CHRIS Watts is in prison and will be behind bars for the rest of his life after killing his wife and two young daughters. I expected that the book would contain the actual letters written both to and from the author. In other words, I expected to be privy to the actual letters. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. (There are a few letters at the end of the book, but not many.) Darkness enters through a persons mind and makes one feel it’s fine to plan and carry out dark things.” Setting aside the criticisms of the book, there are some serious bombshells in Letters From Christopher that aren't featured in the Netflix documentary American Murder. One, which made headlines in 2019, is that Watts claims he felt he'd killed his daughters "twice," since he apparently tried to suffocate them while at home, before he strangled Shanann. The Netflix documentary details how Watts actually killed his daughters at a second location, after he murdered Shanann.

I hoped by reading this book I could get to read his letters and see if he felt bad for hurting his beautiful daughters and wifeKessinger told The Denver Post: “When he spoke to me, he was very softspoken. He appeared to be a good listener." The only justification he offered for the senseless killings—and the hypothesis seemingly put forward in the Netflix documentary—is that he felt it was the only way to be with Nichol Kessinger, the colleague he had begun secretly dating only a few weeks before. "I knew if I took my hands off of her, she would still keep me from Nikki," he wrote. Elsewhere in the letters, admitting to Cadle that he slipped Oxycodone to Shan'ann, who was 15 weeks pregnant at the time of her death, in an attempt to cause her to miscarry, Chris wrote, "I thought it would be easier to be with Nichol if Shan'ann wasn't pregnant." Shanann Watts (L) and daughters Bella and Celeste were murdered by father Chris Watts (R) in 2018. Shanann Watts It’s such a shame as this could of been an extremely good read had more time and thought been put into it. Chris Watts confessed to police that he strangled his wife and daughters, but only after he pleaded for their safe return in TV appearances.

If, like me, you’ve read all the discovery in the case, there’s nothing new here except Chris’s own words. Yes, he does offer a new confession, however it doesn’t vary too greatly from what he told FBI agents in February 2019. The author often times just slid huge chunks of discovery into the book, including texts between Shanann and friends, as well as an entire verbatim interview with Chris. Please do not waste your money on this book. There are other books about the Watts family murders that are more worthy of your time and your hard earned money. There was apparently no editor. Cervi 319 was frequently referenced as Cervi 219, Niko was just as consistently spelled Nico, and the Rzucek’s last name was misspelled EVERY time. The forces of evil are not greater than the forces of good - unless we have allowed that evil to take deep root.”Kelly started a career in journalism after completing her education at The New School in New York City. She currently lives in Chicago. In her free time, Kelly can be found writing (duh), exploring her city, and frequenting a handful of coffee shops. She's an avid reader, music listener, and dog lover. Kelly's writing talents have landed her in a variety of positions, including her current job as a Culture Writer at Newsweek, as well as formerly interning at Rolling Stone Magazine and writing about music at Atwood Magazine. She also runs the blogJust Cut The Bullshitwhich is known for its mental health advocacy. Do NOT buy this book it was Plagiarized!! After I first read the book I rated it a 3/5. Within 2 weeks there were a lot of online rumors about the author Cheryln Cadle and her interactions with Chris Watt's family, especially his sister. His sister publically released screenshots of text message conversations. Mrs. Cadle behavior is very troubling for a woman that claims be a Christian and had the best of intention. I think she presented herself in an untruthful manner with his family. And wasn't forthright on the content or goal of the book. Its obvious her intention was to further divide the families and that isn't right or healthy for anyone. I then dropped my reading to a 1/5 and I trashed my copy of the book.