Jailhouse Letters Expose Killer Dad

Chris Watts, the Colorado dad who slaughtered his pregnant wife and two daughters in one of America’s most chilling family murder cases, is still refusing to take full responsibility for the horror he unleashed—choosing instead to play the victim from his prison cell.

In newly surfaced jailhouse letters, Watts, now 39, attempts to justify the brutal 2018 murders of his wife Shanann and daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, by pointing fingers at nearly everyone but himself.

According to insiders who’ve reviewed the letters, Watts repeatedly slams his late wife, describing her as a “control freak” who “ignored him” and allegedly pushed him into the arms of his mistress, Nichol Kessinger. In a particularly twisted passage, Watts even blames Kessinger, labeling her a “harlot” and “evil woman” who lured him in with “lust in her eyes” and “flattering speech.”

Despite strangling Shanann in their home, smothering his two little girls, and then dumping their bodies at an oil site where he worked, Watts continues to paint himself as a victim of circumstance—claiming in the letters that he’s “still a good man.”

“Chris Watts’ latest prison letters are a masterclass in manipulation, self-pity, and blame-shifting,” said a source familiar with the correspondence. “He casts himself as a weak, misguided man led astray, instead of taking full responsibility for the unthinkable crimes he committed.”

Watts has reportedly embraced religion behind bars, often quoting scripture and even co-authoring a self-published prison prayer book. But according to the same source, this transformation is nothing more than a calculated move to recast himself as a man of faith.

“This twisted biblical framing isn’t genuine,” the source insisted. “It’s a deliberate attempt to rewrite history and absolve himself of guilt.”

After Shanann and the girls were reported missing on August 13, 2018, Watts made national headlines with tearful TV appearances, begging for their safe return. But investigators quickly uncovered security footage showing him loading the bodies into his truck. He eventually cracked under interrogation and confessed.

Watts told police he killed Shanann in a fit of rage and then drove Bella and Celeste—still alive—to an oil site, where he strangled them one by one and shoved their tiny bodies into oil tanks. Shanann was buried in a nearby shallow grave.

Watts later pled guilty to five counts of first-degree murder to avoid the death penalty. In November 2018, he was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole—three to be served consecutively and two concurrently. He remains locked up at Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.

While Watts may try to paint himself as a broken man seeking redemption, those close to the case aren’t buying it.

“Chris Watts is not a victim. He is not a tragic figure. And he is certainly not a man of God,” the source said. “He is a cold, calculating killer who still refuses to face the truth—that the only person responsible for his family’s murders is him.”