Eight years after the 2018 mu#ders that shocked the United States, Chris Watts is once again making headlines — this time because of reports that he has applied to marry a woman he met while serving his life sentence.

Watts, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to mu#dering his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters, Bella and Celeste, is serving five consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole in Wisconsin.

WHO IS LIZZIE HENDERSON?

The woman reportedly involved is Lizzie Henderson, an Ohio real-estate agent who has been visiting Watts while he remains incarcerated.

According to reports, Henderson relocated from Ohio to Wisconsin to be closer to Watts and visited him numerous times. People reported that she has also sought a legal name change to Lizzie Watts, although details of that filing remain confidential.

Henderson has acknowledged that she is in a relationship with Watts but has not publicly provided many details about how their relationship began.

MARRIAGE APPLICATION REPORTEDLY SUBMITTED

Reports published in August 2026 said Watts and Henderson had submitted a request to marry through the Wisconsin pr#son system.

However, an application is not the same as a completed marriage. No publicly confirmed wedding date has been announced, and the request must go through the required prison approval process.

Watts’ incarceration would also continue regardless of whether the marriage is approved. He remains under consecutive life sentences without parole.

A CASE THAT STILL HAUNTS THE PUBLIC

Watts’ name remains closely ᴀssociated with one of the most widely reported family mu#der cases in recent U.S. history.

In August 2018, Shanann and her daughters were reported missing. Watts initially appeared publicly as a concerned husband and father before later admitting responsibility for their d#aths.

He eventually pleaded guilty in November 2018 rather than proceed to trial and received five consecutive life sentences.

The case continues to attract enormous public attention years later, with documentaries, books, podcasts and renewed media coverage repeatedly revisiting the events of 2018.

EIGHT YEARS LATER

Now, reports of a possible prison marriage have created another unexpected chapter in Watts’ life behind bars.

While the reported relationship has generated widespread discussion, the basic facts remain straightforward: Watts is still serving life without parole, a marriage application has reportedly been submitted, and there is currently no publicly confirmed wedding date.

For the families affected by the 2018 mu#ders, however, the story remains centered on Shanann, Bella and Celeste — whose lives were permanently changed by the events of that August.

Source: PEOPLE / Oxygen / U.S. Magazine / Wisconsin prison reporting.