![]() ![]() After he failed a lie detector test, he confessed to killing her. He was then formally accused of Shanann’s murder. Two days after Shanann had been reported missing, Kessinger (who had seen Chris on the news and realised he lied about the state of his marriage and Shanann’s pregnancy) told police she had been having an affair with Chris. While Chris initially played the grieving husband, it didn’t take police long to begin to question his story. In the early hours of 13th August, Shanann returned home from her trip and was dropped off by Atkinson who watched her walk into the house. While she was gone, Chris hired a babysitter for their girls and took Kessinger out. She sent a friend a draft of a letter she was writing to Chris about their relationship, including how much she had missed him while they were apart and how painful it had been for her. On 9th August, Shanann left for Arizona on a work trip. Tracie Andrews stabbed Lee Harvey to death on a country road after having an argument at the pub She said he had “changed” towards her, that he was cold and physically distant. Chris had told her he was “scared to death” about the new baby and that he didn’t want it. But texts later showed conflict between the couple, as well as between Shanann and Chris’ extended family.īy 8th August, Shanann was telling friends that Chris wanted a divorce, while she didn’t. Later that month, Chris travelled to North Carolina to be with them. Meanwhile, he was going on dates with Kessingerand leaving his wife’s calls unanswered. Shanann claimed Chris was being distant Chris reassured her everything was fine. According to Kessinger, Chris told her he was in the process of separating from his wife.īy July, Shanann was beginning to question her husband’s behaviour, as texts between them would later show. By the end of June, he had begun a new relationship, an affair with a co-worker, Nichol Kessinger. While Shanann continued to post loving tributes to her husband online during their time apart, Chris later said the couple was having difficulties in their relationship and using the time apart to see if separation could work. The same month that Shanann revealed she was pregnant with their third child, she took their two daughters to her parents in North Carolina for a holiday, where they stayed for six weeks.Īpproximately half of all murdered women have their lives taken by their partner, while men are increasingly likely to fall victim to domestic homicides. Though later their finances seemed to be improving-Shanann took a new job-by all accounts, their marriage was struggling. In 2015, the couple had been almost $450,000 in debt, and that year, they filed for bankruptcy. Chris can be seen on the video saying it’s “awesome”.Īll was not as it seemed online, though. In June 2018, Shanann uploaded a video to Facebook of the moment she revealed to Chris they were having a third child, a boy they were going to name Nico. The pair seemingly had a happy marriage, often posting effusive messages about each other and family life on social media. They later moved to Colorado, where they had their daughters, Bella in 2013 and Celeste in 2015. So, what really happened, and what would lead a supposedly happy family man to commit familicide?Ĭhris and Shanann met in North Carolina in 2010 and married in 2012. The massacre and the aftermath would inspire a bestselling paranormal-inspired book, as well as a successful film and a number of spinoff movies. ![]()
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