Chris Watts is reportedly hoping to marry again.
Watts, the convicted killer serving multiple life sentences for murdering his pregnant wife and their two young daughters, has developed a new romantic connection with a woman identified as Lizzie Henderson.
According to People, Watts met Henderson while behind bars. The inmate has previously drawn attention for corresponding with women through prison pen-pal relationships.
In this Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, Christopher Watts is escorted into the courtroom ahead of his bond hearing at the Weld County Courthouse in Greeley, Colo. (Joshua Polson/The Greeley Tribune via AP, Pool, file)
Investigators said Watts killed his family on Aug. 13, 2018, during a period when he was involved in an extramarital affair.
Later that year, he received life sentences without the possibility of parole for the deaths of his wife, 34-year-old Shanann Watts, and their daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste.
Chris and Shanann Watts pictured with their daughters. (Facebook)
Watts ultimately pleaded guilty to all counts under an agreement that spared him from prosecutors seeking the death penalty.
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.
Photo of Chris Watts in prison during the five-hour interview where he detailed murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. (Colorado Bureau of Investigation)
People reported that Watts and Henderson both applied to marry within the prison system.
News Outlet 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.”
Christopher Watts sits in court for his sentencing hearing at the Weld County Courthouse on Nov. 19, 2018 in Greeley, Colorado. Watts was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his pregnant wife, daughters. (RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Speaking about her intended husband’s murders, Henderson told the Daily Mail that “He knows how I feel. I don’t know all the people involved but I would want to respect them.”
She also called called the Watts’ murders, “something harsh for anyone to experience.”
Shanann Watts and her daughters. (ID)
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.
News Outlet has reached out to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
