Feeling that he was lying to her, she contacted the local police department and fully cooperated with authorities. Once news hit that Shan'ann and their two daughters were missing, Kessinger began asking Chris questions. In November 2018, Chris' mistress, 30-year-old Nichol Kessinger, spoke publicly about their brief affair. READ MORE: Chris Watts: A Complete Timeline of the Murder of His Wife and Daughters Mistress Shan'ann's family did not pursue the death penalty.Ĭhris is currently serving five life sentences (three consecutively, two concurrently) and was transferred in December 2018 to Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin.ĭuring an interview in February 2019, Chris told investigators he was remorseful for the murders and had found God. On August 21, Chris was charged with first-degree murder on five counts (one additional count was added to each child under the age of 12), along with one count of illegal termination of a pregnancy and three counts of criminally disposing of deceased bodies.Īfter pleading guilty to the murders on November 6, 2018, Chris was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole on November 19. The bodies of Shan'ann, their unborn child and their two daughters were recovered the next day. Although he initially denied knowing where his wife was and claimed they were having marital problems, Chris confessed to the murders on August 15, after failing a polygraph test.

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