After appealing for his family’s safe returnwhen a family friend reported them missing, Watts was arrested on Aug. 15 and charged in their deaths.
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He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges on Nov. 6 and was sentenced to multiple life terms in prison without the possibility of parole.
The suit alleges Watts endeavored to “[misled] investigators” in the days after the murders andmade false claimsto the detectives and to the media.
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“Defendant also gave multiple interviews to television and media outlets where he falsely claimed that he missed his family and was hoping they would all come home, so as to end his supposed ‘nightmare’ of life without his wife and children,” the court filing states.
Sandra Rzucek speaks at Chris Watts’ sentencing.RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty
The filing also blasts Watts for initially blaming Shanann for the deaths of their two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, saying he “maliciously and fraudulently” misled police.
At the time of the murders, Watts was having an affair withNichol Kessinger, a woman he met through work. Before he was sentenced, prosecutors citedhis desire for a “fresh start” with Kessingeras his motive for strangling Shanann and smothering their daughters.
A review hearing in the civil case is set Jan. 28.
source: people.com
