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Chris Watts Today
'According to an online source, as of August 10, 2022, Christopher Watts has been writing letters from inside his jail cell, to author Cherlyn Cadle. In one of these letters, he described how he murdered his children. He states in a written letter, that he started with the children first. He made an attempt to smother them with their own head pillows on their beds. Christopher thought he has successfully killed his daughters, although he was wrong. He then went to lay in bed with Shannan, with an argument about their marriage occurring shortly after. Once he fully successfully murdered Shannan, his daughters followed in the room, with Bella having "bruised eyes and both girls looked like they had been through trauma." He later then, truly successfully took their lives. Cherlyn Cadle used this information straight from Christopher, in the creation of her book, The Murders of Chris Watts.'

'It is confirmed that "no one wants anything to do with Chris. He's on the lowest social tier of the entire prison." As of today, Christopher is working as a butcher in the prison he was placed in, in Wisconsin. When he is not doing this duty, he sits in the prison library and works on his appeal. He believes he will get out of prison in around 25 years, because of his new "found religion," that he has gained a part of during his time so far within his jail cell.'

The Family Home Today
'The 4,200 square foot home belonging to the Watts family has been listed for sale, going for $660,000. Due to the fact that individuals in the past have acted as if they want to "look at and possibly purchase the home," when in reality they want to get a peek of the inside, "buyers are required to to submit funding commitment letters from their lenders for a minimum of $660,000. And showing are limited to buyers with accepted bids who must be accompanied by their real estate agents." The family home is however, still up for grabs, because this was the home of "a gruesome crime, and it's not where a lot of people want to go home and relax with that kind of history." The company selling the Watts home does believe this will forever be a tough sell.'

Arrest and charges
Christopher was fired by the company on August 15, the day of his arrest. The authorities located the bodies of the Watts family on the Anadarko Petroleum site on August 16. The girls' bodies were found in crude oil storage tanks, while Shanann was buried in a shallow grave nearby. The girls were placed in different oil tanks, forcing them to not be together in death. The girls were each put through a hatch at the top of each oil tank, with the lid being 8 inches in diameter. 'This means the little girls were forced, and shoved into the tanks, being that their bodies were too big to fit in. According to the medical examiner, "Bella had scratches on her left buttock from being shoved through this hole. A tuft of blonde hair was found on the edge of one of these hatches."'