What Made Chris Watts Do It?

Chris Watts murdered his wife Shanann and their two daughters in 2018. But the tragedy began long before the bodies were hidden. This story asks—what if he’d had the kind of friends who could have stopped him?
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Join us as we uncover what it truly means to live under the crushing weight of unrepentant sin.
This story is warning wrapped as a question: could one honest conversation stop a murder?
Using the Chris Watts case, this short argues that real friends—those who have the deep, uncomfortable talks—can pull someone back from the edge.

Watts strangled his wife and smothered his two daughters, then tried to hide the truth of his betrayal (the girls in separate oil tanks; he couldn’t bury his wife deep enough). The tragedy began in silence, long before the bodies were hidden away. He didn’t have the kind of friends who tell you, “Your family adores you—protect that.” Instead, he found Nichol Kessinger; interviews show they discussed him getting his own place. There’s no evidence she knew about or encouraged violence—but the fantasy of escape felt easier than repair.

Takeaway: Start the hard conversation—with the friend who’s isolating, making secret plans, or rewriting their life overnight.
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0:00 – Chris Watts had friends
0:20 – Chris Watts strangled his wife.
00:35 Chris Watts Case Your family adored you
00:45– instead, he found Nichol Kessinger
00:55 How do you make sure your best friend never commits murder?