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. Chris Watts opened up about the many cracks in his marriage shortly after being sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his family. Thank you Dr. Van De Leek for your enlightament, You have even managed to make it readable and easy to read. The film features the story of the case and stars Sean Kleier and Ashley Williams as Chris Watts and Shanann Watts, respectively. He hasnt touched me all week, kissed me, talked to me except for when Im trying to figure out what is wrong, Shanann explained in another text. At a later hearing, the bail was set at $5 million, and Chris was required to put down 15% to be released. Didnt Shanann cheat on Leonard with the middle eastern guy at Dirty South he mentions? Odd that when her marriage to King ran into trouble her behavior exactly mirrored that of Chris in the months before the murders: Not waning to engage in conversation, shutting down, withdrawing, physically distancing herself within the home, etc. Interesting none-the-less. He seems to be middle class, possibly depressed due to conflicts and internal struggles *possible psychological issues*, past violent behaviorhe seems like a silent passive-aggressive-explosive type that is unstable and unsteady. Chris Watts was charged with the murders of Shanann and their daughters Bella and Celeste on Aug. 21, 2018. I think he was confused and didnt want to make a strong decision either way, yet wanted out of his marriage and family life. Well, it may be because Shanann didnt want to, and thought she could sort of control Watts into not going through with it. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. There is never a good enough reason to do what he did. On the day of his arrest, Chris was fired from his job. Thats his choice, how he prefers it. 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. People with less than 2 brain cells should not be allowed to comment on public posts. Thanks Holly, for spending some time thinking and sharing your thoughts on these questions. She would have received spousal support but there is a time limit on that. You do so much everyday for us and take such great care of us. I agree on all counts. I think all the abuse and toxicity of being with Shanann and realizing that someone else would want him and treat him well made him snap. Yes, there is a way to test whether bodies could be placed through the Thief Hatch with [or possibly without] breaking bones but youre not going to like it, Welcome to the Post Truth Phase of the Chris Watts Case, Exclusive Interview with the Lindstrom Couple, Proof The Third Baby Was All Chris Watts Idea, The Final Three Weeks of the Phone Data Review #2YearsAgoTodayCW, A milder separation narrative [to Shanann]. Said he thought another baby would fix his feelings. Nickole Utoft Atkinson, Friend, and Colleague of Shanann Watts. I dont know who he is, she texted a friend on Aug. 7, 2018. Shanann and her unborn child were found in a shallow grave near the oil tanks where Watts dumped his children. This is a lot of the same behavior patterns people go through when they get abortions. She labeled things, yes, but it was her unwillingness to let things go that was truly obsessive. To me inside he was a volcano just waiting to erupt. Can you imagine her as a single parent? She was an independent representative for the multi-level marketing company Le-Vel. He was interviewed by many news channels where he pleaded for the return of his family. Then he meets Nichol, and he does what she tells him to do. Yes, I said former brother in law, they divorced. She said he had an empty head, forget everything. She was making it very difficult for him to go through with a divorce. You spoil us with love an attention! I think she emasculated Chris. He wants out but. I have been there but sometimes you have to get a reality check. For some reason she couldnt fathom him cheating and posting stupid shit constantly about her wonderful life that was only in her head. A Netflix documentary titled American Murder: The Family Next Door directed by Jenny Popplewell was released in September 2020. Maybe she liked him supporting her, but they were going to run out of money again. 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. She would have moved back to NC, had her parents look after the kids, gotten a regular ole job and not have been too happy. The pair began dating and married in 2012, with Shanann quickly settling into what seemed to be her dream roles of wife and mother. My relationship with my ex-husband ended up terrible but we divorced and now we are with great other people! Just Published! He also said so, and others said so too. Chris also said he couldnt talk to her, she wouldnt listen. Thats so sad. 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. Chris Watts: Complete Cast of Characters | True Crime Rocket Science / #tcrs. It has helped me to put my thoughts in perspective because nothing else has. Millions of people face this everyday, I know I did. Ruth Glenn, president of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said social media allows for individuals to project a moment in time, versus the realities of their lives. 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. Shananns job and income depended on selling the idea of Thriving. I dont think he seems like much of the lovey-dovey father/husband type. Two days later, a body believed to be Shananns was found on property owned by Christophers employer, Anadarko Petroleum. I have been truly floored by everything else I have been reading. Shanann thought or hoped the marriage was stuttering slightly. Our love just grows strong everyday!". Shanann was absolutely obsessed with money and the finer things in life. 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. It paints Watts less a coward than as someone who was bullied into towing a line, until things got desperate. We also know that in the weeks prior Shanann was setting her husband up in her Thrive spiels as a great father and perfect husband and the best thing that has ever happened to her. The final minute of the video posted at this link [an extended version of the clip above] is very insightful in this regard. In a new documentary from Netflix, newly revealed letters and texts show that Shanann had no idea that her marriage would soon turn deadly. You seem to like the psychopath label. Having someone listen to him was a total shock to him. Only thing I can think of even though I dont think he has it in him is another girl. 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. If you look at photos of their dining room before the bankruptcy you can see a beautiful black dining set with side board and Im not talking cheap stuff here as I would say the set was a minimum of $5-7000. I think if you go back and look at the Thrive video output it might correlate with when Chris began cheating posting a profile on Tinder and hooking up with Amanda McMahon either Feb. or March 2018. Grief is written on your face for the rest of your life. To strangle your adorable toddler?? She added that domestic violence does not have to be physical. You put up with 3 impatient, demanding women in the house, she wrote on Instagram in April. But I work my ass off in a cold office every day to pay for it. Where does the need to reinforce someones mistake come from? I cant come back like this. 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. Chris Watts ' pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and daughters Bella and Celeste went missing on Aug. 13, 2018, after she missed a doctor's appointment. Shanann Watts is pictured with her husband, Christopher, and their two daughters, Celeste and Bella. 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. I love how some people begin their comments with Im not victim blaming BUT or Obviously he should not have done it BUT . LEONARD's current wife, dabbled in Thrive, which was the same employment as SHANANN WATTS. Chris mother is controlling. Chris pleaded guilty to the crimes that . It seemed choreographed. They were also due in court just weeks after the murders because their homeowner's association sued. November 19 saw Chris getting five life sentences: three consecutive and two concurrent, without the possibility of parole; an additional 48 years for the unlawful termination of his wifes pregnancy; 36 years for three charges of tampering with a deceased body. 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 Watts Brother Always Worried About Her and the Girls But Couldnt Protect Them, Days Before Murder, Chris Watts' Wife Shanann Was Worried: 'What If He Really Doesn't Love Me Anymore? That does not make me controlling or him emasculated. In many of Shananns videos she describes him a lot like that hell do whatever I tell him to do etc. 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. I need you to meet me halfway. According to Shananns family, they werent consulted about the film and only came to know about the film when it was already in production. Chris had already killed Shanann, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste on Monday, August 13. 80,000 was between both of their salaries. Chris was arrested by Frederick Police on August 15, 2018, after he had failed a polygraph test, and subsequently, confessed to murdering his wife, Shanann. She was the same way with her 1st husband. The 34-year-old mother regularly posted updates on social media about her life in Frederick, Colorado, documenting her rise in the health and wellness world and gushing about her picturesque family. Shanann and Chriss Watts with their Children. I listened to Interview podcast with the ex. THIS IS TOTAL LEFT FIELD.. He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. I think they were married 3-4 years. Shannon too did a lot for the family. Amy Miller, executive director of Violence Free Colorado, said people who are being abused by an intimate partner often behave in ways that seem counterintuitive to those around them. I can also see just a natural tendency for women to support another woman in a scenario where the man is cheating. She was previously married to Chris Watts. Chris told Shanann he wanted a divorce a few hours later. Perpetrators may control their victims using sexual, emotional, verbal, psychological, financial or digital abuse. Meanwhile Kessinger thought the marriage was over. The fact that Shanann was talking to a divorce lawyer about custody in April, three-and-a-half months before the murders, suggests there was a protracted period of unhappiness, and acknowledgement from both sides that things were falling apart. I love you so much and so grateful you hung around when I tried pushing you away in the beginning!, On Fathers Day, Shanann penned a loving tribute to her husband on Facebook, and she shared over a dozen photos of him cuddling and playing with their two kids. Then he met and married Shannan and did whatever she told him to do. Over the summer of 2018, Chris Watts changed. There was also a good heart there I can see I think because of this drive and a relentless thrusting of her family onto social media, she lost him an essentially reserved guy somewhere along the way. Once you start, like with everything that unfolded and spiraled out of control, you cant stop or turn back. This is not necessarily true, but it could be true. There is content out there that confirms not only did Shanann know a split was on the cards, but her own family did too. Shanann "I've cried myself to sleep over a week now. I dont think the affair and murder had to do with being spineless as I believe he was always capable of this he just never had the gull to stand up for himself before (I mean that loosely and sarcastically)by that I mean that he disengaged and went with the fun new model that also slightly resembled his wife. Shan'ann posted videos onto social media promoting selling Le-Vel's wellness supplement Thrive. That was the plan. On to your other pointsyes and no to CW being spinelesswhile he was having an affair AND it gave him his first taste of new freedom and excitement that would have quickly worn off once there wasnt a secret to keep/hide. >>>Firstly because he was having an affair, and secondly because he murdered her. I guess what I cant get my mind around is how he moved from wanting out to strangling those little girls and his wife. Theres also the reality check that she might not have been able to leave the state if Chris filed for joint custody. He thought he could sway this to work in his favor. Its no mystery, the Watts marriage was in trouble long before Shanann received that critical credit card alert on Saturday night, proving Watts wasnt at the Rockies Games, and suggesting he wasnt eating alone. On November 3, 2012, Chris and Shanann got married in the Mecklenberg County of North Carolina. I know we cant judge a parent by a few videos, but I didnt see the passionatly loving parent or strong engagement between he and his kids. NEVER. Youre right about him being spineless, but hes not completely spineless. Hammering away relentlessly. When it comes to Familicide, it is really hard to pinpoint and say there were absolutely no outward signs I do think CW appeared to be very standoffish and distant in the last videos of them on the trip. Why is it assumed that Shannan is controlling and that Chris hated it? But I could be wrong. I like your thoughts too, Holly. In an interview with Dr.Phil, Chris lawyer told how Chris killed his daughters. On June 11 . Hes the best dad us girls could ask for., Need help? They had no children from their marriage together and have not communicated in over ten years he estimated.
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