Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. "So unless you want the police to bust your damn door down you get home and check on your family," she told him. eventAction: 'click_ads' Chris: She thought I was gonna like, you know, hurt her or hurt the baby or something so cuz she knew that like, you know, something happened, she thought I was just trying to check out or something..and thats when that happened.. Grahm: I know its hard but do you mind if we talk just a tiny bit deeper about that? While the officers were waiting at the dig site the next day, they received word that Chris confessed to killing Shanann, Celeste and Bella. District Attorney Mr Rourke asked the court. pg.acq.push(function() { . [ Begin Chris Watts Confession Transcript Part I]. }); In the wake of Shanann Watts' disappearance, there was a long list of concerned friends searching for answers. He confirmed being involved in an extramarital affair with Nichol Kessinger, who he met at work, and claims pursued a relationship with him. 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.' Eventually, however, he admitted to killing the entire family himself with his bare hands. Shanann was pregnant with a boy but cancelled the gender reveal party because the energy wasnt right. 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. And they also trusted you," said Frank. Background. In a new documentary from Netflix, newly-revealed letters and texts show that Shanann had no idea that her marriage would soon turn deadly. Shanann wanted the marriage to work out. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. She explained over text that hedenied cheating. ", Later, she texted again: "I just don't get it. That day, Chris told investigators thathis parents admitted they weren't sure they could forgive Shanann over the drama. Grahm: you didnt talk to your parents from then on? reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Powered by. On August 13, 2018, Watts strangled Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, in their home. I miss and love you so much, she wrote. The day before, police had conducted another search of the house. While not ruling out their relationship may have formed part of the motivation for the attacks, Kessinger said she thought Watts could have also been driven by money. She began crying when he pulled the remains down the stairs of their home. His parents didnt even attend their wedding for that very reason. "Thank you for taking good care of the kids this weekend so I can learn and work, I appreciate it!" Legal Statement. There are also a few times where it is absolutely impossible to understand a word/sentence he said- in that case I added a note or (??). "What kind of vegetables do you want with dinner tonight?" Grahm:: Yeah, and she spent a lot of time with the gals, thats what they did probably all weekendis talk about it, give her advice, I think thats what we found, right? I dont ever want to see them again, Shanann texted a friendfollowing their no-show. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Chris: Yeah it was just a totally different type of fight, it just felt like, I noticed more anger than anything else, there was emotion to it first and then it felt like it was just anger there was no love there it was kinda likewhat we were saying, what she was saying was just like, its almost like you knew, like, something was combating at each otherit wasnt ourselves. The next morning, an oddly restrained Watts spoke to the media on his doorstep, telling the cameras of his anguish. "I trusted you to take care of them, not kill them. I wanted them to be able to have that relationship. Pictured Above: Shanann Watts Facebook post about CeCes nut allergy as discussed in the Chris Watts confession transcription. (*using the credit card to pay for dinner with his mistress- Shanann could see the charges and realized it didnt add up. "I let him in he knew me at my worst and he accepted me. Cuz like obviously I didnt use an Anadarko gift card, you know, that I had gotten, I used my actual credit card and I kinda just felt like she knew what was going on and, she uh, started rubbing her hand on me and we ended up having sex, but uh, I guess that was more like a test. }); (*Suggesting that one of Shananns friends on the trip told her to test him with sex). During the majority of that time, Shanann was in North Carolina with the girls visiting family. He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. } Chris: Yeah, she had a method to the madness and you could see it, but um, I wish I coulda just took more time to fix that, cause I wanted my parents to be involved, since the whole wedding thing and then my mom and my sister are always combatting with Shanann and Shanann combatting with them. Shannan was 15 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. Watts said he put Shananns body on the floor of his trucks back seat. It was later revealed that Watts was having an affair with a woman named Nichol Kessinger. I don't want to get them involved' I said, 'You're an idiot and you need to get to the house because something's wrong'. Hes serving 3 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. Is everything okay?, Shanann, Chris said we are not compatible anymore., Taylor, I just landed in Chicago like still on the airplane. Watts was convicted of strangling his pregnant wife and smothering their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. 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. But according to court documents obtained by the outlet, Watts alleged tohis mistress, Nichol Kessinger, that he didnt know Shanann was pregnant until she was reported missing. On the morning of Aug. 7, just six days before was she was murdered, Shanann Watts texted her close friend, "Chris told me last night he's scared to death about this third baby. When police started investigating what happened to the mother and her two young girls, they began to learn of problems in the couples marriage. Watts blamed Shanann, saying she murdered the girls and he murdered his wife in anger upon discovering that, but he later pleaded guilty to all three murders. You can also stream the show daily at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on People.com, PeopleTV app (OTT) and PEOPLE's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts. He then returned to the truck for Bella, who asked, Is the same thing gonna happen to me as Cece? Watts recalls telling her, yes. He then covered Bella with the blanket and strangled her. They talked about it during that whole weekend. ", Watts proclaimed himself a "servant of God," writing in a letter to his mother in June 2019, "I'm still a Dad! Her body was dumped in an oil tank at the site. Grahm: Yeah? Purchase the very highly rated and reviewed SILVER TRILOGY - POST TRUTH COMING SOON. The couple had two daughters: Bella Marie Watts (December 17, 2013 - August 13, 2018) and . His boss said Watts was. Chris: This one, like, cuz I think she had done like Origami Owl and something called It Works and then like a couple other different things, some bags and stuff like that, but this supplement stuff, cuz it worked with her and it worked with me, and she was like Ok, I can kinda like use this as like, alright this is what its doing for us and then like after a little while she could see how people were above her, how it was helping them, and then it was just like trickle down effect. Before theirbodies were discovered, Chris comported himself as a worried husband and father ofa missing family, and as his lies began to surface, he cast blame on Shanann. 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. Based on the Discovery and texts with her friends, this is was really seemed to cement her feelings that Chris may be having an affair or hiding something from her. You have not called one time since weve been here on your own., He told her he was extremely sorry and that he felt like a jackass., Youd think you missed us, she texted him. 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. On August 15, 2018, authorities excavated a potential dig site about 100 feet from an oil tank battery. See the texts. For 23 hours a day, Watts is on lockdown. (Getty Images) Chris had already killed Shanann, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste on Monday, August 13. she texted Christhe day before the murders. For over 24 hours I have been working on the Chris Watts confession transcription. It is now clear life for the family in the small town of Frederick, population 8000, was not as rosy as it looked on social media. Grahm: Were you dating or were you married at that point? Kessinger and Watts had been seeing each other for two months before he murdered his family. Then, when the family returned to their home in Colorado, she tried to have sex with him again. ", Her response was, "'Not'getting my calls. https://t.co/1MXE1kcrc6 pic.twitter.com/cwZAZb9I7M, Chris became increasingly nervous about Rosenberg's concerns and pleaded for her to refrain from contacting authorities. 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. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 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. Was part of you just like, Aww, screw it whatever- I dont care. A week later, Watts did the unfathomable. gads_event = event; Tammy: I havent heard that (*heard the incident referred to as NutGate). Chris: That was kinda like, my last opportunity to get out it seems like. Text Messages Revealed In New Documentary Shed Light On Shanann And Chris Watts' Deteriorating Relationship Text messages included in "American Murder: The Family Next Door" show Shanann Watts' anxiety over her relationship with Chris Watts and her suspicions that he was cheating on her. 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