EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE WATTS FAMILY M/RDERS, CHRIS WATTS IS REPORTEDLY SEEKING A PRISON MARRIAGE

Eight years after the murders that shocked the United States, Chris Watts is reportedly preparing to get married again — from behind prison walls.

Watts, who is serving multiple life sentences without parole for the 2018 murders of his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their daughters Bella and Celeste, has reportedly applied to marry Lizzie Henderson, a 39-year-old woman who became involved with him while he was incarcerated.WHO IS LIZZIE HENDERSON?

Henderson is reportedly a former realtor from Ohio who later moved to Wisconsin, bringing her physically closer to the prison where Watts is incarcerated.

According to recent reports, she has visited Watts numerous times and has publicly acknowledged their relationship.

Reports also say she has applied for a confidential legal name change, with records indicating a request involving the surname “Watts.”

 A WEDDING BEHIND BARS?

The reported marriage request was submitted through the Wisconsin prison system.

But there is an important distinction:

A request to marry is not the same thing as an approved wedding.

The couple reportedly still has to receive authorization under the prison system’s rules before a marriage can take place.

So claims that Watts has already officially married Henderson should not be treated as confirmed.

 THE HISTORY BEHIND THE RELATIONSHIP

In August 2018, Watts killed his pregnant wife and their two young daughters.

Shanann was 15 weeks pregnant with their unborn son, Nico.

Watts initially presented himself publicly as a worried husband and father while his family was missing.

He later confessed to the murders and pleaded guilty in November 2018.

He was sentenced to multiple life terms without the possibility of parole.

He remains incarcerated at Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.

WHY IS THIS STORY ATTRACTING SO MUCH ATTENTION?

Watts has continued to attract attention from women who contact him while he is in prison.

Reports have previously documented his correspondence with female admirers and pen pals.

His reported relationship with Henderson therefore represents another chapter in a phenomenon that has followed the case for years: people developing romantic attachments to notorious incarcerated offenders.

For many observers, the most difficult part to understand is how someone convicted of destroying his own family could build a new romantic relationship years later.

But that relationship is now reportedly moving toward something even more permanent.

Marriage.

 WHAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN CONFIRMED?

Watts remains imprisoned on multiple life sentences.

He is not eligible for parole.

He and Henderson are reportedly seeking permission to marry.

Henderson has reportedly pursued a confidential name change.

Any wedding would still be subject to Wisconsin prison procedures.

There is no confirmed indication that the marriage has already taken place.

EIGHT YEARS LATER

The Watts case remains one of the most closely followed family-murder cases in recent American history.

For Shanann’s family and those who remember Bella and Celeste, the idea of Watts beginning a new chapter can be difficult to comprehend.

Yet behind prison walls, he continues to communicate with people outside and, according to the latest reports, may now be preparing to make one of those relationships permanent.

A REPORTED PRISON WEDDING.

A LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT PAROLE.

A FAMILY HE CAN NEVER BRING BACK.

AND A NEW RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS LEFT MANY PEOPLE ASKING THE SAME QUESTION:

How does someone convicted of murdering his own family find someone willing to marry him?

Independent commentary based on publicly reported information. The reported marriage has not been presented as officially approved.