Amanda McMahon recently broke her silence regarding her past connection with notorious killer Chris Watts.
McMahon and Watts initially crossed paths on Tinder, and their first in-person encounter happened in a Chick-fil-A parking lot. Back then, Watts misrepresented his marital status, claiming he had separated from his wife, Shanann. This deceit was tragically exposed following his heinous crime in August 2018 when he murdered Shanann and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste.
Reflecting on their interactions, Amanda has unveiled her lingering unease with Watts. “There was something unsettling about him,” she shared.
In a candid interview with the Daily Mail, McMahon expressed her skepticism about Watts’ demeanor, remarking, “His charm seemed entirely superficial. Although he skillfully feigned sincerity whenever it suited him, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.”
She further described an unnerving side to Watts, particularly during intimate moments. McMahon recounted, “He was overtaken by this animalistic rage, entering a trance-like state. Even his eyes appeared different, devoid of the person I initially met.”
“He went from normal to crazy, like brutal, almost,” McMahon told the outlet, adding that she was “scared to really say anything.”
During their trysts, she said Watts would often slam his wife, referring to her as a “’f—king pyscho,’” or a “gold digger.”
“He would say the most awful things,” she continued, “talking her down and making her seem like a horrible, unstable person… say[ing] he wished she’d work and complain that he had to support her.”
McMahon originally downplayed the extent of the relationship to authorities in 2018 because she was involved in a custody battle and feared the personal repercussions of revealing more details.
“I was so fearful of having it blow up in my face,” she said. “It had to do with reckless sex, reckless behavior. Disclosing that entire web… isn’t something you want to put out in the public when your ex-husband will load it into a gun and use it as ammo.”
Watts pleaded guilty in November 2018 to murdering his 34-year-old wife, who was pregnant, along with the couple’s daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste.
He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and is serving his sentence at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.