r/Chriswatts • u/Lynnfomercial • 11d ago
What would you ask Chris?
If you could sit down with Chris Watts for 5 minutes and ask him one question knowing that he would answer you honestly (and in detail), what would you want to know?
For me it would be to ask him to objectively and logically explain what made him think he would ever get away with this?
I’d ask that because I believe he must’ve had more to his plan but just didn’t have time to carry out those steps and I’m curious what his full strategy looked like. I just can’t fathom that a grown adult would be this stupid and honestly think he could claim that she just up and took off with the kids, never to return…on her own.
She was 100% committed to being in an MLM. You can’t do that job and disappear. It requires too much networking and recruiting. And she loved it.
She was constantly on social media. Someone doesn’t go from posting constant live streams to never logging into social media again. She loved contributing to social media. She wouldn’t have just never posted again.
Someone doesn’t go from multiple contacts a day with friends and family to no contact without some big blow up happening. There was no argument that had occurred with her friends or her parents. It doesn’t make sense for her to have stopped communicating with any of them so abruptly…and definitely not with 2 little ones and a baby on the way.
Finally, Shan’ann literally told him she was going to fight for their marriage and she wrote him that long letter just before she left for Arizona. She not only was determined to make it work, but she demonstrated herself to be highly communicative to the point of over sharing. How did he not realize she’s be talking about all their problems, in detail, to all her friends?
I’d really like to understand how he didn’t see any of this as a profound obstacle to what he was planning because I just can’t wrap my head around how profoundly stupid he was. How did your plan possibly make sense to you with that many obstacles, Chris? How?
29
u/brickne3 11d ago
Absolutely nothing. He thrives on attention. And he lies his face off. The best approach is to ignore him completely. Even as an interrogation tactic. The best thing to do would just be to sit there until he gets uncomfortable with the silence.
5
9
u/BananaRaptor1738 11d ago
I wouldn't want to give him any of my time or attention. I think he would bask in the attention even if it's negative, it's still attention and having that from a visitor would take away from his norm . He just doesn't deserve that at all.
I have loved ones that were murdered by someone and I have never ever written him or visited for those reasons above and more. Not giving him that time and attention, screw that!!
7
8
u/DryRecommendation706 11d ago
chris would unfortunately lie, but if he told the truth he would be vastly different from other family annihilators. they don't talk! maybe john list did, but he was the delusional type. psychopaths don't like to be studied, it seems. and they lie all the time.
but if he told the truth... i would've asked him what did he really think. "walk me trough the day you've murdered your family; how did you feel? what did you do?" more like a psychological evaluation that he never had.
6
u/Lynnfomercial 11d ago
Yeah I guess I was thinking of it more from the point of....if you could wave a magic wand that would guarantee a completely honest and thorough answer from him, what would you ask? Maybe I should've phrased it that way in my post.
3
u/DryRecommendation706 11d ago
you're right.. i think it would be beneficial for some study about psychopaths. if we only had a magic wand ...
2
u/Important-Pain-1734 9d ago
I think he would love attention of any kind. I have a friend who worked at our prison when Bundy was there, and he loved when reporters, people who visited from a church, basically anyone he could talk about himself. He lied his behind off just for the heck of it. I dont think Chris is as probably the same, 'just not as intellectual or interesting
6
u/Distinct-Fun-5178 11d ago
At what exact point did you first decide you were going to kill Shanann and the girls, and what was the full thought process you used to justify it to yourself?
5
u/Lauren_sue 11d ago
He’s answered this I recall by saying his body was possessed by a demon, and as he did the killings it was like he had no control, and he said he felt as though he (Chris) actually wasn’t doing it at all. So the answer would be that Chris didn’t do it, it was the demon that possessed him.
2
u/blckrcknbts 10d ago
That's not really how he answered it. He said it did not feel like it was him doing it, he felt like when he was killing them, someone was holding his hands so that he could not stop. He never said that he was possessed, though he likened it to that, somewhat. It doesn't matter because it's all lies.
0
u/BananaRaptor1738 11d ago
As someone who was raised in church , it's hard not to believe that he was indeed possessed but I'm only human and my knowledge is only limited to what I was taught growing up about that sort of thing. Maybe he really was or more than likely it's just an excuse he can use because he knows he would garner pity from Christians/pastors ect . The man premeditated the killings so that's why I have a hard time believing him but hey you never know.
9
u/Dismal-Resident-8784 10d ago
I'm a Christian, and I have zero sympathy for CW. I think the death penalty would have been appropriate for killing his wife, unborn son, and two little girls. His in-laws did not push for the death penalty, and that's the reason he's still with us.
6
u/BananaRaptor1738 10d ago
Even if he got the DP he would still be with us because of the lengthy appeals process. He would have at least 16 years after sentencing on this earth but I agree with you completely that he deserves worse than life sentence
6
u/madbeachrn 10d ago
I think life without parole is worse. He is surrounded by other inmates who hate him. He is in protective custody. He gets one hour a day in an outdoor pen. He young enough that he has years of the monotony, always watching his back, eating shitty food.
He has the rest of his life to relive that day. Despite what he tells everyone, he knows the truth. He has to live with that.
2
u/BananaRaptor1738 10d ago
Apparently he's haunted by his daughters spirits in his sleep and stuff from what he's said .
1
u/Lauren_sue 11d ago
I think anything is possible. In the early videos it appears he truly loved the kids, not an act.
5
u/Dismal-Resident-8784 10d ago
That makes his actions even worse. How could he kill his children that he supposedly loved. And why?
5
u/brickne3 10d ago
Personally I see zero evidence he cared about his girls at all.
1
u/Lauren_sue 10d ago
Their lives were recorded daily so I feel I really got to know them. If you check out when the girls were babies, Chris really adores them— you can tell it’s not an act. I don’t know what happened. This is the strangest case ever.
5
3
u/blckrcknbts 10d ago
I think that his actions, at the end of the day, speak louder than his affectations in videos, photos etc, of him with his daughters. If he actually loved them he would not have killed them. That is an absolute truth. So yes, unfortunately, it was all an act - or, at least, his affection for them was completely hollow and brittle. Once they were in the way of what he wanted (a fresh financial start), they were surplus to requirements and disposable.
2
u/brickne3 10d ago edited 10d ago
Eew, go back to your safe space. We have no use for Chris apologists around here.
Edit: That disgusting creature MURDERED those children you are pretending he loved. Brutally. Get the fuck out of here with your "he loved his children" BS. It's an insult to Bella and CeCe.
1
u/SkylerCFelix 8d ago
I’ve never seen that in any videos. I’ve seen a man “acting” like how he thought a good father should act.
4
6
u/YaTheDonaldHasWhored 10d ago
Was it worth it?
5
u/SoyeuseS 10d ago
Yes after reading the responses to this post I think this is the question I would ask him too. 😊
16
u/heatherbeehappy 11d ago
Nobody can believe anything he says, but if there was a magical truth serum that made it impossible for him to lie, I would ask if anyone else knew what he was going to do or had reason to suspect it before he did it. If I got a second question I would ask at what point did his thoughts go from “if only I didn’t have this family” to forming a plan to kill them.
4
u/TheVonSolo 11d ago
I wouldn’t give that psychopath the time of day. His mere existence disgusts me.
2
5
u/Sugary_skull 10d ago
If he could answer me honestly, I'd like to know how he planned the murders and how it actually went down. He's an unreliable narrator so I don't know which version is true. I'm hoping none of them suffered too much. It's a weird small comfort, but I can't stand his last story with the girls' feet dangling above their mother's body and Bella understanding what's going on.
6
u/afrolua 10d ago edited 10d ago
I think he is a sociopath and their suffering pleased him. Emotional suffering more than the physical one. The way Shanann's last days were so full of worry, confusion, sadness and the physical pain cause she was pregnant and anxious by CW's mindgames... He was impatient with the girls as well. Shouting at them, speeding with them in the car... What Bella went through... She was a very sensitive girl, she sure suffered a lot in her passing.
Edit: spelling
7
u/Sugary_skull 10d ago
Yeah, Shanann's sadness and confusion was perceptible. It's just awful, and all of it for absolutely nothing.
2
u/SkylerCFelix 8d ago
He def got some sort of fulfillment when he was in NC and Shan’ann was not feeling well and he didn’t lift a finger and just texted his mistress.
4
5
u/SourPatchKidding 10d ago
He thought he could get away with it because he is a narcissist who isn't very intelligent. Because he is a narcissist he thinks he is much smarter than he is and than those around him are, so he didn't consider any of those points you raised because he wasn't thinking "what would a smart investigator look for to solve this?" He was thinking "I'm doing what I want, and I deserve to have what I want, and anything against me is evil and pathetic compared to me." Anyone who has spent time around narcissists knows they will tell stupid, easily disproven lies to your face and be surprised and angry at you when you aren't fooled.
2
u/Lynnfomercial 10d ago
Oh. I agree with you. But I’d love to hear how he connected the dots logically in his head. I mean, we know it wouldn’t be logical already but the way people rationalize the absurd and that part of human behavior/psychology is fascinating to me.
5
u/Pleasant_Beyond_4819 11d ago
He lied and continues to lie about the events of this horrendous case. Some people think he will divulge at some point if anyone else was involved, I don't see it happening and believe he did this all on his own. He has a image to protect and will do or say anything to keep that protected. Only he knows the why and how and it will stay that way till he dies.
3
6
u/DJDevils74 11d ago
There is no need to ask him any questions because i know the answer why he did what he did - Pure hatred to his family. He wanted to start a new life with his new great love. His family stood in his way. What happened was his solution to the problem. No further questions necessary.
6
u/Interesting_Ad7861 10d ago
What was the 111 minute conversation.
0
10d ago
[removed] — view removed comment
3
u/Chriswatts-ModTeam 9d ago
Discussions about NK's (or anyone else's) supposed involvement in the murders are no longer allowed; this includes theories expressed as opinions.
3
3
u/StillMarie76 9d ago
He had no idea how loved Sha'nan was. He never paid attention because he didn't care. That was his downfall.
3
u/True-Act128 9d ago
Did you honestly think you were gonna kill your entire family and ride off into the sunset with NK?!
2
u/CommunicationDue5266 10d ago
I would ask him if he has ever genuinely loved his family, or was it all a farce to him.
1
2
u/twodegreesfarenheit 9d ago
How did you get her body out of the house?
1
u/TurdPickler 6d ago
It's been a long time since I listened to it, but I think he may of actually answered this in his post conviction prison interview with the investigators
2
u/WelshRaider86 9d ago
As a person from the UK and an atheist. I would ask him.. do you really think people believe you’re into this Christianity BS… then I would proceed to tell him that I see right through him and his lies. He simply loves himself, and wanted that new life with the new woman and where were his Christian beliefs then? When he was cheating? When he had his hands around the throats of all three girls?
2
2
u/Clear_Dog8319 11d ago
I would ask 2 questions, Divorce wasn’t an option? like wtf and I would ask you really thought you was gon get away wit that shi?🤣
1
u/UnderHerChokehold 9d ago
Why didn't you divorce her
3
u/SkylerCFelix 8d ago
We know that already. He couldn’t afford to and he did not want to have to still deal with her until the kids were 18. He wanted a clean break and a new life with NK.
1
u/Coffee_cat33 8d ago
I would want to know if it was premeditated or he just snapped. I just don't understand premeditated. He couldnt have thought he'd get away with it and what was wrong with just getting divorced?
1
u/xena22022 7d ago
If he couldn't lie? How was NK involved and what was the long call about the night before the murders?
1
1
u/Mediocre-Ad-7899 4d ago
If I had 5 minutes to talk with CW, I would ask Alivia Goncalves to write up a speech for me. I’ve never heard a more eloquent verbal destruction of a narcissist’s ego as that she delivered to BK… I’d love for CW to have such an experience.
3
u/Mediocre-Ad-7899 4d ago
I understand people responding by saying that they wouldn’t give CW attention. However, I am still interested in what unknown part of the case everyone would most like to have an answer to.
-1
u/Historical_Corner609 8d ago edited 8d ago
I would ask who aided and abetted him.
Edit: I find it very odd that a coworker returned to cervi 3-19 on Tuesday looking for a misplaced 'wrench'
13
u/blckrcknbts 10d ago
I would ask him if the reason he did not have any defensive scratches, bites, injuries, etc, from when he killed Shanann, is because he attacked and strangled her from behind.
The fact he had no scratches, marks or anything else after killing an otherwise fit, young, PREGNANT woman, makes me believe he attacked her from behind and his description of straddling her on the bed during a row and suddenly being filled with rage and strangling her does not ring true at all. The FBI investigator asked him if Shanann fought back and what she looked like, and Chris said that she did not fight back and looked at him as if to to say "forgive them for they know not what they do" - this is absolute BS, obviously. But I think the reason he did not have any marks, and the reason he described Shanann as looking completely passive while he murdered her, is because he attacked her from behind, and therefore could not see her face. It certainly fits with the coward he is.