CHRIS WATTS REPORTEDLY SEEKS TO MARRY NEW LOVE INTEREST WHILE SERVING LIFE IN PRISON

WISCONSIN — Eight years after the murders that shocked the nation, convicted family killer Chris Watts is reportedly seeking to marry a woman he met while behind bars.

Watts, 41, is serving multiple life sentences without parole at Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin for the 2018 murders of his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste.

According to recent reports, Watts has developed a relationship with Lizzie Henderson, a 39-year-old woman from Ohio who reportedly moved to Wisconsin to be closer to him.

The pair have reportedly applied to marry through the prison system.

A RELATIONSHIP THAT BEGAN BEHIND BARS

Watts has reportedly maintained relationships with women who contacted him while he was incarcerated.

According to People, he and Henderson met while he was serving his sentence. Henderson has reportedly visited him numerous times and has publicly acknowledged their relationship.

Court records in Wisconsin also reportedly show that a woman named Lizzie Henderson filed for a confidential legal name change in 2025. The details of that proceeding remain sealed.

Reports say Henderson has begun using the name Lizzie Watts, although the marriage itself has not been publicly confirmed as completed.

SHE ACKNOWLEDGES THE HORRIFIC CRIMES

Henderson has reportedly faced intense criticism over her relationship with Watts, particularly because of the circumstances surrounding his crimes.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, she acknowledged the seriousness of what happened to Shanann and the children.

She also indicated that her relationship with Watts was personal and declined to explain in detail how it began.

Her reported decision to remain with Watts despite his permanent incarceration has generated widespread reaction online.

WATTS’ 2018 FAMILY MURDERS

On August 13, 2018, Shanann Watts returned home to the family’s Colorado residence.

She was 15 weeks pregnant.

Later that day, Shanann, Bella and Celeste were reported missing.

Watts initially portrayed himself publicly as a desperate husband and father searching for his family.

But investigators soon uncovered evidence contradicting his account.

He eventually confessed to killing Shanann and the two girls.

Watts pleaded guilty to multiple counts of first-degree murder rather than face a death-penalty prosecution.

He was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole, along with additional prison time for other offenses.

WHY THE NEW MARRIAGE REPORT IS DRAWING ATTENTION

Watts’ reported attempt to marry again is striking because he will never leave prison.

His sentence means there is no conventional future outside the prison system.

Any relationship he maintains therefore exists entirely within the restrictions of incarceration.

The case has also remained the subject of intense public fascination because of Watts’ deception immediately following the killings and the extraordinary betrayal experienced by Shanann’s family.

A VERY DIFFERENT LIFE BEHIND BARS

Watts has now spent nearly eight years incarcerated.

Reports indicate that he has maintained correspondence with women outside prison, including admirers who contacted him after his case received renewed attention through documentaries and true-crime coverage.

His reported relationship with Henderson represents another chapter in that unusual aspect of his life behind bars.

But for the families of Shanann, Bella and Celeste, the central tragedy remains unchanged.

Three lives were destroyed.

A family was permanently shattered.

And Watts will spend the rest of his life imprisoned for those crimes.

THE MARRIAGE HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED

Despite headlines suggesting that Watts is already married, the available reporting indicates that the couple has applied to marry rather than confirming that a wedding has taken place.

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has been contacted for comment regarding the reported marriage application.

For now, the reported relationship remains another extraordinary development in one of America’s most notorious family-murder cases.

Chris Watts will remain behind bars for life. But, according to recent reports, he may now be preparing to begin a new chapter of his life with someone who chose to stand beside him despite knowing exactly why he is there.

This article distinguishes reported claims from confirmed facts. Watts’ convictions and life sentences are established; the reported relationship and marriage application have been reported by multiple outlets, but a completed marriage has not been confirmed