Parents Speak Out for Son Accused of Murdering Family

SPRING LAKE, NC — A man with Charlotte ties pleaded guilty to killing his family in Colorado. Now his parents are defending him.

Chris Watts pleaded guilty last week to killing his pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters in August. Chris and Shanann were married in Charlotte in 2012.

His parents live in Spring Lake, North Carolina. They say he did not kill his daughters, and detailed what they called “problems in the couple’s relationship”. They say they are frustrated with how their son’s attorney has handled the case.

“I didn’t want them to just save his life or to life in prison,” said Chris’ mother Cindy Watts. “I wanted him to have a defense. There was a defense there.”

Shanann’s family released a statement saying the Watts’ false statements will not alter the truth about the crimes committed by Chris. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday.