with less than 2 brain cells should not be allowed to comment on public posts. What if he really doesnt love me anymore? Did Chris Watts not mind his wife Shanann humiliating him on Facebook? However, at the same time he was telling Kessinger a slightly different story. I like your thoughts too, Holly. But I could be wrong. They met when she was in high school and he was in law school. Divorce and talks of separation are obviously ways to verbally and mentally distance ones self from a S/O when talking to a potential new partner but this can oftentimes be the catalyst as wellthe reason for the Familicideone has to keep up with the lie they have already told. She said he had an empty head, forget everything. It is the fear of being discovered, of having to change your life or give something up. To her credit she was, and she did. Then you file bankruptcy and the moving truck comes and takes all the beautiful stuff you recently purchased along with your new SUV. I think he did premeditate this, even if it was just in his mind. The baby was a way of Chris Watts wanting sex so instead of just asking for sex he says why dont we try for another child. And yet we know while this was happening Shanann still wanted to do a gender reveal. If she hated him so much, why didnt she leave him? They met in 2010 through mutual friends and married in November 2012. Place Where Shanann Watts Children were Hidden. Study up! The grass always looks greener when you are looking at a fantasy. I am the louder, extroverted one in my marriage and my husband is the quieter, more agreeable type. Kessinger says something to same effect, that Watts wanted to sell his home, but not right away. Shananns behavior is not odd at all, in fact, its pretty much how people act when they no longer want to be with you. In Shananns mind she may have convinced herself it all had to do with the nut argument with his parents, then at the end of her life she may have gotten the message that he was cheating, but way way before that. My former brother in law once told me that he let his wife make most of their decisions. That is never a good sign. I just thank God he took the right Have you forgotten what he did to her and his own children? Chris boss spoke very highly of him in the first phone interview with the CBI. He was an average student, pretty smart. Having someone listen to him was a total shock to him. The Watts family eventually settled in Frederick, Colorado in a five-bedroom home they bought in 2013. Based on her Facebook page, Shanann Watts had it all: a satisfying career that allowed her to travel, two gorgeous little girls, a doting husband and a new baby on the way. This explains why he had both female AND male secret lovers. It is/was a gut feeling that we all get, a sinking feeling that cant be explained or described but his withdrawal was a big clue that she should have put more stock in. At first, Christ had told the police that he did not know where his wife and two daughters were and he hadnt seen his wife since he left for the work at 5:15 am on August 13. Hes conflicted by the pros and cons of making such a drastic change in his life. She was making it very difficult to admit to an affair. I have been there but sometimes you have to get a reality check. Chris had already killed Shanann, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste on Monday, August 13. Easier said than done, of course. Chris had been pulling away from her for a long time but once she got pregnant he was trapped and she knew it. She worked at the hospital till 2016, and then, joined as an independent representative for Le-vel, a company that markets Thrive health and wellness products. Chris Watts ' pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and daughters Bella and Celeste went missing on Aug. 13, 2018, after she missed a doctor's appointment. Part of HuffPost Crime. Similar to C&S relationship. #ChrisWatts, A post shared by Nick van der Leek (@nickvdleek) on Jun 7, 2019 at 8:30am PDT. Reportedly, the documentary consists of the archival footage of the case with no narration or enactment; it also includes social media posts, law enforcement recordings, text messages, and home videos. Her first marriage/husband Discussion I'm interested in Shannan's first marriage. In BENEATH THE OIL, for the first time the full extent of how Chris Watts was locked-in is revealed, as well as why he may have broken out of his deeply dysfunctional marriage the way he did. Not saying that is right or even completely true, I feel that this would have started whether or not SW was out of town for that long. He refused to hug me after he said he will try to work it out! In July, Chris flew to North Carolina to meet up with his family. Chris, we are so incredibly blessed to have you! she wrote. He seems more of a background you and me conquer the world type of dreamer that dates women that are into the same kinksI truly think that is what it was (lust and disillusion) and once you get a taste of someone that flips that switch so to speak it is VERY hard to turn that off. She was a victim of the Watts Family Murders that occurred on August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado. It is hard to understand why Chris committed the violent acts. After all, it's not hard to see why people thought that. Tons of couples go through this type of stuff! It was so refreshing to finally see an actual, logical response. Shanann Watts' FIRST husband: Interview excerpts Thought-provoking videos 6.44K subscribers Subscribe 401 Share 22K views 2 years ago Everyone deserves to know the Truth: That "God is Love". In June 2018, Shanann told her husband she was pregnant with their third child. Parents dont like to get involved in their grown adult childrens relationships or marital problems, I understand this. Is Shanann the only girlfriend he ever had? Shanann was married to a man named Leonard Kim and they got divorced in 2009. I remember she mentioned in her video discussing this time period she portrayed herself as a hard worker that put him through school. Big deal then it would have been no big deal she was desperate when she was a to! 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