Chris Watts fears for his life behind bars

Chris Watts, the Colorado man convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters in 2018, now lives in fear for his life inside a Wisconsin prison.

Watts, now 39, is serving multiple life sentences at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun after confessing to the brutal killings of his wife, Shanann Watts, who was 15 weeks pregnant, and their two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste (“Cece”).

At the time, he had been having an affair with a co-worker, and even messaged his mistress in the hours following the murders.

Initially, Watts attempted to shift blame onto his wife, falsely claiming she had killed their daughters. But under police questioning, he admitted to carrying out the murders himself. He buried Shanann in a shallow grave at a remote oil site where he worked, and disposed of the girls’ bodies in nearby crude oil tanks.

Watts’ crimes sparked national outrage, and that notoriety has followed him into prison.

“A lot of guys would like to get their hands on him,” former Dodge inmate Eddie Nieves told The New York Post. “He killed two little girls who didn’t do anything to deserve it. He’s the lowest of the low.”

Nieves described Watts as someone deeply reviled by fellow inmates, even among others convicted of violent crimes. “When you’re in a place full of people who’ve done terrible things, and you’re still considered the worst—that says something. He’s evil.”

According to Nieves, Watts now lives a life of near-total isolation. He reportedly spends most of his time alone, reading the Bible and writing disturbing letters recounting his crimes. Though he receives occasional mail from pen-pals outside prison, he is largely shunned inside and requires extra supervision from guards for his own safety.

“If the guards weren’t always around, everyone would take a swing at him,” Nieves said, per UniLad.

Watts’ former cellmate, Dylan Tallman, confirmed that the convicted killer is a social outcast. “When people found out he killed his kids, they wanted to kill him,” Tallman said. “I think I was his only friend.”

Despite his ostracization, Tallman claimed Watts remains tormented by his actions. “He has photos of the girls. He prays for forgiveness every day. But he knows he can’t undo what he did.”