Here’s where it gets weirdly funny, if you have a dark sense of humor. Nichol, the mistress, told police she had no idea Chris was married—which is like saying you didn’t know the sky was blue. But Chris, in his genius-level idiocy, told her his wife was “controlling” and that they were basically already separated. News flash: they were not separated. They were about to have a son named Niko.
What Chris really wanted wasn’t love; it was a reset button. He owed tens of thousands of dollars for stupid stuff like vacations and a failed business, and his wife was a friendly but constant reminder of his failures. In his mind, erasing his family was easier than filing for divorce or, you know, getting a budget planner.
The Night It All Went Wrong (Spoiler: It Was a Monday)
On August 13, 2018, around 2 a.m., Chris, fueled by a mix of resentment and stupidity, killed Shannan in their bedroom. He then drove her body to an oil field where he worked, a place he knew like the back of his hand. The two little girls, Bella (4) and Celeste (3), were alive in the back seat when he arrived. What did he do? He killed them too, then stuffed their tiny bodies into oil tanks.
Chris Watts: Prison audio released, interview reveals chilling new
Here’s the surprising fact that still haunts people: when police later showed him a video of Bella and Celeste playing, Chris cried actual tears. He looked like a grieving father. But then he confessed that he killed them because they were “livestock” and an “obstacle.” That’s right—he compared his own children to farm animals. You can’t make this up, but you can pour a strong drink while reading it.
