Chris Watts applies to marry new girlfriend from behind bars eight years after killing wife and children
Chris Watts' changed life behind bars looks set to continue after the family murderer applied to marry a secret new girlfriend who he met in prison.
The 41-year-old was sentenced to life in prison back in 2018 after he was found guilty of the horrific murder of his pregnant wife Shannan, and their two young daughters Celeste, three, and Bella, four.
After they were reported missing, the children's bodies were found in oil tanks and Shannan's in a shallow grave, with a judge describing Watts' actions as 'the most inhumane and vicious crime' he had seen.
During his time at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, it seems as if Watts has turned to religion as a way of coping with his crimes, and that is also reportedly what led him to meet his new alleged girlfriend, Lizzie Henderson, who is already referring to herself as Lizzie Watts.
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The Daily Mail suggest that she has confirmed their relationship and while she's acknowledged why it might be perceived as 'weird', it seems as if she's all-in after moving home to be closer to her new lover.
Describing how they met, the realtor said: "How things began is between me, him and God."
Henderson also suggested that Watts 'knows how she feels' about his crimes and made it clear that she would 'want to respect' all the people involved, clarifying that it was 'something harsh for anyone to experience'.
The prison logs attained by the Daily Mail show that she visited him on 20 separate occasions in 2025, while one witness described them embracing and kissing during one visit.
This only seems to be the latest in a long list of romances that Watts has enjoyed during his time in prison, although one non-sexual pen pal has managed to reveal more about what goes on in Watts' head after such a sickening crime.
Meanwhile, Nichol Kessinger, the woman with whom Watts was having an affair, has spoken out about the 'animalistic' attitude he would adopt during sex and also the concerning way in which he talked about his wife.
She said: "He had just this animalistic fury come over him. He just went into like a zone. He just didn’t look the same in his eyes.
“In the snap of a finger, he went from normal to crazy - like brutal, almost."
“He would say the most awful things… talking her down and making her seem like a horrible, unstable person,” she added.
Watts had reportedly told his wife that he wanted a separation on the morning of her death and according to his former cellmate Dylan Tallman, he places little blame on himself and more on Kessinger, who he described as a 'harlot' in one of his alleged letters.
His cellmate also made it clear that he has a lot of women who are 'obsessed with him' and that will quickly take over his life.
Tallman said: "He will talk to a girl and she becomes his everything really fast.
"Watts calls them incessantly and writes them letters, sometimes 15 pages long, with words spanning front and back.
"A lot of women write him in prison. He talks to them a lot.
"He becomes obsessed with a woman and she becomes all he can think of - and he'll do whatever they ask him to do."
Topics: True Crime
James Moorhouse