The parents of Colorado man Chris Watts claim they have been denied access to their son in prison and allege that he was coerced into pleading guilty to killing his wife and two young daughters.
Watts, 33, pleaded guilty earlier this month in a deal that allows him to avoid the death penalty but put him is prison for life without parole.
He is charged with killing his pregnant wife Shanann and their daughters - Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3 - at their home in Frederick, north of Denver, on August 13.
The court received an email this week from a 'K Almand' on behalf Watts' mother, claiming that the Colorado Public Defenders Office has denied the family access to him in prison.
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Chris Watts, 33, pleaded guilty this month in Colorado to killing his wife Shanann and daughters in a deal that allows him to avoid the death penalty but put him is prison for life without parole
Cindy and Ronnie Watts, along with their daughter, claim that the first time they were allowed to see him since his August arrest was the night before his November 6 hearing where he pleaded guilty.
The letter, which was addressed to Weld District Court Judge Marcelo Kopcow, said they were each permitted to spend 30 minutes with him but they were banned from asking if he really wanted to take the plea deal.
'They have felt threatened and bullied when all they want to do is see their son and make sure this is his plea since that is not what his original confession was,' the letter read.
'The family feels that Chris has been coerced into making this confession.
'He has been isolated the entire three months and had contact with no one except the attorneys and his jailers.
'The family feels he has been told by the Public Defender that he has no other options that to take this plea and has therefore accepted his fate.'
They claim it is an 'attempt to quickly close this case'.
His parents Cindy and Ronnie Watts claim they have been denied access to their son in prison and allege that he was coerced into pleading guilty to all three murders
The court received an email this week from a 'K Almand' on behalf Watts' mother, claiming that the Colorado Public Defenders Office has denied the family access to him in prison
The court on Thursday agreed to allow Cindy and Ronnie to make a statement at their son's sentencing next week.
It comes after Watts' parents said last week they believed his claim that he killed his pregnant wife in a vengeful 'rage' after discovering she had just strangled their two daughters.
Watts initially claimed Shanann murdered the children at the family home when she learned he was going to leave her.
His parents said their son was not a psychopath even though he dumped his daughters' bodies in an oil tank and buried his wife in a shallow grave at an oil site owned by a former employee.
'I know he confessed, but he was railroaded into it,' Cynthia told the Denver Post in one of multiple interviews the couple took part in.
She said her son 'changed' when he met Shanann and that their marriage was 'hard'.
'It was a very hard relationship. It was a very hard relationship with her as far as I’m concerned.
Chris Watts pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing his wife Shanann and their two daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. He will be sentenced to life in prison on Monday
Meanwhile, Shanann's parents Frank and Sandra Rzucek said they were appalled by the comments the Watts made, including that Chris was in an 'abusive' relationship with their daughter
Ronnie added: 'Shanann, she was, you have to get to know her to be around her. Put it that way.'
They said their son had always been 'easy going' and did not have a temper despite him admitting killing Shanann.
'It's hard to me for believe that he would hurt those girls no matter what. The story, that he told me that night, I believed it.
'The way he was crying and everything... I believed it,' his father Ronnie said, referring to the story Chris gave him once he was arrested days after the girls were last seen alive.
Meanwhile, Shanann's parents Frank and Sandra Rzucek said they were appalled by the comments the Watts made, including that Chris was in an 'abusive' relationship with their daughter and that he was 'railroaded' into taking a plea deal to avoid being executed.
The former oil and gas worker murdered Shanann and their daughters inside their home in Frederick, north of Denver, on August 13
In a statement to DailyMail.com, Frank and Sandra said: 'Shanann Watts was a faithful wife, and the most gentle and loving mother in the world to her children Bella, Celeste, and [unborn child] Nico.
'She was also the best daughter any parent could ever hope for. Shanann was a wonderful soul.
'Everyone who knew Shanann knows this to be true. Even Chris Watts knows this to be true. Yet Chris Watts still chose to murder Shanann, Bella, Celeste, and Nico.
'Chris Watts still chose to dump the bodies of his own family in oil tanks. And Chris Watts still chose to lie about it until he could lie no more. He pleaded guilty to murdering his family because he is guilty.
'Monday evening, the parents of Chris Watts gave an interview in which they attempted to defend their son.
'In doing so, they felt the need to make vicious, grotesque and utterly false statements about Shanann.
'Their false statements, however hurtful and inaccurate, will never alter the truth about Shanann, and will never alter the truth about the crimes committed by their son, Chris Watts.
'Shanann’s memory and reputation deserves to be protected. And her family is fully prepared to do so.'
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