In 2018, only a few months after the murders took place, Chris Watts was convicted of murdering his wife and children (via Marie Clare). At his sentencing, he was given five life sentences with no possibility of parole. Currently imprisoned at Dodge Correctional Institution in Wisconsin, Watts will spend the rest of his life in prison. Since Dodge is a high-security prison, Watts is kept in his cell 23 hours out of the day.

But Watts isn’t completely isolated. Despite the evidence against him, Watts has some supporters, including his family and several women who have corresponded with him since he’s been in prison (via E! News). According to these women, Watts says he mourns his wife and children and believes he had a psychological break that led him to kill his family. Others, like Watts’ mother Cindy, find the circumstances of Chris’ confession and guilty plea secretive. Still, regardless of any outside evaluations of the situation, Watts’ decision to plead guilty removes the possibility of appeal, meaning he will definitely remain in prison for the rest of his life.