SYNOPSIS:
On February 18, 2019, at approximately 7:45 A.M., I, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Agent,
TAMMY LEE, along with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent (SA), GRAHM CODER, and
Frederick Police Department Detective, DAVE BAUMHOVER, arrived at the
The purpose for our visit to the was to interview
CHRISTOPHER LEE WATTS (05/16/1985) concerning the murder of his pregnant wife and daughters as
well as to discuss other individuals who claimed to have had an affair with WATTS during his marriage.
This report documents a follow-up interview conducted with CHRISTOPHER LEE WATTS who was
sentenced in November of 2018 to three (3) consecutive life terms in prison (+84 years) without the possibility
of parole.
ACTION TAKEN:
On February 18, 2019, at approximately 7:45 A.M., I, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Agent,
TAMMY LEE, along with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent (SA), GRAHM CODER, and
Frederick Police Department Detective, DAVE BAUMHOVER, arrived at the
. The purpose for our visit to the was to interview
CHRISTOPHER LEE WATTS concerning the murder of his pregnant wife, SHANANN, and their two
young daughters, BELLA (Age 4) and CELESTE “CECE” (Age 3) in August of 2018. In addition,
information was provided during the investigation to suggest WATTS may have had additional affairs during his
marriage to SHANANN with a male named TRENT BOLTE and a female named AMANDA MCMAHON.
WATTS was unable to be interviewed about BOLTE and MCMAHON prior to being moved out of state by
the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Upon arrival to the prison, we were escorted into a large open room, which the staff referred to as the
“computer room.” The room contained empty cubicles with chairs (no computers), which lined the walls. We
activated our covert digital recording devices and also used several covert video recording devices. WATTS
was brought into the room a short time later and we asked him if he remembered us. WATTS looked puzzled
for a brief second and then indicated he recalled who we were. We asked WATTS how he was doing and he
said “good” and asked how we were doing. WATTS said he did not expect to see us. SA CODER initiated
the interview with WATTS and explained we were not there to speak with him about an open investigation.
SA CODER explained to WATTS that his life and situation was unique and we wanted to fully understand
what happened. SA CODER asked WATTS if he was available to speak with us and he answered,
“definitely.” SA CODER told WATTS if there was something he didn’t want to talk about, that was okay.
SA CODER told WATTS to tell us if he needed to take a break at any point.
WATTS explained he enjoyed being in the prison much more than the Weld County Jail in
Colorado. WATTS said when he was in jail in Colorado, other inmates would constantly yell at him from their
cells giving him (WATTS) advice on how he could kill himself in his cell and what the other inmates would do
to him given the chance. WATTS said everyone in the jail knew him and why he was there. WATTS
explained the jail had to lock down all of the inmates just for him to walk down the hallway. WATTS said he
never actually saw any other inmates in the Weld County Jail, but he could hear them yell at him.