"Shanann Watts was a faithful wife, and the most gentle and loving mother in the world to her children Bella, Celeste, and Nico. It caused a rift in the family dynamic and Shanann stopped talking to Chris' family. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! THE parents of twisted killer Chris Watts have revealed they still support their evil son but live with the tragedy of losing their grandchildren "every day". She left it for Chris before leaving on a work trip with friends. I miss everything about you.". She didnt want to date, but he pursued her until she felt comfortable being vulnerable with him. CKSaps 2 yr. ago shanann did but Cindy certainly didn't BeWittyAtParties 7 mo. Shanann's family don't feel the same way and have condemned the Watts' statements. Cindy Watts at Chris Watts' sentencing hearing. "To me, all [the lawyers] wanted to do was save his life," she said. I will always fight for our marriage and you! They're just a "little better" than everyone else. A pregnant Shanann Watts vowed to do whatever it took to save her marriage with Chris Watts, days before he killed her and their daughtersBella and Celeste. Eventually, when he was found out leading to confession to his crimes, he left his parents confused. I am so lost for words. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. Popplewell saidthe note reveals how "shattered" Shananns confidence was over the ordeal. This b**** ruined his life I think she deserves at least half the time that he has to serve I think she's a horrific human being and she will reap what she has sowed, I can understand why in the one csll he just called his dad, they speak about football games as if nothing ever happened. Watts, who is from Colorado, killed his pregnant wife Shanann, and his daughters, Bella and Celeste in August 2018 after he wanted to start a new life with his lover. "I have always loved you and I still do. Popplewell found photographs Shanann took of different drafts of that letter on her phone, which Shananns family provided to her. Colorado News. . I would have preferred those not to be in there, but they were, and there's nothing I can do about it. He insisted both of the girls were dead when he dropped them in the oil tankers. The best bit was at the trial when she had a chance to speak with her husband beside her. We still love our son no matter what and we miss our grand babies. Last night he was arrested for their murders. Even Chris Watts knows this to be true. "He's taking it one day at a time, just like we are. Watts previously told investigators that Shannan's killing was a spur-of-the-moment crime of passion and didn't admit to planning it. This evil woman is the epitome of narcissistic mothers. It all started on August 18 when the three were reported missing. In doing so, they felt the need to make vicious, grotesque and utterly false statements.. She pointed out that Chris had gained Shanann's trust after she went through a divorce in her early twenties. D.A. "Ronnie and I watched it on Saturday night. "My Dearest Chris," she began. Instead of condemning his repulsive and heinous actions she talks about Chris's teenage years, she praises him for being a great son and the best line of all she says loudly in front of Shannans crying family "we forgive you son" -What in the actual F**k!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cindy claimed her son changed after meeting Shanaan in high school. They're real slick about the manipulation too, they do their fake, sweet drawl and rehearsed manners to put on a show, while they're secretly plotting your demise. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Cindy, 64, said: "Chris doesn't know anything about the documentary, we told him nothing about it. Shes been happily married for eight years, shes pregnant with her third child and all of a sudden he doesnt want to be in this relationship anymore. They asked me why she couldnt fight back, its because she couldnt fight back. Shes completely on the money, the documentarys director Jenny Popplewell told Oxygen.com, adding that Shanann pinpointed the very moment that their relationship fell apart. However, despite his heinous crimes, his family is supportive of him and believes his "very hard relationship" was responsible for the crime. Christopher Lee Watts and Shanann Cathryn Watts (ne Rzucek, January 10, 1984 - August 13, 2018) were from North Carolina: Christopher from Spring Lake and Shanann from Aberdeen. This WHOLE TIME, she has been defending Chris, and supporting him. I can't even explain how much this pain hurts. He's not a psychopath," his mother claimed in a televised interview. Ronnie echoed that, saying, Theres a whole lot of unanswered questions about the case to me everything happened too quick there, from a case status thing to a plea.. Honestly, my ex-MIL lives in North Carolina too, and she is the EXACT same way. I don't want him to take this plea deal. Tell me what you need. While a full picture of the couples life may never be made public, those who knew them have described a seemingly happy union possibly beset by tension. I agree with you. Our introduction to Cindy comes at a time when she refuses to take her granddaughter Cece's allergies seriously and feeds her ice cream she's allergic to, leading Shanann and her to argue and Shanann to eventually storm out of their house during a visit to North Carolina, where Watts' parents lived. The tension between them had only gotten worse after that. "This case is unbelievable, the interest there has been. It caused a rift in the family dynamic and Shanann stopped talking to Chris' family. When he first confessed, Chris said that his wife Shanann killed his two daughters, Bella and Celeste. She wanted to remain in control of her son, but him having a wife got in the way of that. Cheryln added that she's disgusted he still has a "fan club" with numerous women still writing to him in prison, according to her sources. It was a very hard relationship [with Shanaan] as far as Im concerned. "I asked Chris, 'If you did not do this, do not confess to something you didn't do,'" she said. They will NEVER accept you and go out of their way, by their actions, to show you how unwelcome you are, and will always "put you in your place" to keep their imaginary position of queen of the universe. It was a very hard relationship (with Shanann) as far as I'm concerned. Chris, I forgive you and your sister forgives you and we will never abandon you.". Cindy Watts wasn't able to accept that her son killed his own daughters even after he confessed to it. He pleaded guilty that November to all three slayings. After watching American Murder: The Family Next Door more than once, I had questions. 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Sick Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their two young children, Chris' parents, Cindy and Ronnie, are still in constant contact with their son, The family at a court hearing after Watts was sentenced to life in jail, Watts made a startling confession to his dad Ronnie, seen in the new documentary, The family together during happier times before Watts killed his family, Shannan and her two children, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, were murdered in August 2018, Cheryln Cadle spent months writing to sick killer Watts and visiting him in jail for her book, Shanann with her adorable children before the family were killed, Cheryln's new book - The Murders of Christopher Watts - will be released in the coming months, The murderer, 35, is now behind bars at Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin and has moved into general population, his dad claims, Netflixs American Murder: The Family Next Door reveals final texts between Chris and Shannan Watts before he slaughtered her and his two toddler daughters, Chris Watts parents still SUPPORT evil murderer son but say they live with tragedy of losing grandchildren every day, Ex-George Bush staffer Steve Schmidt says fly on Mike Pence during debate was a mark of the DEVIL, Dog owner cuts eye and snout holes in the garden fence so her two labradors can watch her come home, Chilling bodycamera video shows Breonna Taylor dead in hallway for SEVERAL MINUTES before cops checked for a pulse, Trump showed Playboy model Karen McDougal Melania pics after sex romp in their marital bed,' former friend claims, Trump says there is enough evidence to CHARGE Obama and Biden for spying on his campaign, Cardi B leads liberal celebs in calling Mike Pence a 'homophobic fascist' and 'f**king dick' in debate meltdowns, Huge fire engulfs 33-storey block of flats in South Korea raining burning debris over city as residents escape to roof, Kazakhstan publishes pictures, names and addresses of all child sex attackers and castrates some, School bus driver, 53, raped and choked girl, 15, to death then claimed he was forced to kill her by gun-toting biker'. #chriswatts #truecrimeI came across Sandy Rzucek's statement that she wrote out for the Colorado police. The Sun reported that when he was being sentenced in 2018, Cindy said, "I have always loved you and I still do. His parents said Monday they were unaware he was preparing to plead guilty, and Ronnie said he can only think it was to spare both families the pain of a protracted trial. The mother of murder victim Shan'ann Watts describes spiritual visitations from her daughter . Apparently, she befriended the Watts family after the murder. Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. He pled (sic) guilty to murdering his family because he is guilty," they said, according to Denver7. These statements, however hurtful and inaccurate, will never alter the truth about [Shanann], and will never alter the truth about the crimes committed by their son, Chris Watts, her parents said. Celeste was allergic to nuts, which prompted Shanann to yell at Cindy about the ice cream choice. I missed talking to you in person. The wife killer is currently serving multiple life sentences in a Wisconsin prison for the savage murder of Shannan and two young daughters, Bella, four, and Celeste, three, on August 13, 2018, in Colorado. ? . The letter was featured in the hit Netflix documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door. Shanann Watts's parents Frank and Sandra Rzucek responded to Watts' family interview. Hes going to die in prison and theres no telling what will be done to him in prison and I just want him to fight, his mom said. By the time the sentencing rolled around, Cindy and Ronnie had come to accept Chris' fate. But inconsistencies in his statements to investigators stoked their suspicions and the facade he attempted to erect soon crumbled. 2019 Creative Expansions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. She made me so angry. During one of the interviews, she tried to pin the murder of the two children on Shanann. He was sentenced in November to five life sentences, three to be served consecutively, without parole. Hes not a psychopath.. Chris Watts Confessed the Real Reason He Killed His Family in a Prison Letter, Nichol Kessinger Is Part of 'Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer', but She Didnt Want the Spotlight, 'American Murder: The Family Next Door' Explores How Chris Watts Killed His Whole Family. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7520985/Chris-Watts-chilling-letter-confessing-killed-family.html, https://www.the-sun.com/news/1566222/american-murderer-chris-watts-parents-book-netflix-documentary/, https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/chris-watts-case/chris-watts-parents-break-their-silence-about-son-s-case, https://abc11.com/chris-watts-update-parents-news-family/4677948/. He was sentenced to three consecutive and two concurrent life sentences for the murders, plus an additional 48 years for unlawful termination of a pregnancy and another 36 years for tampering with Shanann and their daughters' corpses. Key_Piano_8921 2 yr. ago bullshit. Editors note: This article was originally published on September 30, 2021. This story has been shared 104,545 times. You crazy bit*h. Agreed! Shanann was 15-weeks pregnant with a son at time of her slaying. Prosecutors have said they have a partial motive in the case that will likely come out at or after Chris sentencing next week. In doing so, they felt the need to make vicious, grotesque and utterly false statements about Shanann, the statement said. Yet Chris Watts still chose to murder Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico. What in the hell is wrong with his mother? Shes doing everything she can to fix it., The note ends with Shannan writing, I will always fight for our marriage and you.. 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