Family murderer Chris Watts provided chilling details of his heinous acts in letters from prison, revealing the disturbing account of how he made two attempts to kill his young daughters. Corresponding with author Cheryln Cadle from the Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, Watts admitted to contemplating his wife’s murder for weeks before the tragic events unfolded.

The infamous case involved Watts killing his wife, Shannan, 34, and suffocating his daughters Bella, aged four, and Cece, aged three. Following the murders, he buried Shannan at a distant work site and disposed of his daughters’ bodies in oil barrels, a series of events that shocked local communities and garnered global attention, especially after the release of the documentary “American Murder: The Family Next Door” on Netflix.

In his correspondence, Watts described the harrowing moments when he attempted to smother his daughters before turning to his wife, vividly recounting the horror of the scene. He confessed to using a pillow to silence his daughters and elaborated on the sequence of events leading up to the tragic outcome.

Despite his efforts to conceal the crimes and maintain a facade of normalcy, Watts eventually confessed to the premeditated nature of the murders, acknowledging his awareness of the impending tragedy even before it occurred. His chilling revelations shed light on the dark motives and calculated actions that led to the tragic deaths of his family members.