Bella, who was 4, comes in and questions what was wrong with mom, and Chris wraps Shan’ann in a blanket and takes her to his truck. Shan’ann responds that Chris will not see the kids again - and he smothers her to death. How Did Chris Watts Kill His Family?Īccording to his later confession, Chris wakes Shan’ann as he’s getting ready to go to work and wants to talk about their marriage and future.ĭespite Shan’ann carrying their unborn son, who they had already named Nico Lee, he tells her about his relationship and that their marriage will not last. In the wee hours, around 2 a.m., friend Nickole Atkinson gives Shan’ann a drive to her home on the 2800 block of Saratoga Trail after returning from the business trip. While Shan’ann is away, Chris arranges a babysitter, saying that he’s going to a baseball game with coworkers, but goes to a bar with Kessinger. She even drafts a handwritten letter to him. Just weeks after they started talking, Kessinger’s cell phone data shows she looked at wedding dresses online for two hours.Īfter confiding to friends about her troubles with Chris, she texts a friend that she and Chris had their “ best talk yet” before leaving on her trip. Further messages also tell that there was tension between her and Chris’ parents. On July 30, he presents her a love note before joining his family on vacation.ĭespite it being a family holiday, texts that Shan’ann forward to a friend show hints of trouble between the couple. They also go on a date to Shelby American Collection car museum on July 14 and spend the night at Great Sand Dunes National Park on July 28, all while his family is away. Insider reports that Kessinger goes to Chris’ home for the first time on July 4, and they have their first phone call on record on July 7.

Later that month, while Shan’ann and the girls are out of town in North Carolina, he tells Kessinger the divorce is final. He assures her that he’s almost divorced.

They have their first encounter outside of the office later in the month.Īccording to The Denver Post, Chris meets Kessinger about four or five times a week, and they begin a physical relationship in early July. Chris came by her office and struck up a discussion one day. Nichol Kessinger works in Anadarko Petroleum’s environmental department and would see the operators, including Chris, on the way to the fridge. Still, no one could have ever imagined the chillingly brutal murders that were about to put an end to their happily ever after. From the outside, they seemed to be a happy suburban family, but Shan’ann’s friends had lately started hearing about trouble in paradise.

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