“No one wants anything to do with him,” says the source. “He’s on the lowest social tier of the entire prison. He’s in protective custody because if he’s around other inmates, he’d be in real danger. He’s an outcast, even among criminals.” Watts, who turns 36 today, can go for days without talking to anyone, the source says. Even the guards shun him. “He’s probably the most hated man in that prison,” the source says, “because he killed children....

In the multiple stories he has told police about the morning that he murdered his wife and kids,Chris Wattshas never told them the truth. Even after his about-face earlier this month,in which he revealed himself as the killer, he did not describe what really happened. All he told the court was that he was guilty. Prosecutors wouldn’t trust what he had to say, anyway. Weld County, Colorado, District Attorney Michael Rourke laid out this candid assessment of Watts’ deceptions on Monday, as Wattswas sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prisonfor murdering wifeShan’ann Watts, who was then 15 weeks pregnantwith their son, and their daughters,Bella and Celeste....

After murdering his family last August,Chris Wattsplanned to kill himself using a gasoline can he brought to a remote oil site where he buried his wife and daughters. But he decided against it at the last minute, worried that he’d cause an explosion on the oil field that would hurt others. On Feb. 18,Watts met with investigatorsto provide chilling new details about the Aug. 13, 2018, murders of his pregnant wife Shanann, 34, and their two daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3....

A lawyer for the family of slain Colorado mom Shanann Watts is speaking out onDr. Phil— and sharing disturbing details of the dayChris Wattsstrangled his wifeand smothered his two young daughters. “Bella walked in and asked, ‘What are you doing with Mommy?'” said Lambert. According to Lambert, Watts told his daughter, “Mommy is sick, and we need to take her to the hospital to make her better.” At some point after that conversation, Wattssmothered Bella and her 3-year-old sister, Celeste....

Photo: RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post/Getty; Inset: Weld County Sheriff’s Office A woman who was having an affair with triple-murdererChris Wattsdidn’t realize he was cheating on his wife with her until his many lies were revealed after his family went missing, she said this week. The woman,Nichol Kessinger, 30, spoke out toThe Denver Postinan interview published Thursday. Kessinger was the woman named in a redacted affidavit for Watts’ arrest which said he was having an affair, a law enforcement source confirms to PEOPLE....

Shanann Watts’ parents knew her marriage was having problems and that her husband of nearly six years, Chris Watts, had grown distant and unloving — but, her mother advised her, give him his space. She had no idea what he would do next. “She just couldn’t understand why he was so cold,” Shanann’s mom, Sandra Rzucek, explained to ABC News in an episode of20/20airing Friday night. Frank Rzucek, Shanann’s father, joined herin their first-ever interview about the August triple homicideof Shanann and her kids, which attracted international attention....

Photo: Shanann Watts /Facebook Investigators have redacted several lines of the affidavit in the paragraph pertaining to the alleged affair. The co-worker has not yet been identified. Chris’ marital impropriety was one of many blockbusters in the affidavit, which was released on Monday. He also allegedly admitted he killed Shanann — but only after, he claimed, he“went into a rage”when she strangled one of their daughters. Her body and the bodies of her girlswere found on Thursday....

When Colorado fatherChris Wattswas arrested late on Aug. 15 for the murders ofhis pregnant wife and their young daughters, he went through the standard intake process: fingerprinting and a mugshot before being placed into lockup at the Weld County Jail. But Watts, 33, “showed no emotion the entire time,” says a source close to the investigation who was present for the booking. It wasn’t the first time that Watts’ stoic demeanor baffled onlookers....

Watts pleaded guilty in Novemberto first-degree murder and other charges in the August deaths of his family. He admitted that he strangled his wife, 34-year-old Shanann, who was 15 weeks pregnant with their son, Niko. He also smothered their daughters Bella, 4, and 3-year-old Celeste. He is currently serving five life sentences for the murders. He is not eligible for parole. Steven Lambert, an attorney with Greeley’s Grant & Hoffman Law Firm who is representing Shanann’s parents, tells theDenver Postthat he has spoken to Watts on the telephone multiple times....

Chris Watts.Photo: RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post/Getty Images Chris Wattsis once again having a birthday behind bars — but he won’t be getting any special treatment when he turns 38 today. According to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, inmates don’t get a special meal, extra time in the yard or any other accommodation on their big day. Watts, who is serving a life sentence formurdering his pregnant wife and two daughtersin 2018, is in general population at Dodge Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison, in Waupun, Wisc....

The last few moments ofBella Watts‘ life were filled with terror and confusion. According to an attorney representing the family of Bella’s slain mother Shanann, the little girl begged for her life after watchingher fatherkill her sister. On Tuesday’s episode ofDr. Phil, attorney Steven Lambert shared chilling details of the murder of the pregnant Colorado mom and daughters Bella, 4, and 3-year-old Celeste. While the family sat quietly, Lambert described the scene whenChris Wattsstrangled his wife before smothering the girlslast August....

Photo: Shanann Watts/Facebook An unnamed man on Tuesday night came forward claiming to have been a former lover of triple-murder suspectChris Watts, who is accused of killing his pregnant wife, 34-year-oldShanann Watts, and theirtwo young daughtersin their Frederick, Colorado, home earlier this month. The man — whose face was not shown — described the purported relationship in an interview on HLN’sCrime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield. The man said he was not the co-worker with whom Chris, 33,was allegedly cheating on his wifeat the time ofthe three slayings....

The co-worker with whom Colorado triple murder suspectChris Wattswas allegedly “actively involved in an affair” at the timehis wife and daughters were killedhas been opening up to police, PEOPLE confirms. A source close to the case confirmed to HLN’sCrime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfieldon Tuesday that the co-worker — a woman — has met with investigators at least once and “answered all their questions.” PEOPLE confirmed that report with a separate source....