447: Part 2: The Shady Truth About Nichol Kessinger & The Watts Family Murders

What you'll learn

• 1 Timestamped Outline
• 2 (02:25) **Episode Introduction & Part Two Setup** - Annie Elise explains this is part two of a special update on Chris Watts and Nichol Kessinger, focused on whether the mistress was involved in the murders
• 3 (05:07) **Nichol's First Police Interview & The Search History Anomaly** - Three days after the murders, Nichol gives a 3.5-hour interview claiming she didn't know Shanann's name until well after meeting Chris
• 4 (09:44) **Why Chris's Confession May Have Protected Nichol** - Annie breaks down the implication that Chris's quick guilty plea after failing his polygraph may have been designed to shield Nichol from deeper investigation
• 5 (11:24) **Nichol's Claim About Not Knowing the Marriage Was Intact** - Nichol claimed she thought Chris was separated, but Shanann posted a public Father's Day tribute on June 17, 2018, which Nichol would have seen since she was monitoring Shanann's Facebook
• 6 (18:07) **The Phone Data & Her Father's Coaching** - Nichol's father was present throughout the interview, which Annie notes is not standard practice, and appeared to be coaching her answers
• 7 (20:49) **The Timing Contradiction & Unexplained Searches** - Nichol said she'd only worked at Anadarko for four months at the time of her August 23rd interview, which would mean she started in April or May — before she claims to have met Chris in June

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