Ronnie and Cindy Watts interview nov 2018 — Transcript

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1. 0:06no no we got to see him one time that
2. 0:11was that Monday right before the plea
3. 0:12deal no more the plea deal and that was
4. 0:14it these are the parents of Chris watts
5. 0:16the man who pled guilty to killing his
6. 0:18pregnant wife Shannon and two kids Bella
7. 0:21and Celeste she did him unless she did
8. 0:29the girls his parents went details about
9. 0:32the relationship problem Shannon and
10. 0:34Chris allegedly had but more importantly
11. 0:36spoke about the frustrations with his
12. 0:38whole plea yes I am
13. 0:46I am absolutely frustrated we contacted
14. 0:49his public defender but they declined to
15. 0:51comment I don't know I don't know he I
16. 0:57have no idea what the public needs me
17. 1:00that all they wanted to do was just save
18. 1:02his life
19. 1:03just save his life will it save his life
20. 1:06and and life in prison to me there's no
21. 1:09difference you know if he's going to die
22. 1:14in prison and and and there's no telling
23. 1:17what can be what will be done to him in
24. 1:19prison and I just want him to fight I
25. 1:23want this plea I want him to not take
26. 1:26this plea deal I want him to plead not
27. 1:29guilty to the children after this
28. 1:32interview the watts are looking into
29. 1:33different legal avenues even looking at
30. 1:35another attorney in Denver to take their
31. 1:37son's case but there's been some
32. 1:39reaction about all this from Shannon's
33. 1:41family she was you have to get to know
34. 2:03her to be around her her family's
35. 2:06attorney sent us this statement there
36. 2:08are false statements however hurtful and
37. 2:10inaccurate we'll never alter the truth
38. 2:12about Shannon and will never alter the
39. 2:14truth about the crimes committed by
40. 2:15their son her memory and reputation does
41. 2:18to be protected and her family is fully
42. 2:21prepared to do so I just want to make
43. 2:23sure he's doing the right thing yes how
44. 2:26man if he doesn't he didn't killed her
45. 2:28children I want him to say that I spoke
46. 2:32to a longtime friend of both Shannon and
47. 2:34Chris who saw the interview out of
48. 2:36respect of the families he didn't want
49. 2:38to do an on camera interview but said
50. 2:39both families are hurting and just hope
51. 2:41for the family's sake that Chris doesn't
52. 2:43continue to fight this and go to trial I
53. 2:45didn't want him them just to save his
54. 2:48life or to life in prison I wanted them
55. 2:51to have a defense you know there was a
56. 2:53defense there