Exclusive: Parents of Chris Watts speak out after his murder plea deal
"It was a very hard relationship," said Cindy Watts, Chris' mother. "It was a very hard relationship (with Shanann) as far as I'm concerned. I couldn't do anything right."
The Wattses said their son changed once he met Shanann.
The Wattses said their son's relationship with Shanann was abusive and they felt she isolated Chris from his family in the time they were together.
Ronnie said he believes the initial thing Chris told police -- that he killed his wife only after finding out she had strangled their daughters.
"It's hard for me to believe that he would hurt them girls no matter what," he said. "The story he told me that night, I believed it: The way he looked at me, the way he was crying, I believed it."
They are hoping someone else might step up to defend Chris