Hammering away relentlessly. Ok so I have an opinion on this and it probably wont be a popular one but here goes. Shanann was married to a man named Leonard Kim and they got divorced in 2009. It is the fear of being discovered, of having to change your life or give something up. Totally depressed, unable to eat or sleep and wondering how she was going to make it on her own. Hearing their parents noises, Bella came in and Chris told her that her mother was sick. That would have been apparent to me even if I was someones friend visiting them at a get together. Chris Watts is serving five life sentences plus 48 years in prison without the possibility of parole. This explains why he had both female AND male secret lovers. Shanann was 15 weeks pregnant with the couple's son when Chris strangled her to death in their bedroom. I dont think he seems like much of the lovey-dovey father/husband type. She realized she was belittling him, and too controlling, and expressed concern to Nickole about how shje was behaving and treating people. Theres also the reality check that she might not have been able to leave the state if Chris filed for joint custody. I would love to see a list that leads to Premeditated Murder. Interesting he says when things were not going well in their relationship, thats when she poured herself into work, out late, not coming home at all etc. We may never know, but amateur sleuths may want to look at a timeline of their marriage for clues. There is content out there that confirms not only did Shanann know a split was on the cards, but her own family did too. It seemed like Shannon dictated everything with the kids and he just followed orders. Thats what was so difficult to get out of. "Chris these have been the best years of my life! Well, it may be because Shanann didnt want to, and thought she could sort of control Watts into not going through with it. I agree wholeheartedly that relationships/couples/etc. In August of this year, Shanann Watts' marriage was crumbling. , but law enforcement has not publicly confirmed it. Admittedly, Chris Watts wasn't looking all that great, already. Shanann was too busy with her work, if you can call it that, juggling a mountain of debt, and living the high life that Chris Watts checked out of the marriage. Cheating is their hallmark. Wake up to the day's most important news. In November 2017, Shanann posted a video to her Facebook pageto celebrate their anniversary. Thank you so much for providing all of the analyzation and conclusion because it defines this case as it was and is. And if you dont, youre victim blaming. "They were going to separate. And yet we know while this was happening Shanann still wanted to do a gender reveal. Grief is written on your face for the rest of your life. The final minute of the video posted at this link [an extended version of the clip above] is very insightful in this regard. Chris and Shanann were from small towns in North Carolina. He is also reportedly back in touch with Kessinger, who changed her name after the murders, per Daily Mail. Chris likes other people calling the shots. That is what makes this case all the more interesting, we had most of their life documented on social media and STILL cant figure it all out. She states that she felt "very insecure" during her first marriage, and goes on to discuss how bad experiences transformed her into a self-motivated woman who built her own home by age 25. If we assume that she killed the children, why did he not turn her to the police and secretly dumped the bodies of his children that she killed. To me inside he was a volcano just waiting to erupt. Often that doesnt come across very popular, and some people dont like what they hear. Married 5 years and 9 months. What if he really doesnt love me anymore? 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. It really isnt a good feeling at all to know you are expendable and vulnerable. Her lifestyle was coming to a screeching halt. An officer arrived at about 1:40 pm to conduct a welfare check and had a discussion with Chris regarding the ways to locate his missing family. On Nov. 6, Watts pleaded guilty to the nine charges he faced, including five counts of first-degree murder. I do think he has some sort of an underlying personality disorder, diagnosed or undiagnosedthis would explain a lot of his strange and undetermined behavior patterns since childhood. True Crime Analysis, Breakthroughs, Insights & Discussions Hosted by Bestselling Author Nick van der Leek. 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. A Timeline Of Chris And Shanann Watts' Marriage, Shanann Watts worked for a multi-level marketing company. This isnt the same obviously but it is the same mental state of mindsame thought processes. If he was completely spineless he wouldnt have had the affair or committed the murder. Chilling photos show stained clothes Shanann Watts was wearing when she was murdered and buried in shallow grave by husband The clothing did not match what Shanann Watts was wearing in. ! she texted, adding, He said we are not compatible anymore! So theres a match between a victim siding with a victim. Just so sad. Shanann Watts' First Marriage The opening 10 minutes of American Murder features social media footage of Shanann explaining her life story. Thats what probably sealed her fate. He seemed very distracted and disengaged. They met when she was in high school and he was in law school. Yes . On November 3, 2012, Chris and Shanann got married in the Mecklenberg County of North Carolina. He was charged with five counts . I think that was the form her OCD took. Was it weakness on his part or hers? It's no mystery, the Watts marriage was in trouble long before Shan'ann received that critical credit card alert on Saturday night, proving Watts wasn't at the Rockies Games, and suggesting he wasn't eating alone. LEONARD reported that he and SHANANN married in 2002/2003 and divorced in 2007/2008 in SC. Only parents can say that. There are family annihilation cases each year ~ but I heard that this one took the prize in victim blaming. Its the underlying current of this entire tragedy. A lot of people seem to side with Shanann because shes the victim. He was an attorney correct? But nonetheless I still feel Chris killed the children. She was a fraud plain and simple. I never thought of Shanann possibly using these happy family videos with Chris before her death as a ploy to hang on to him or keep him from leaving. Three weeks before a friend reported Shanann missing on Aug. 13, leading to the discovery that her and the girls had been murdered, Shanann texted her husband on July 24, writing, "l realized. In many of Shananns videos she describes him a lot like that hell do whatever I tell him to do etc. Regardless she didnt murder her children, the psychopath Chris Watts took their lives . Why is it assumed that Shannan is controlling and that Chris hated it? He knew his new woman wasnt going to stand for him shelling out half his income in child support, no way. To strangle your adorable toddler?? 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. I have thought she cheated all along as well. Shan'ann posted videos onto social media promoting selling Le-Vel's wellness supplement Thrive. But besides the reference above, from page 2106 of the Discovery Discovery documents, we also know that Shanann herself was openly discussing the prospect of divorce as early as March or April 2018, at least a month before she fell pregnant. Said, he refused couples counseling., Shanann was expecting a son they planned to name Niko. In the U.S., call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the. I think Nick Der Leek does an outstanding job because he cleverly reviewed the case in its entirety and was able to provide spot on the mental makeup of both Chris and Shannan beginning with being unequally yoked. It all goes back to SW having a similar strong personality to CWs mom, that is probably the sole reason CWs mom didnt like SW. Called him a wierdo one one of her nauseating THRIVE pitches. Shanann Watts Chris Watts familyhttps://www.facebook.com/ShanannWatts/photosCredit: Shanann Watts/Facebook, Chris Wattsdivorcehair jazzSeparationTimeline. Covert Narcissist are incapable of real love and learn early on to mimic. Hes wishy washy with both and leads them to believe one thing when he actually means another. And Leonard King said the same thing that it was virtually impossible to engage her in conversation. For those who may be experiencing intimate partner violence from an abuser and were not certain that is the case here they are able to fit into a societal norm, the perfect family.. Or to think everything is good but to learn that it isnt. He refused to hug me after he said he will try to work it out! I personally would not have gone on that AZ trip knowing there is something wrong unless we had come to an impasse and had agreed to disagree or agreed to either separate or try and see how things go (which is what the speculation and her texts show). When Watts visited the Hair Jazz salon in Aberdeen where Sandi Rzucek worked, it was clear to the hairdressers [Sandis co-workers] that Watts wasnt happy, and Sandi actually told them then [in early August 2018] that the marriage wasnt working, and that the couple were separating. He pleaded guilty on November 9, and his death penalty was not put forward on Shananns familys request as a part of the plea deal. ; she had already spent several *5* or so weeks without him before and that was the unfortunate reasoning for the freedom to start his affair with NK. And they were his children too, not just shannons. Watts told Ann Meadows, the realtor, on the morning the disappearance that him and Shanann hadnt gotten on for over a year. The first time Chris attempted to murder his two children, Shanann was still alive. Specially after they are both dead! Why do you need film footage of that? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. Chris mother is controlling. People are not born Coverts Narcissist, they become and it stems from bad parenting. And we know when Shanann returned from Phoenix that night she was still hoping to woo Watts back into the marriage, hence the planned trip to Aspen the following weekend, the love letter, the self-help book and the imminent gender reveal. 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. That is never a good sign. He stated that he was having an affair with a woman named Nichol Kessinger and wanted to divorce Shanann, but Shanann did not want a separation, and she strangled their daughters in response to that. Then he killed his daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 at his job site on an oil field. Think before you speak. But I work my ass off in a cold office every day to pay for it. You spoil us with love an attention! The first indication that something might be wrong in their daughter and her husband's marriage was during a family trip this past summer. Heartbreaking evidence photos and video of stained shirt, underwear and bra Shanann Watts was wearing when her husband murdered her, wrapped her in a sheet and put her in shallow grave The. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Why was their marriage not going well? She was a victim of the Watts Family Murders that occurred on August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado. Required fields are marked *. I would have never thot he would be able to kill his family, the people he loved with all his heart. To her credit she was, and she did. Similar to C&S relationship. I think he was motivated by the insurance money. I guess what I cant get my mind around is how he moved from wanting out to strangling those little girls and his wife. She was an independent representative for the multi-level marketing company Le-Vel. Shanann Watts and her younger brother, Frankie Rzucek, were raised in Aberdeen, N.C. Chris Watts is also from North Carolina, and he married Shanann Watts in the state back in 2010. Then he drove her body to a job site at the oil company where he worked. Her first marriage/husband Discussion I'm interested in Shannan's first marriage. Shanann hiding her possible impending divorce, goes along with her living in denial as she does when she tells her Thrive clients that shes a better mother and all around human being because she wears a patch, eats the bars and drinks the shakes. Obviously Thrive was all BS and she was facing a pregnancy all by herself, flat broke and facing humiliation from her team/peers and raising kids by herself. 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. 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. He was denied bail at his first court appearance. That router article is amazing work Nick! Oct. 29 2020, Published 3:05 p.m. Shanann Watts/Netflix/2020. He then dumped his children's bodies on an oil site owned by the company he worked for. In April 2013, Shanann and Chris moved with her family to Frederic, Colorado, and bought a five-bedroom, four-bathroom house at 2825 Saratoga Trail on a loan of $392,709. I think she emasculated Chris. Even though the family had issues before their tragic endthey filed for bankruptcy in 2015 friends and neighbors called them the "perfect" family,per The Coloradan. He never ever portrayed anything when it came to those poor little girls. This may sound strange but he could have done it to have them be with her in death. Do there was financial issues going on. There is this notion of delay, postpone, string things out. R.I.P Shanann, Bella, Celeste and Nico . Meanwhile, Chris began his affair with Nichol Kessinger, a woman he worked with, telling her he was separated. Our love just grows strong everyday!". Obviously he didnt think it through well enough but I also agree with other posters, he may be someone who is easily pushed over and goes with the flow but having all those strong personality types around him doesnt overshadow the fact that he was harboring a deeper hatred/set of feelings/energy inside, layered deep within himself. 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. Shanann Watts ex husband Leonard King - (Speaking about their relationship) - YouTube 0:00 / 7:24 #ShanannWatts #ChrisWatts Shanann Watts ex husband Leonard King - (Speaking about. There was equity in the house but they didnt exactly buy low. During the welfare check, the police officer inspected the house but there were no signs of Shanann and her daughters. He also knew that if he left Shanann she would make his life a living hell in every aspect of a divorce. How old was she when she married, how long did it last? Chris, we are so incredibly blessed to have you! she wrote. Days before she was murdered by her husband, 34-year-old Shanann Watts reached out to a friend and shared her growing concerns about her marriage -- but she never suspected she was in danger.. She was desperate when she realized he was done. This narrative isnt very nice, and not very popular. On Monday, Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant, was reported missing along with her two daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. Likely when Chris did the same thing to her she may have had some insight into herself, that this is what happened with Leonard, which caused her to try her hardest to get Chris to talk to her. Now, her husband, Chris Watts, is accused of killing her and their two young girls in Frederick, Colorado. No one just snaps, Glenn said. But Chris was already involved in an affair: He had become intimate with an unwitting co-worker who believed he was getting a divorce from his wife. In November 19, 2018, Chris Watts received three consecutive life sentences for the August 2018 deaths of his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. Didnt she say somewhere that Chris is the one who thought a third child, hoping for a boy, would help their marriage and then she mentions to people that he now thinks Bella and Celeste are enough? 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