{"id":46972,"date":"2026-05-19T22:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=46972"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:56:49","slug":"never-before-seen-text-emerges-from-chris-watts-pregnant-wife-before-he-murdered-her-and-two-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=46972","title":{"rendered":"Never-before-seen text emerges from Chris Watts\u2019 pregnant wife before he murdered her and two kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The murders of pregnant mother Shanann Watts, her two young daughters and unborn son shocked the world in 2018. The case drew massive attention after Shanann\u2019s husband, Chris Watts, appeared on TV pleading for his family\u2019s safe return, later confessing having killed them.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"uxalm6a0d83b37f8d9\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.uxalm6a0d83b37f8d9 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.uxalm6a0d83b37f8d9 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.uxalm6a0d83b37f8d9 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.uxalm6a0d83b37f8d9 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.uxalm6a0d83b37f8d9 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>Now, newly revealed text messages to a friend are shedding more light on Shanann\u2019s final days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to messages published by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/crime-desk\/article-15811815\/chris-watts-wife-shanann-pregnant-texts-receipts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a>, Shanann Watts had become increasingly worried about her marriage in the weeks leading up to her death.<\/p>\n<p>In a text message sent to a friend, she described a heartbreaking moment with her husband,Chris Watts, during an ultrasound appointment for the couple\u2019s unborn son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grabbed his hand during the ultrasound, and he didn\u2019t grab back,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the couple already had two daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3.<\/p>\n<p>In another message, Shanann reportedly claimed her husband had admitted he was unhappy about the pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris told me last night he\u2019s scared to death about this third baby, and he\u2019s happy with just Bella and Celeste.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shanann also allegedly told her friend that her husband said the couple were \u201cnot compatible anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-gender-reveal-party-suddenly-canceled\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gender reveal party suddenly canceled<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The newly published records also revealed that Shanann had spent hundreds of dollars preparing for a gender reveal party planned for August 19.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration never happened, however.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before canceling the party Shanann reportedly told a friend she believed her husband might be having an affair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t slept most of the week. My eyes burn from crying so much, she wrote in another message.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friends later said the expecting mother had still hoped to save the marriage despite growing concerns about her husband\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-chris-watts-later-confessed\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chris Watts later confessed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After returning home from a business trip to Arizona on August 13, 2018, Shanann reportedly confronted her husband about their relationship. It led to an argument, during which investigators later said Chris admitted to having an affair with his co-worker.<\/p>\n<p>He confessed to strangling Shanann inside the family\u2019s home before killing the couple\u2019s daughters and hiding their bodies at an oil site where he worked.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities later uncovered surveillance footage showing him loading his truck shortly before the bodies were discovered.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2018, Chris pleaded guilty to multiple murder charges and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The murders of pregnant mother Shanann Watts, her two young daughters and unborn son shocked the world in 2018. The case drew massive attention after Shanann\u2019s husband, Chris Watts, appeared on TV pleading for his family\u2019s safe return, later confessing having killed them. 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