Chris Watts is serving a life sentence at Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, Wisconsin, where he spends his days in solitude reading the Bible and reflecting on the horrific act of murdering his wife and two daughters. He has minimal interaction with others and lives a reclusive existence.

Reports from individuals who have encountered Watts in prison reveal a stark transformation in his appearance and behavior. At 39 years old, he has become sedentary, gained weight, and experienced significant hair loss. He tends to avoid making eye contact with fellow inmates as a safety precaution.

Despite participating in Bible studies, Watts keeps to himself and refrains from engaging with new people, further isolating himself within the confines of his cell. The once prolific killer now inhabits a world of remorse and regret, separated from society and haunted by the memories of his unforgivable actions.

“A lot of guys would like to get their hands on him,” said Eddie Nieves, who spent a year at the prison alongside Watts.

“He killed two little girls who didn’t do nothing to deserve it. He’s the lowest of the low at Dodge. A lot of people want to get their revenge for those girls.”

Watts admitted to strangling his pregnant wife Shanann in their Colorado home in August 2018. He then drove her body to a job site at the oil company where he worked and disposed of it.

He returned home and then smothered his daughters — Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 — as the little girls begged for mercy.

After he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, Colorado prison officials arranged to have him transferred to Wisconsin for his safety.

“They protect him at Dodge,” Nieves continues. “If the guards weren’t always around, everyone would take a swing at him.”

Those sentiments are echoed by Watts’ former cellmate from 2018-2020, who said that Watts is often in danger behind bars.

“He’s an outcast,” said Dylan Tallman, who worked on a yet-unpublished devotional book with Watts. “When people found out that his victims were two little girls, they wanted to kill him. He had nowhere else to turn; I think I was his only friend.”

Authorities said Watts committed the murders because he was having an affair with Nichol Kessinger, a co-worker who would later claim that she thought he was already separated.

“Every day, he thinks about what he did,” Tallman said. “He has photos of the girls and he prays for forgiveness every day. But he knows he can’t undo what he did.”

A spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections said that Watts has had no scheduled visitors for several weeks. He occasionally receives a pastoral visit. His mother visited him earlier this year.

However, Watts has several prison pen-pals, mostly women.

“At times, when he would talk about the murders, his eyes would turn so black,” his one-time pen pal Cherlyn Cadle told Inside Edition in 2021.

“He just would get a different look on his face, and he talked about it so nonchalantly, like going down to get a cup of coffee.”

“He’s f–ked in the head,” added Nieves. “When you’re in prison with a lot of guys who did really bad things, but you’re still considered the worst person there, you’re just evil.”