Chris Watts’ new girlfriend Lizzie Henderson plans prison wedding

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Convicted family killer Chris Watts, serving multiple life sentences for murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters in 2018, plans to marry 39-year-old realtor Lizzie Henderson, according to the Daily Mail. Henderson relocated from Ohio to Wisconsin to be near Watts at Dodge Correctional Institution. Prison visitation records show she visited him 23 times over 15 months, with each contact visit lasting up to three hours. She has applied to legally change her surname and already goes by Lizzie Watts. Henderson's family expressed dismay, with her sister saying prisoners convicted of such crimes should not have relationship privileges.

Henderson confirmed the relationship to the Daily Mail but declined to explain how it began. She now works at a grocery store and cares for her mother. The couple has applied for a prison marriage, which requires warden approval under strict Wisconsin rules. Watts pleaded guilty to strangling Shanann Watts and smothering daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, before disposing of their bodies at an oil site.