Convicted Killer Chris Watts Reportedly “Triggered” By Netflix Documentary “American Murder: Family Next Door”

Chris Watts, the Colorado man who was convicted of the brutal murders of his pregnant wife and two toddler daughters, is aware of the explosive new Netflix documentary about his infamous case, and a source close to him tells PEOPLE that it brings him a lot of shame.

Watts became infamous after the night of August 13, 2018, when he strangled his pregnant wife Shanann and then smothered his two daughters before disposing of their bodies.

In the highly publicized case, Watts confessed to killing his wife after she returned home from a business trip to Arizona. Hours after the couple had sex, an argument ensued, and he confessed to an affair and told Shanann he didn’t love her.  When Shanann threatened to leave him and take their children, he attacked his wife. ⠀⠀⠀

Watts confessed to strangling his wife, before loading her body into the bed of his truck and driving it to a remote oil field, where he then smothered both children.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Watts is now reportedly “triggered” by the release of the Netflix documentary, “American Murder: The Family Next Door,” which premiered on Netflix on September 30th. The documentary includes rarely-seen text messages and letters between Watts and his wife and details his affair with a co-worker, Nichol Kessinger.

“He can’t see it, and he’ll probably never see it,” says the source, who has regular contact with the 35-year-old Watts in prison. “He’s curious about it, but he hates even knowing that his texts are out there for the public to read. It brings back awful memories of 2018 for him,” the unnamed source told People.

Watts is currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole.