'He hates knowing that it's out there and that he'll never see it': Killer Chris Watts is in 'a dark place' following release of Netflix documentary that sheds new light on horrific murder of his wife and their children
Chris Watts is said to be in 'a dark place' following the release of a new Netflix documentary that details how he strangled his pregnant wife, Shanann, and smothered their two daughters, Bella and Celeste.
American Murder: The Family Next Door examines the lead-up to the horrific triple homicide, which took place in August 2018, and includes never-before-seen footage and text messages.
The documentary is currently the most-watched program on Netflix and has thrust the famous case back into the spotlight - much to Watts' disdain.
'Just knowing that the documentary is out there has sent Chris to some dark places,' a source told People magazine on Monday.
'He hates knowing that it's out there, but realizing that he will never see it.'
Watts is currently serving three life sentences for the grisly murders, but he still appears to be interested in his public image.
The source - who spoke to Watts just last weekend - told People: 'He hates not knowing what people are seeing about his private communications.
'He wants to know what the documentary looks like and how it tells the story.'
Chris Watts is said to be in 'a dark place' following the release of a new Netflix documentary that details how he strangled his pregnant wife, Shanann, and smothered their two daughters, Bella and Celeste. The family are pictured in a photograph taken shortly before the horridic triple homicide
Watts is currently serving three life sentences for the grisly murders, but he still appears to be interested in his public image
Shortly before the murders, Watts began a secret affair with co-worker Nichol Kessinge. Photographs and video footage from their raunchy trysts are included in the new Netflix documentary.
Text messages sent from Watts to his wife in which he lies about his philandering are also featured for the first time.
The documentary is currently the most-watched program on Netflix and has thrust the famous case back into the spotlight - much to Watts' disdain
On the morning of August 13, 2018, Watts killed Shanann inside their Frederick, Colorado home after she allegedly confronted him about the affair.
He loaded her body into the back of his truck, before forcing his daughters, Bella, four, and Celeste, three, into the vehicle.
Watts then drove to a nearby work site where he smothered his daughters with a New York Yankees blanket, and dumped their corpses into an oil tank. He buried Shanann in a shallow grave.
Watts, who had started an affair with his work colleague Nichol Kessinge and wanted out of his marriage, strangled his pregnant wife, 34, killing her and their unborn son Nico.
He then drove their daughters, Bella, four, and Celeste, three - with their mom's corpse in the car - to a remote oil field where he worked, and smothered them with the blanket before squeezing their bodies into an oil tank.
The documentary revealed Watts sent his dead wife a text message reading: 'Can you call me please?' not long after he strangled her and dumped her body.
Watts is pictured with his daughters Bella and Celeste. He admitted to smothering them and dumping their bodies in an oil tanker
The site where Watts dumped his daughters and buried his wife
Footage showed how he attempted to deceive law enforcement that his wife had disappeared and taken their children with her. When someone asked if there was a note, he replied: 'No. I don't know what to do right now.'
During a police interview, he continued the facade, saying: 'I think about like, did I cause this? Did I make her feel like she needed to leave?'
Watts was arrested on August 15 after failing a polygraph. He asked to talk to his father and then confessed to killing Shanann.
In a clip shown during the interview with the police, Watts claimed he killed his spouse in a fit of range because she had killed their children. He later eventually admitted to all of his crimes.
Watts took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty after pleading guilty to the four murders. He will spend the rest of his life in prison and is currently being housed at Dodge Correctional Institution, Wisconsin.
Watts will spend the rest of his life in prison and is currently being housed at Dodge Correctional Institution, Wisconsin
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