Chris Wattsis no longer in Colorado.
Theconvicted triple-murderer— who is serving multiple life sentences without the possibility of parole — has been moved from a prison in the Denver area to another facility outside the state of Colorado.
The Colorado Department of Corrections confirms the move to PEOPLE, but would not disclose where Watts is now. A source close to Watts tells PEOPLE that the move happened last weekend — and that there was no objection from prosecutors who put Watts behind bars or his defense lawyers.
“It was for his own safety,” the source tells PEOPLE. “He’s too well-known in Colorado.”
Neither the Department of Corrections nor the source close to Watts commented on specific threats to Watts’ safety.
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The Department of Corrections has notified Watts’ family of the move as well as that of his slain wife Shanann. In November, Wattspleaded guiltyto multiple first-degree murder charges forstrangling the 15-weeks-pregnant Shanann, 34, and smothering their daughtersBella, 4, and 3-year-old Celeste.
Prosectors have said his motive for the killings was his desire for a fresh start withNichol Kessinger, a female coworker with whomWatts was having an affair.
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Shanann was pregnantwith the couple’s third child, Niko, when she was murdered.
After killing them in the early morning hours of Aug. 13, Watts drove the bodies of his wife and daughters to a remote oil work site, where he stuffed the girls into oil tanks and buried Shanann in a shallow grave.
There is alsoaudio of Kessinger speaking to investigatorsabout herrelationship with Watts.
source: people.com
