Eight years after killing his first wife, Shanann Watts, Chris Watts is getting remarried to Lizzie Henderson in prison.
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Add BollywoodShaadis on GoogleChristopher 'Chris' Watts is an American convicted felon who shocked the nation with his crime. He murdered his pregnant 34-year-old wife, Shanann Watts, and their two young kids, Bella and Celeste, in their home in Frederick, Colorado. Chris was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.
Chris Watts committed the dreadful act on August 13, 2018, to pursue an affair with a co-worker. Now, after eight years, he is set to embark on a new journey by marrying a woman named Lizzie Henderson. Here's what we know about her.
Chris Watts' to-be-wife, Lizzie Lee Henderson, is currently at the centre of attention due to her decision to marry a convicted family annihilator. Regarding Lizzie's profession, she is a licensed real estate agent, and she is already engaged to Chris. Since her name started to get linked with Chris, many wondered if she was the same girlfriend for whom he killed his pregnant wife. Well, she is not, and the co-worker he previously had an affair with was named Nichol Kessinger.
Lizzie previously lived in Ohio, but has now moved to Wisconsin to stay closer to the prison where Chris is detained. The couple reportedly started officially dating around May 2025, but they knew each other before. According to official prison records, Lizzie spent Christmas 2024 with Chris Watts at the Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin. From the following May, she consistently visited him for 15 months, meeting at least 23 times.
In August 2025, Chris and Lizzie reportedly shared intimate moments in jail. Chris' fellow prison visitors revealed that they witnessed the couple kissing, hugging, and expressing mutual love during a visitation window. The inmates also recalled an extended period of embrace which Chris Watts and Lizzie Henderson shared before they had to part ways at the end of visitors' time.
In the following month, in September 2025, Lizzie formally applied for a confidential legal name change to adopt his last name. Lizzie Henderson has reportedly already started referring to herself as Lizzie Watts. As of August 2026, the prison romance tale is all over the internet due to the couple's recent big move. After over a year of dating, Chris and Lizzie decided to take their relationship to the next level.
Recently, Lizzie publicly confirmed her romance with Chris to media outlets like the Daily Mail. Their relatives and prison records revealed that in August 2026, the couple submitted an official request through the Wisconsin prison system to authorize a formal prison wedding. As for their age gap, Chris Watts, 41, is two years older than Lizzie Henderson, 39.
The Chris Watts' triple-murder case was one of the most infamous family annihilation crimes in American history. On August 13, 2018, Chris killed his two daughters, four-year-old Bella and three-year-old Celeste alongwith his wife, Shanann Watts, who was expecting their third child at that time. He committed the crime in their Colorado home as he wanted to be with his then-co-worker and lover, Nichol Kessinger.
The investigation into the case started on August 13, 2018, after a friend filed a missing-person report regarding Shanann and her kids after the pregnant woman failed to appear for a medical appointment. Chris was then detained, and after failing a polygraph test, he confessed to the three murders. He is currently serving five consecutive life sentences in Wisconsin and is set to get married for the second time to his fiancé, Lizzie Henderson.
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