Family killer Chris Watts seeks prison marriage with new love interest: report
Chris Watts wants to take a wife, again.
The convicted murderer, who killed his pregnant wife and two young daughters and is currently serving several life sentences in prison, has reportedly found a new love interest, Lizzie Henderson.
Watts met the woman while serving time, People reported. He has a history of writing to female pen pals from prison.
Watts killed his family on Aug. 13, 2018, because he was having an affair at the time, according to investigators.
He was sentenced later that year to life without parole for the murders of his wife, Shanann Watts, 34, and their daughters, Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3.
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The husband and father pleaded guilty to all charges in exchange for prosecutors not pursuing the death penalty.
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Henderson is reportedly from Cleveland, Ohio and recently moved to Wisconsin — where Watts is serving time at Dodge Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Waupun.
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People reported that Watts and Henderson both applied to marry within the prison system.
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 "confidential."
Speaking about her intended husband's murders, Henderson told the Daily Mail, "He knows how I feel. I don’t know all the people involved but I would want to respect them."
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She also called the Watts' murders, "something harsh for anyone to experience."
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.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.