Published 16:31 IST, October 2nd 2020

Who is Chris Watts' girlfriend Nichol Kessinger? Here's all you need to know

Netlfix recently released the documentary 'American Murder: The Family Next Door' on September 30. Find out who was Chris Watts' girlfriend.

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Netflix released documentary American Murder: Family Next Door on September 30. documentary revolves around a triple murder case that had America in 2018.  victim of gruesome murder was three Watts, family members. Shanann Watts (34) and her two daughters Bella (4) and Celeste (3) were killed by Shanann’s husband Chris Watts. triple murder had ricocheted horror in minds of everyone who came to kw about case. When cops investigated furr into matter, y discovered that Chris Watts who was 33 at time had been having an affair.

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Who was Chris Watts' girlfriend?

According to Netflix documentary, Chris Watts murdered his wife and daughters in cold blood in early morning hours of August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, US. documentary furr revealed that Chris had been having an affair since past few months. When Shanann Watts returned from her business trip to Arizona on August 13, 2018, Chris told her that he was t in love with her anymore. murders surfaced when Shanann’s close friend Nickole Utoft Atkinson made a distress call to Fredrick police department and reported that Shanann had t been responding to calls or messs for past few hours. cops arrived at scene to do a welfare check and in time, Chris was taken to custody, where he confessed his crime.

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Who is Nichol Kessinger?

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Source: American Murder (Netflix)

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Chris had reportedly been having an affair with a woman named Nichol Kessinger. Nichol was a work colleague to Chris Watts at Anadarko Petroleum. Born in 1988, she graduated from Colorado University with a Bachelor in Science, specialising in Geology. After finishing her studies Nichol landed a job in Tasman Geosciences and worked with Anadarko Petroleum Co. as a part of a contract. 

Nichol and Chris reportedly became friends first and ir romance began soon after. pair started dating in June 2018, only 1 and a half month before Chris murdered his pregnant wife and children. When Chris was taken into custody, Nichol was called in by cops for interrogation, she stated that she was aware of Chris being married. She also knew that he had two daughters.

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She furr revealed that when she met Chris, he told her that he was in process of separating from his wife Shanann. He also stated that he had been living in basement of ir Colorado home, so he could still be around his children. Nichol also informed cops that she was t aware of Shanann being pregnant. In fact, she had learnt about pregnancy through media reports.

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Where is Chris Watts' girlfriend Nichol Kessinger w?

Nichol cooperated with police in investigation which followed Shanann and her daughters’ deaths. She even took part in extensive interviews and disclosed everything she knew about Chris. She had also given on her phone for investigation.

In investigation into Chris Watts’ crimes, Nichol cooperated with police. She took part in extensive interviews to share what she knew about Chris and his current situation and gave over her phone to be inspected. cops found that on night of murders, Chris Watts and Nichol Kessinger had shared a 111-minute-long phone call.  conversation had ended at 23:19, around 2 and a half hours before Shanann came home.

In her investigative interview with cops, Kessinger stated that she ended her relationship with Watts as soon as she found out what he had done. When story about murders broke out, Nichol started receiving various threats and was subjected to public shaming. 32-year-old had to move away from Colorado and start her life afresh with a new name in a new place. Chris pleaded guilty on vember 6, 2018, to multiple counts of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to five life sentences without possibility of parole.

Im Source: American Murder (Netflix)

16:31 IST, October 2nd 2020