Hours after Chris Watts made an emotional plea for help finding his missing wife and two young daughters, the Colorado man led police to their bodies hidden in oil tanks near where he worked.

Now after being convicted for the three murders, Chris Watts has labeled his pregnant wife, Shanann, a “control freak,” and claims that he sought refuge with his mistress. He says Nichol Kessinger  was “everything my wife wasn’t like with me.” Watts confided to a jail mate that his marriage to Shanann was unhappy but Nichol was just everything my wife wasn’t like with me. She was just nice, and not a control freak."   Later on, Watts told the jail mate that Kessinger became “the death of me.” 

<p>Hours after Chris Watts made an emotional plea for help finding his missing wife and two young daughters, the Colorado man led police to their bodies hidden in oil tanks near where he worked.</p>
<p>Now after being convicted for the three murders, Chris Watts has labeled his pregnant wife, Shanann, a &ldquo;control freak,&rdquo; and claims that he sought refuge with his mistress. He says Nichol Kessinger&nbsp; was &ldquo;everything my wife wasn&rsquo;t like with me.&rdquo; Watts confided to a jail mate that his marriage to Shanann was unhappy but Nichol was just everything my wife wasn&rsquo;t like with me. She was just nice, and not a control freak."&nbsp; &nbsp;Later on, Watts told the jail mate that Kessinger became &ldquo;the death of me.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

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Murderous Colorado Dad Chris Watts Blames Dead Wife For Not Being More Like Mistress

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