{"id":815653,"date":"2026-08-16T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/815653\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:00:14","slug":"chris-watts-reportedly-applies-for-prison-marriage-to-lizzie-henderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/815653\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Watts reportedly applies for prison marriage to Lizzie Henderson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Chris Watts wants to take a wife, again.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The convicted murderer, who <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995859\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">killed his pregnant wife and two young daughters<\/a> and is currently serving several life sentences in prison, has reportedly found a new love interest, Lizzie Henderson.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Watts met the woman while serving time, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995860\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/chris-watts-reportedly-applies-to-marry-woman-8-years-after-murdering-pregnant-wife-and-daughters-12058083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">People<\/a> reported. He has a history of writing to female pen pals from prison.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Christopher-Watts-AP.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Watts\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>In this Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, Christopher Watts is escorted into the courtroom before his bond hearing at the Weld County Courthouse in Greeley, Colo. (Joshua Polson\/The Greeley Tribune via AP, Pool, file)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995861\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/hell-wheels-killer-mackenzie-shirilla-lands-prison-job-serving-life-sentence-fatal-2022-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\u2018HELL ON WHEELS\u2019 KILLER MACKENZIE SHIRILLA LANDS PRISON JOB WHILE SERVING LIFE SENTENCE FOR FATAL 2022 CRASH<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Watts <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995862\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">killed his family<\/a> on Aug. 13, 2018, because he was having an affair at the time, according to investigators.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He was sentenced later that year\u00a0to life without parole for the murders of his wife, Shanann Watts, 34, and their daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\ud83d\udce9 Send me a story idea: <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995863\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/mailto:kelsie.cairns@fox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">kelsie.cairns@fox.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\ud83d\udcf8 Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kelsiecairns_tv\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">kelsiecairns_tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">\ud83c\udfa5 Facebook: <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995865\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kelsiecairnsTV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kelsie Cairns<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/chris-watts-murders-family-fox-news-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chris and Shanann Watts with their two daughters posing in an undated photo.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Chris and Shanann Watts with their daughters. (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995866\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxTrueCrime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The husband and father pleaded guilty to all charges in exchange for prosecutors not pursuing the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995867\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST TRUE CRIME NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Henderson is reportedly from Cleveland, Ohio and recently moved to Wisconsin \u2014 where Watts is serving time at Dodge Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Waupun.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995868\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/dirty-text-messages-uncovered-investigation-married-prison-guard-accused-affair-inmate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DIRTY TEXT MESSAGES UNCOVERED DURING INVESTIGATION INTO MARRIED PRISON GUARD ACCUSED OF AFFAIR WITH INMATE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/190307-christopher-watts-al-1213_5c84eb376bfcedbc8d466b09cd8d8009.fit-360w.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Chris Watts in prison during the five-hour interview where he detailed murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Photo of Chris Watts in prison during the five-hour interview where he detailed murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. (Colorado Bureau of Investigation)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995869\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/true-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">People reported that Watts and Henderson both applied to marry within the prison system.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995870\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SEND US A TIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital confirmed Racine County, Wisconsin, court records indicate in 2025 a woman named Lizzie Henderson applied for a legal name change that was listed as &#8220;confidential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0bf15184-GettyImages-1063551750.jpg\" alt=\"0bf15184-Watts sentenced to life\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Christopher Watts sits in court for his sentencing hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on Nov. 19, 2018, in Greeley, Colorado. Watts was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his pregnant wife, daughters. (RJ Sangosti\/The Denver Post via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995871\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tips#&amp;_intcmp=fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GOT A TIP?<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Speaking about her intended husband&#8217;s murders, Henderson told the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995872\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/crime-desk\/article-15924057\/chris-watts-new-wife-lizzie-prison-marriage-wisconsin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Daily Mail<\/a>, &#8220;He knows how I feel. I don\u2019t know all the people involved but I would want to respect them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995873\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/cjdr_fnd_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">LISTEN TO THE NEW &#8216;CRIME &amp; JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO&#8217; PODCAST<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She also called the Watts&#8217; murders, &#8220;something harsh for anyone to experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Shanann-Watts-and-her-children2.jpg\" alt=\"Shanann Watts and her daughters.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Shanann Watts and her daughters. (ID)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_3995874\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Henderson was previously listed as a real estate agent at a Milwaukee-area Keller Williams Realty office. When reached for comment, the office confirmed that she is not a current employee and declined to comment on her past employment status.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has reached out to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chris Watts wants to take a wife, again. 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