l didn't create no dagger between you and your dad. It was too much for Shanann, and she went after her husband in a lengthy text. Things later soured however when Watts arrived in North Carolina, and his parents opted not to attend Celete's third birthday party. lt's not f***ing cool at all because it is the kids.
Watts sided with his wife in his response, writing: 'l will call him and tell him what I think about this. 'You should also say you don't appreciate her saying they have to learn they can't always get what they want! They are 2 and 4!' 'You should call your dad and tell him you did not appreciate your mom putting your daughter at risk today, nor do you like that she teased our girls,' wrote Shanann to her husband in a text that day. The tension between Shanann and her in-laws reached a boiling point while she was in North Carolina for four weeks without Chris, who was working and enjoying time with his mistress back in Colorado.Ĭaught: Watts told authorities that he murdered Shanann after watching her strangle their daughters Bella and Celeste in a fit of rage (Watts watching himself load the bodies into his truck on a neighbor's surveillance camera)Ĭeleste and Bella were at their grandparents one evening during that vacation when Cindy served ice cream - that allegedly contained peanut chips. The couple subsequently blocked Shanann on Facebook and did not attend or even call their granddaughter on her birthday.Īt the same time, Shanann's own mother revealed that Watts' parents did not even attend their son's wedding to her daughter.
Shanann wrote on August 4 that Cindy and Ronnie had cut off her and the girls because of her fury when she learned that they were serving ice cream with peanut chips in to their children, despite Cece having a nut allergy. In a lengthy message sent exactly one week before she was murdered, Shanann detailed what had led to the end of her fraught relationship between Cindy and Ronnie. He also confirmed much of the information that was laid out in a hand-written declaration that Shanann’s mother had submitted to investigators and texts sent by his late wife. Watts admitted that his parents and Shanann were never close, and acknowledged that Shanann’s belief that her mother-in-law thought she was not ‘good enough’ to marry her son was likely accurate. The acrimonious relationship between Shanann and her in-laws was previously revealed in text exchanges that were obtained by in an open records request. That section states in closing: ' talked to his father, his father stopped using drugs.' Watts said that he told his father that he was 'throwing his life away,' while pointing out the weight loss and nose bleeds he had been suffering as a result of this addiction. He told investigators that his parents, Cindy and Ronnie Watts, encouraged him argue he was a victim of emotional and mental abuse when the case went to trial, though it is unclear if they still believed their son’s claim that it was Shanann who killed daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, at that time.Īnd Watts also revealed that his parents had their own struggles as well, noting that his father was at one point addicted to a ‘white powdery substance.’ Watts went on to confess that this may have motivated him to murder the pregnant mother of his children, though he still maintained that his decision to strangle Shanann was in no way premeditated. The convicted murderer said that his wife believed that her mother-in-law wanted to kill their daughter following an incident where she served ice cream with peanut chips to Celeste, who had a nut allergy. Chris Watts opened up about his childhood and the strained relationship between his parents and wife Shanann while speaking with authorities from prison last month.