Chris Watts, infamously known for the tragic murder of his pregnant wife and two young daughters, is reportedly set on remarrying, a surprising development nearly eight years after the horrific incident.
According to The Daily Mail, Watts, who is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to the 2018 crimes, has found a new partner in Lizzie Henderson, a 39-year-old real estate agent.
The couple has apparently begun the process to wed within the confines of Wisconsin’s prison system, where Watts is incarcerated for the murders of his wife Shanann, their daughters Bella and Celeste, and their unborn child, a source close to Henderson’s family revealed to the outlet.
Oxygen sought comments from both the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Henderson for a statement, but they have yet to receive any response.
As they await official approval, reports suggest that Henderson visited Watts numerous times last year, totaling 20 visits, and has even relocated to Wisconsin to be near him. She has already started going by “Lizzie Watts,” according to the news source. Court documents, veiled from public scrutiny, indicate that she filed for a legal name change scheduled for September 2025, although the specifics remain undisclosed, as reviewed by The Daily Mail and People magazine.
Henderson told The Daily Mail that she understands that some people may view the unconventional relationship as “weird.”
She declined to provide details on how they met, saying only, “How things began is between me, him and God.”
When asked how the 39-year-old felt about her love interest’s past crimes, Henderson was coy.
“How I feel about it? He knows. He knows how I feel,” she said. “I don’t know all the people involved but I would want to respect them.”
What Was Chris Watts Convicted Of?
Watts initially claimed his family vanished Aug. 13, 2018, after he left for work, making a series of emotional media appearances begging for their safe return, according to previous reporting from Oxygen.
Days later, Watts—who was having an affair with coworker Nichol Kessinger—was charged with murder after authorities said he strangled his pregnant wife, then drove his daughters to the oil site where he was working, along with their mother’s body. There, he smothered the girls to death.
Shanann’s body was later recovered from a shallow grave at the site.
“Shanann was curled up, as if just thrown in,” Colorado Bureau of Investigation Laboratory Manager at the Denver Forensic Science Laboratory David Maloney told Oxygen’s Criminal Confessions. “It was almost discarded like trash and then covered with dirt.”
The bodies of Bella and Celeste were found in separate oil tanks on the property.
“Looking at those oil tanks and seeing the size of the hatch at the top where their little bodies were shoved through and then to have to pull them out of that oil,” Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke remarked in the episode, “I wouldn’t wish that upon my worst enemy.”
Watts confessed to the murders and pled guilty that same year.
Visitor Allegedly Spotted Chris Watts, Lizzie Henderson Kissing
In the years since his conviction, Watts has continued to attract female attention.
While visiting another inmate, guest Lisa Johnson told The Daily Mail she allegedly spotted Watts, who was clutching a bible, and Henderson kissing at the Dodge Correctional Institution.
She described Henderson as being “googly-eyed” and eager to take a picture with Watts. Although physical contact is prohibited, inmates are granted 10 seconds to embrace at the end of a visit, the outlet reported.
As Johnson alleged, “They hugged their whole ten seconds while they were kissing.”
In Wisconsin, prisoners can apply to marry, but must meet strict criteria and have approval from the warden, according to The New York Post.