TRUE CRIME NEWSChris Watts' Eerie Murder Confession Resurfaces as Convicted Killer Claimed He Had 'No Control' Over Strangling Wife and Smothering Their Kids
Chris Watts claimed that he had 'no control' after his pregnant wife threatened to take their kids.
Aug. 14 2026, Published 4:02 p.m. ET
Chris Watts' eerie confession to murdering his wife resurfaced as the convicted killer prepares to make it down the aisle once more.
"I didn’t want to do this, but I did it," Watts, 41, told CBI investigators in February 2019, per The Tab. "I don’t even want to say it felt like I had to; it just felt like there was already something in my mind that was implanted that I was gonna do it, and when I woke up that morning, it was gonna happen, and I had no control over it."
'Someone Else Had Control'
Chris Watts said he 'wasn't able to fight back' against committing the violent acts.
During the interview, Watts explained that he and his wife, Shanann, got into an argument after she returned from a trip. He claimed that he told her that he wasn't in love with her and confessed to having an affair.
After she threatened to leave him and take the kids, he allegedly jumped on top of her and strangled her.
Watts claimed that he "felt like someone else had control over him” when he killed his wife and their two daughters, Bella and Celeste, on August 13, 2018, adding he "wasn't able to fight back."
Chris Watts Currently Sits Behind Bars
Chris Watts claimed 'someone' kept him from 'letting go' during the murder of his pregnant wife.
"It was like picturing someone around you, holding your hands, holding you and keeping you from letting go," he told investigators.
As OK! previously reported, Watts is currently serving five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to the murders of his wife and their two daughters in November 2009.
The father of two initially pleaded for the safe return of his family before eventually confessing to their murders.
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Chris Watts Reportedly Set to Get Married
Chris Watts reportedly filed court documents through the prison system to marry a Ohio relator.
Watts made headlines earlier this month after multiple outlets reported that he filed legal documents through the prison system to marry Lizzie Henderson, a 39-year-old former realtor from Ohio.
The Daily Mail confirmed that Henderson filed sealed court documents to legally change her name to "Lizzie Watts" and was spotted wearing a ring on her wedding ring finger.
Chris Watts' Bride Addresses How They Met
Lizzie Henderson it was between 'me, him and God' when asked how she met the convicted murderer.
Henderson, who had reportedly been seen engaging in "steamy" prison PDA with Watts, has spoken out about how she felt about her future husband's violent past.
"He knows. He knows how I feel. I don't know all the people involved, but I would want to respect them," she told The Daily Mail on August 10.
When asked how they met, she replied, "How things began is between me, him, and God."
