I have been watching this case today in youtube and yes, he is a narcissist or probably a sociopath but his wife was also an overt narcissist, dominant type of woman that pushed his buttons so much that brought a mentally unstable person to snap in the worst way.
HG, during your absence, CW plead guilty to his crimes in order to avoid the death penalty. He will spend the rest of his natural life in prison. (which may not be long considering he’s a wife and baby killer) I didn’t know if you were aware of this development in the story.
Michelle Carter is about to be sentenced for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself – she has distinctive eyebrows which I read is a curious feature of many narcissists. So I’m calling it- she’s a narc – getting someone to commit suicide, not feeling remorseful, and not to mention, those brows.
And I agree with HG, MB. Which serious research would study the link between bushy eyebrows and NPD anyway? I find the subject absurd.
I hope I do not offend anybody with my comment. It is just my opinion.
Re narcissists’ brows.
Besides the scary tattooed brows of the narc lady I am putting up with this week, (and I must say I am doing it quite well. Thank you HG), none of the other narcs I know have weird brows.
I personally do not believe narcs have a certain physical trait in common.
Lou
I agree with you. Narcissism is not linked to physical characteristics. Big eyebrows run in my mother’s family. We all have them: the narcs, the empaths and the normals.
Dear Mr Tudor,
1). This bloke appeared very “reactionary” which would indicate a Lesser
He kept up lifestyle appearances and about to lose his wife and family … he snapped …. so I feel he’s an Upper
Now he’s a psychopathic serial killer nut case!
2) I know a young man who has “Aspergers” …. also narcissistic, conceited, no compassion or empathy, has issues with his mother, pushes boundaries, brags about having sex with both men and women, ex military (he enjoyed the “thrill” of killing) thinks it’s all a game and loves the shock” value to all and sundry. He has no respect for women whatsoever. He’s a psychologist …. go figure
Hi HG , what is your opinion on Ted Bundy was he a greater narc plus psychopath , why do these ones become killers ,is their sense of grandiosity higher than all other narcs to push them to think they can even control life and death for someone.
Kiki, I think Ted Bundy was a Greater. In my humble assessment, a Psychopath like Bundy would kill for need of stimulation or because the opportunity suits their personal gain. They are more likely to plan a murder.
With some of the more sloppy murders, it is more of a Psychosis issue. The person could be, but not necessarily a Psychopath, but they could also be Bipolar, schizophrenic, or even a “normal person” if the conditions are right. This is when someone “loses it” and kills someone from rage or losing touch from reality. This is the most common scenario for a murder.
First off i follow many criminal cases you could say its a passion of mine. Ive always watched forensics series and criminal cases. Cold cases are my favorite.
This one and mollie tibbetts has really stood out to me but from a narcissism pespective chris watts really showcases so much of what weve learned here. We cant know all the dynamics of their relationship but there are definite red flags. Cheating, the way shanann talks about how they met when she was at a low point in her life, the way she builds him up sky high and eventually how she starts to become independant and building her business. she surrounds herself with like minded people and they are positive and more than likely this dispels the gaslighting and brainwashing that chris has spun within her mind. She realises she can do so much better on her own and wants out. Its been documented she admitted to friends she suspected chris was having an affair. Its also documented by chris himself they had had an “emotional”discussion that early morning when she returned from her business trip.Thats when all control was lost for chris and he decides to end it all. I suspect it wasnt pemeditated but spontaneous from narcissistic rage. He killed her and had to kill the only witnesses which were his children. Of course its all speculation but the pieces fit together how he hid the bodies and his ability to lie so calmy no sign of remorse. Weve seen two people one of which being a male come out and admit to having an affair with chris. The woman he was involved with said he had strangled her while engaging in a rape scenerio which was a fetish of his. He also hid his bisexuality. This also could be something shanann knew about and he had told his male lover his bisexuality could never be known or his life would end. I think chris was a covert narcissist. Hes definitely a psychopath to be able to kill his family and calmly lie about it after having hid their bodies the way he did. He lacks empathy, remorse and accountability which is a narcissist.
I didn’t realize the wife’s family was in NC! I’m watching interviews and studying to try my hand at analyzing ahead of the official narc detector’s verdict. I saw the UNC Tarheels T-shirt and was like huh?!? They’re in Denver! Red flag right there. They are across the country from her family. It’s early in my investigation. I’ll be back…
MB – this made me smile …
I now have a mental imagery of you with an epic cool deer stalker hat and pipe ‘a la Sherlock Holmes.
You are rocking this look ! And I’m excited for your next instalment also!
Qx
Here’s my take. I’ve read very little of the comments so as not to be influenced. Other than NA’s comment about being a “browner” which I assume would be me in this instance. HaHa but I wanted to see how I would do. So here goes:
First, let me say that I am embarrassed that I wasn’t on top of this story as the characters were nearly in my backyard. Now you know I really am telling the truth that I don’t watch the news. The memorial service for the victims was held in a town only about an hour away from me. It has been heart-wrenching doing this research today and I have been thankful to be focused on the facts rather than the emotions of the situation. This stinks of the Scott Peterson case and also an even older case where Susan Smith strapped her two young boys into their car seats and pushed the car into a lake. That story had a huge impact on me. Still does.
I think CW is a lower middle somatic (I first thought upper lesser, but changed my mind.)
• Initial interview observations: good looking, in shape, shaved arms, zero remorse, a stab at some fake empathy (pretending to get choked up when talking about putting the girls to bed, etc.), pity play for how difficult a night it had been for him to stay home alone without them. I didn’t get the impression of him smiling as others have stated although he did have a pleasant look for someone whose entire family was missing. Lack of emotion. (he swayed the whole time-not sure what that was)
• Disrespectful to the bodies of the slain (lack of empathy)
• Murder by strangulation (mid-range behavior)
• He was having an extra-marital affair with a co-worker (a given)
• Close friends thought they knew the couple and never suspected anything was wrong, never saw any problems in their marriage (façade)
• Her FB feed was jam-packed with testaments to their “happy” relationship and painting him as a “perfect” father. Over the top – leading me to suspect a Stepford Devalution (My only concern with this is that she worked and was described as successful and independent.)
• Their lifestyle was beyond their means as they had to file bankruptcy. (Grandiosity despite him having a blue collar job)
• She was described as very sweet and well-liked indicating strong empathic traits, he met her by friending her on FB.
• He admitted to there being an “emotional conversation” when she returned from her trip indicated by some as talking about separation.
• With the Stepford Devaluation, I think she already knew about the affair(s) so I don’t think her discovery of that information led to the murders. I think she came in from her business trip with the children asleep and said we need to talk, I can’t live this way anymore and said she was leaving. When the initial GH did not meet with success, his fury ignited and he strangled the children as she tried to stop him and then did the same to her because (a) the fury had not abated and/or (b) she needed to be disincentivized as a witness.
• He thought he would get away with it due to the air-tight façade, his lack of accountability, and grandiose/superior thinking that he was smarter than the police.
• More pity plays yesterday from prison being on suicide watch (mid-range behavior)
I’m looking forward to what points are focused on by Prof. Tudor.
This is epic MB – you picked up on loads of relevant points .. im learning loads about this case today. Your awesome as Sherlock I may need to buy you that deer stalker hat ! Qx
Ha! Thanks Quasi. I didn’t get to the same conclusion as HG. But it was fun to try and it kept my mind and heart off of the enormity of the crime. Horrific! May he rot in jail.
Indeed, it was horrifying, I didn’t know about the case until I read the recent comments on the blog and the main article. Eyes wide open to it now. I know you reached a different conclusion but I thought it was a great effort regardless. Qx
He definitely is.
Smiling inappropriately at an inappropriate time. Demonstrating the wrong emotion.
A clueless lower grade narcissist sociopath unable to sustain a believable facade under pressure.
Unable to control himself acting completely out of a response mechanism demonstrating an underlying contempt.
Unable to sustain a believable story as the mask slipped.
Finally deadpan emotionless robotic presentation of the real him. the coward the weakling having to be watched as he tries to escape justice and on suicide watch.
Trial by Media not… just an opinion of that which looks fairly straightforward based on his before and after appearance.
I didn’t know who he was.
I haven’t watched the news for at least a couple of weeks because I was finding it depressing.
I know who he is now…
and he met his wife through Facebook I believe..urrr.
a friend request.
I’m glad I don’t do any Facebook or anything like it.
How terrible for that lady and unborn child.
And the Innocence and vulnerability of
those poor little children.
What a fucking bastard.
Evil fucking cunt.
.. saying that ‘she’ was killing the children and he stopped her in a rage!
He’s pathetically thick and brainless..
no one would have smiled at any point.. anyone would be too traumatised by any part of it.
He’s literally pathetically brainless.
he’s so fucking obvious.
I already hate him with a Vengeance for what he did to those poor children.
not to mention his lovely wife obviously, but when an Innocent looks up to you completely and totally helpless and they are little children…
complete and total prisoners looking up to Daddy ..Daddy is supposed to protect you and look after you..
Menacing twisted frig faced piece of shit.
Dark days for him now.. before the blackest day of eternal hell.
The horror and tragedy of what has happened to his family aside…
Imagine how horrifying it will be for his side piece now to have been associated with that. People will wonder how she could not have known (we know but the public at large does not). Her reputation will be forever changed all due to what she perhaps perceived as a harmless affair (if she even knew of his family). Who knows-maybe she will even stand by him. I know nothing about her to date. Nor him really, I just saw his plea to have his family back and said aloud to the tv and my husband: Ha! Theyre not even looking for anyone else. He’ll be arrested any day now. I look forward to what HG has to say on the matter.
There was that other case Scott someone who murdered his wife and the girl friend Amber , she helped the police catch him. I wonder about these women that do stand by these men HG? or what about these women that write to men in prison or marry them, women that wrote to Ian Brady ? Or Charles Manson , what diagnosis would you give those women HG?
NA, I thought about the other woman/man and the trauma she/he is suffering and probably with no support. I feel sad for that person too. They were caught up in the illusion as well. It would not surprise me for the extra-marital victim to commit suicide before the trial. Testifying will be horrendous.
Though MRN was not the least bit violent, after I figured out what he was post-escape I did (as IPSS) have this vague unsettled feeling that I was accessory to a murder. I was in a lot of denial but I cried about this once in the middle of the road and told him we could only be in touch if they split up (he ignored me). This is also why I told IPPS. I couldn’t let her continue to be led down the garden path with absolutely zero knowledge/warning. But of course whether you are IPSS or IPPS, it’s all very hard to believe and accept.
Just as an aside, I believe statistically more mothers than fathers kill their own biological children (not saying that is so in this case), though of course domestic violence overall is more likely to be committed by men.
SMH, she probably knew he was unfaithful, just not with whom or the specific details. Telling her would’ve satisfied her truth seeking, so there is that consolation.
And you’re right, there’s no way that woman killed those children. Total blame-shift!
I don’t think she knew, MB. They were reconciling after a separation, going to couples therapy, etc. She thought his cheating was a one off and his ‘remorse’ was real. She probably did not trust him at first but slowly she thawed.
Then I left for four months, just enough time for him to convince her that they were solid. It all took about a year.
I too thought he was focused on his marriage (IPPS and I are not so different) but when I returned, he was the same – maybe worse because he had her where he wanted her. I told him I did not get why he was still married and the situation wasn’t for me. I had no idea at the time of all that I have learned here.
At least she does have the truth now, even if she rejects it or it doesn’t matter.
SMH, I know from experience that a one off can be forgiven. It’s difficult and it takes time. Plus he has to truly be remorseful. Trust is earned in drops and spilled in buckets. He spilled the whole bucket, but patiently earned it back drop by drop. Of course, that would never work with a narcissist.
I wonder if they are still together? Not your concern of course. We need to stop thinking about the jerk!
MB, I don’t have tons of experience with cheaters – the last time I did the internet barely existed – but I’ve read a lot now. I also thought it was a one off and his remorse was real. It took him ages to persuade me to have an affair and then I left again. But since we’d already been in a FR, it didn’t seem different, he was patient and tried to earn my trust, and it worked for awhile (not that long, to be honest – the whole thing was 2 years but that part was only five months).
He and IPPS have been ‘together’ for ages. I am sure they still are, though I have not tried to find out. They are very privileged, kids are grown, she has a degree, but no interests and does nothing, not even meaningful volunteer work. I once asked him what she did all day. He responded that he did not know. I asked why she did not work. He said she interviewed for a job once! In that way, she and I are very different. I have been very career-driven since I was 22. She is all love, hope, Christmas and flowers. I told him it seems like he has four children instead of three. They all even look alike. A true Stepford family, though not glamorous at all.
Last summer his brother was found to be having a long affair (runs in the family – I am guessing dad did too) and his wife left him. MRN told me that his wife blamed her SIL ‘oh she is so difficult.’ That is one thing that turned me against IPPS – blaming her SIL for BIL’s cheating when her own husband had cheated. I looked at MRN incredulously. How could you sit there and listen to that while you are having an affair too? Is your wife a bitch? Are we all just bitches to you? We ended it at that point and I STILL thought he was committed to his marriage. But he creeped me online the whole time and then wanted me back. Shocked again. That is when I said no, firmly.
One can understand how I thought he just needed/wanted ME before I knew he was a narc. I just cannot figure out how IPPS cannot know this. The only answer is that the facade matters more to her. Someone here said co-dependents are inverted narcs.
haha…(on the fence)
I don’t reckon the side piece willwill s by him… besides I doubt he will ever be out.
I don’t know anything about him but the something that does not smell right at all there’s a weird look about him a funny behaviour.
usually I try to see the good in people and thing wouldn’t it be awful if they were innocent and nobody believes them.
But in this case it’s the way that he stood outside of his house when the police were going in.. little smiles and not even remotely panicky he didn’t look remotely concerned.
Though admitted later that he had killed her afterall and that it was because she’d hurt the children..Really?
if he was aa loving normal person he would have been jittery at the very least even if he was covering up due to he believed he was Justified because she’d allegedly hurt the children…
he was a father even if he’d covered up killing her he would have been in bits about his dead children…
Lying Dirtbag.
He wouldn’t have been able to stand there with that smile if he was a normal person over any of that.
he’s freaking guilty all the way down the line there are so many tells on him.
I don’t go round believing I’m right but this just stinks to high heaven.
I doubt he will See the Light of Day going forward. He is a gonner.
DebbieWolf
I totally agree. Those little girls were the same ages and looked so much like two of my granddaughters. Seeing their pictures tears me up inside.
HG, Chris Watts is a Lesser. First off, he lost his shit when he killed his wife and kids. A Mid would not do that and a Greater would have planned it better. Second, your related posts are all about Lessers, so you’ve already categorized it. My exH was a Lesser who also raged a lot, though on the surface he was very nice and well groomed (he was a hoarder who nevertheless ironed his shirt every morning and obsessed about his boots). He also had an affair during his first marriage but he kindly left his wife and kids rather than murdering them.
I’m thinking for future ‘A Very…’ articles I won’t write the article, I will just do a trailer and let you good readers all do the work using what you have learned from me!
HG
Such a bunch of little browners you possess. A testament to your excellent educating. It’s fun to read the guesses but I highly await your assessment on Forensic Friday.
Love it! Will you instruct, correct, guide, HG? I doubt I’m alone in this, but to me, learning to SEE Ns from afar is the most important thing you provide. (The help getting out is very helpful. The never ever getting back in again is worth its weight in gold!)
I was trying to come up with something that rhymed with Pack but I was rushing. Hence, Empths – which doesn’t rhyme at all, I know, and cannot even be pronounced really.
Oh and one more thing, HG, I can’t remember what he did for a living but it was something in that oil field and I believe it involved manual labour and/or machinery. Not saying that means a Lesser but it does not scream Mid or Greater to me. It also fits with being a somatic, as does the same sex affair to my mind. (I haven’t studied somatics much as I am more interested in cerebrals.) This is all assuming he is a narc, of course, which I am because that’s what he looks like to me – thanks to your teachings, master. If he turns out not to be then you are not a very good teacher or I am not a very good student. Ha.
HG—I apologize if you’ve ever been asked this, but do you have any personal “ick/yuck” factor in regard to crimes? For instance, it’s always said criminals in jail have contempt for various crimes such as pedophilia. They will beat/kill these individuals if they have access to them. OR is it simply about gathering fuel? If I’m a sociopath no good loser lesser in prison and I beat up a known molester that’s a lot of fuel. Was the motivation really for fuel or truly about an “ick factor.” Or both? I really would love your take on this concept.
It is about the furtherance of one’s own aims, the presentation of a façade and grandiosity (“I may be a criminal but I am not THAT kind of criminal”) and the acquisition of fuel.
OMG, who knows what’s going on inside a man’s head! Or what those innocent faces hide! He looks like decent, kind man.
My guess is that he is NOT a narcissist (Not a lot of information available yet), My reasons are:
– He immediately confessed about the murder, he doesn’t know how to get away with it. Narcissists know how to hide and plan for their evil act.
– According to one of Chris’ male lover, Chris never showed violent tendencies.
– By comparing Chris Watts to Robert Brown (Serial killer), I will come to the conclusion that he (Chris Watts) might NOT be a narcissist. Because, again, narcissists don’t leave evidence. Robert Brown, later confessed to the police about the murder of 48 victims, even the police was not aware that he was the murderer of these vague cases.
So, I would say. Robert Brown is a murderous narcissist. Because he enjoyed killing people for no reason.
The case with Chris Watts, is different, as he doesn’t have previous crimes or violent motives. No one knows his motives for committing such an act yet, it might be that he was under a drug influence, stress, pressure or unresolved argument with his wife.
To sum up, criminals are not always narcissists or psychopaths. We were programmed by the media since we were young, that always narcissists and psychopaths are killers and they are away and we are safe in some places such as the workplace, I grew up believing in this idea, and I had a bad luck for falling for a trustworthy, good looking and peaceful man who come out to be a soul vampire, narcissist. Haha. Now I know.
So, yes, a lot of narcissists and psychopaths have a high status and good job. Those who are in criminal line, are those who might not had a chance for good education or they were bad at school.
If Chris Watts is a narcissist, I will have to be more aware of the dirty coward ex.
S
I suppose it is possible that a man can have multiple secret lovers, murder his wife and small children, then accuse the dead wife of having killed her little girls, THEN hide their little dead bodies in oil tanks at a job site and him not be a narcissist. It may be possible, but in my opinion it’s mighty damn unlikely.
Be more wary of your cowardly, seemingly harmless ex. Narcs only think of what’s best for them and them only. In a lot of ways, the less intelligent ones are more dangerous than the smart ones, because they can’t plan well or foresee consequences.
Well, it is because researches say; psychopaths make up 1% in the population. Also, there is an approach that diagnose narcissist according to how many narcissistic traits they have. The approach says that if the person displays up to 9 narcissistic traits, he/she can be diagnosed as a narcissist. For example, if Chris Watts displays up to 3 or 4 narcissistic traits, then he is NOT a narcissist.
HG Tudor, look at narcissism from a different perspective. His perspective, in my opinion is clearer and more organized than other approaches that I came across.
In case, the first study that says psychopaths are 1% in the population, refers to those who are born psychopaths, I mean those who don’t need fuel. Then, Chris Watts is not counted here.
Let’s look at it from HG Tudor perspective. Though there are not enough information yet about Chris Watts. I will say that he might belong to the lesser school. Why? Because:
– He was referring to himself a lot in the recent interview when he was talking about how will live without his family. Instead of showing concern about them, will they come back or not. He continued to think of himself instead. (Self centered)
– He through his daughters in the oil tank as you mentioned, and I watched a valid observation by one man, he said, if he cared for them he would show some respect by burring their bodies instead of throwing them into an oil tank. (Lack of empathy). Whether he buried them or through them in the tank, he killed them in the first place, which shows the lack of empathy.
– He was trying to fool the police and the people through the interview which shows that he sees himself as more intelligent and cunning than other people. When someone sees himself Vertical to people and not Horizontal, this is called (arrogance) the same example might show (Grandiosity ) as well.
– This point show why I say he belongs to the lesser school. It is because of his low cognitive function, lack of control over his ignited fury, he must have been angry before committing such a thing.
And then you also have Sam Vaknin view, he says that you can’t refer to anyone who is violent or abusive as a narcissist.
There is also other approach that call abusive people who are not reaching the extreme, only abusers!
So, it is just that am confused because of the Varity of sources and approaches.
We will find out the sure answer by the expert, On the 7th of September!
One last point, in case Chris Watts is normal, and he did what he did at the moment of anger, then he tried to cover up for himself by hiding the bodies out of fear of authority, there is one factor that can distinguish if he is a narcissist or a normal person which is REMORSE.
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Thank you Windstrom for your warning about the narcissist that I used to know. It is true he is coward and his personality is weak. But he is the prince of manipulation and intelligence. If he was not intelligent and well behaved, I wouldn’t have given him a glimpse in the first place.
Let me know if you need the resources for the given information above.
Exactly why I think he is a Lesser, Windstorm. He did not plan well or see the consequences. He raged and then quickly tried to get rid of the evidence.
He did not look decent or kind to me at all. He was clearly presenting a facade, and not a very good one at that.
All excellent observations to think about. Thank you.
I voted narcissist/sociopath due to his lack of emotion and his ability to lie after his wife went missing and his ability to wear the illusion mask/double life.
The video of his wife demonstrates that she believes he is a Prince Charming. Additionally, the neighbors knew nothing. I imagine that his wife was loyal to him and subjected to gaslighting.. projecting… manipulations… etc.
Also, my view is that he had a sense of entitlementt and also wanted the high of risky behavior/experiencing with both sexes at the same time while he is married. My thought is he gets a high off of getting away with something.
I think that maybe he confessed due to the mounting evidence against him so he went to plan B-blaming her for what he did-rather than show remorse.
I think more details will come out as the case progresses. Look at Scott Peterson and Lacey Peterson case. That was his first killing.
Look at Casey Anthony who I believe killed her daughter but blamed her mother and father.
Any thoughts, HG
I love this!!! Thank you! Great idea to do these types of analysis on hot topics! I think it also helps people to understand narcs more because someone might google this guy and come to your site. excellent!
I was in Florida when this happened..very sad story .I was shocked at his cool calm smiling demeanour when intervieved..a psychopath as well maybe ? The girlfriend was been suggested as an influence..so I’m interested on your take on it HG.
Chris Watts. Worst performance ever in a plea to have a family back. He actually laughed and couldnt hold back from smiling. Is there anyone alive who watched that plea and believed him?
I would think a true narc would not laugh during such a public display… Nor smile. I would think a true narcissist would be sure to maintain the role that he was playing has he wanted to be taken seriously. But I’m just speaking from perspective. I’ve not seen anything about this guy nor heard
Elysia
Remember they’re not all smart. I’ve known many narcs whose lies can easily be seen through and who would not hold up with their story under public scrutiny. To me, not staying serious while publicly pleading for info on his “missing” family is a red flag for narcissism.
He was so relaxed and actually laughing! It’s unbelievable.
I recently lost my favourite umbrella I’ve had for years while shopping and I think I was more emotional and distraught while retracing my steps to find it than he was. And this was after his wife and two small daughters had simply vanished!
My guess is that he’s a psychopath as well as a narcissist. I’m looking forward to HG’s article on Friday.
Wisernow
That clown couldnt muster up an ounce of credibility. A disgrace to his brethren.
Thanks for the laugh about the umbrella. I agree and can relate. I was the same at losing an earring while shopping once, and spent considerable time retracing my steps, only to return home to find it on the vanity. I had only put one on. Did you check the car? Haha.
I ended up finding it on a shelf in a store and was relieved that it was still there. I’m glad you found your earring at home.
Yes, Watts’ cool and carefree demeanour – even nonchalant disregard – is a disgrace to more sophisticated members of his kind. It’s also a chilling example of how a lack of empathy, conscience and self-control can result in horrible, violent and tragic events. It seems the only thing standing between such terrible and dangerous behaviour is the need to operate socially with a facade. It’s truly frightening.
I think the world in general seriously needs a wake-up call to the consequences of not taking empathy and conscience self-awareness more seriously.
Not to state the obvious, but Narc or plebe, the dude’s a mess. I can’t help but wonder how his familial execution could have been prevented, little (or blaring neon) warning signs that were overlooked or purposefully ignored/misattributed to problems that tend not to lead to murder in a less volatile individual.
is that a code word for what is happening Friday ? on another subject is anyone on here in the UK ? what’s your thoughts on the actress on CBB behaviour ? I think she’s a narcissist ? anyone agree ? HG won’t be watching it
Thanks for confirming HG, i think i can spot them now, certainly in the public eye anyway, but yet again the word has not been used in connection with her, it’s about time this started to be called what it is to start educating people , although i hear it being used more now than before it’s still usually in some reference to bloody selfies or that kind of behaviour , which is slightly misleading. I wasn’t aware of the Chris Watts thing but have been watching bits on youtube ready for tomorrow !! Interesting that during all Chris Watts appeals on camera for his missing family he talks only about himself, what he thinks , what he does or doesn’t know , what he feels, how it’s affecting him !!! Even when lying and covering up it is still only from the me me me perspective
HG someone made a comment about how he laughed when making a please to get his family back. What is your take on it? Do you think a true narc would be so carless and sloppy about themselves in public?
Elysia Sanders
Absolutely. A man beat his wife to death and he was waving at the cameras and making odd smirky faces and right away I had him pegged for a lesser. They are blinded by their narcissism and, because of their lower cognitive functioning, the lesser is the most blinded of the schools.
Damn it, Boss! These teasers are killing me quicker than Pratts killed his whole family (he must have taken a while, anyway). OJ, move aside, new Lesser aboard.
K, he’s welcome to plan as many surprises as he wants. My favorite is traveling to new places, surprise road trips, and trying new restaurants and foods. I’m into experiences, not “stuff”. Could you add this info to my file, please? 😊
I like how we have previews now…teasers. I’m always tuned in anyway. Is it an empathic trait to enjoy having something to look forward to or is it just me?
After seeing a few news articles about him, I guessed he was a somatic and I also guessed mid-ranger, but he could be upper-lesser too. He looks very fit, tanned and well-groomed.
His wife was active on social media and she portrayed him in glowing terms and their family life as idyllic. Friends and neighbours were shocked and described him as always willing to help others and provide a lending hand.
They both appeared to me as caring a lot about the “image” they showed for other people to see. It makes me wonder what was actually lurking behind the “perfect” facade. It’s very interesting.
WiserNow
He is definitely a somatic; he is good looking and in great shape. I am not 100% sure on the school but I have been paying attention to body language in the news and there is a difference between schools (I think). Mids come across as “feel sorry for me; I am the victim” and, sometimes, they can squeeze out a few crocodile tears for the cameras.
There was something about the way he moved that reminded me of my twin (a lesser) and I just knew he did it.
This is going to sound strange, but I suspect the wife may possibly be a mid because my IRL narcissists rewrite their own lives and present it to the public as truth, that’s facade maintenance: Everything is wonderful!
Or she could have been in total denial. I am pondering that conundrum.
Bingo fuel is excellent! And I work with two dads who are narcissists so it is all fun and games on Bingo night. Fury is capped and positive fuel is flowing.
The different schools are something I think I had a pre-conceived notion about. This case has made me think about the schools a little differently.
Beforehand, I simply assumed lessers were typically fairly overtly narcissistic in a brazen kind of way. For some reason, I thought that them being less cognitively aware of what they were would make them less likely to care about displaying a socially “perfect” facade. So this case makes me now see that the behaviour of a lesser can actually be quite covert. An observer still needs to scratch the surface and question them and not take things at face value.
About Bingo and the amount of narcs there, I honestly believe sometimes that there are many more narcs than the official statistics claim. There are narcs everywhere! It’s actually like plague proportions in some places. I think it’s the empaths who are more at risk of facing extinction. Narcs have better survival prospects in an overpopulated, capitalist, corporatised, “greed is good”, social media infested world.
WiserNow
I think his psychopathy (lack of emotive responses, flat affect, impulsive behaviour) may have been a factor in making it a bit tricky to figure out the school. When you see lessers on the news, sometimes, they are ostentatious and aggressive. He was very calm and that may have made people think he was a midranger.
My instinct immediately said: lesser. I noticed his flat affect and his body language straight away.
It is an epidemic and we are getting are asses kicked. Empaths are rare and the majority of the Bingo Ladies/players are ULNs and LMRNs. All the female volunteers seem to be normals with empathy and the three males (2 are dads) are narcissists.
Damn straight we are facing extinction; it is a jungle out-there!
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I have been watching this case today in youtube and yes, he is a narcissist or probably a sociopath but his wife was also an overt narcissist, dominant type of woman that pushed his buttons so much that brought a mentally unstable person to snap in the worst way.
HG, during your absence, CW plead guilty to his crimes in order to avoid the death penalty. He will spend the rest of his natural life in prison. (which may not be long considering he’s a wife and baby killer) I didn’t know if you were aware of this development in the story.
Michelle Carter is about to be sentenced for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself – she has distinctive eyebrows which I read is a curious feature of many narcissists. So I’m calling it- she’s a narc – getting someone to commit suicide, not feeling remorseful, and not to mention, those brows.
Kelly
She is absolutely a narcissist and her eyebrows are really weird.
There was an actual study done recently on the link between bushy eyebrows and narcissism. HG says it’s hogwash (not his word, that’s mine)
HG, can you describe your eyebrows?
Arched.
And I agree with HG, MB. Which serious research would study the link between bushy eyebrows and NPD anyway? I find the subject absurd.
I hope I do not offend anybody with my comment. It is just my opinion.
I know, right Lou! It’s a laughable study. I hope my tax dollars weren’t spent on that! Now, HG’s sexy arched brows…I could get behind that research.
HG, I’d love to read your analysis of Michelle Carter! I’d guess influencing suicide is the greatest power one could have over another!
K, the eyebrows are a poor fashion choice! They appear normal innher earlier photos. I agree! Definitely a Narc!
Kimi
She looked normal in her photos, but in court she looked like a freak! And her affect was off.
Like the Hood from Thunderbirds.
Re narcissists’ brows.
Besides the scary tattooed brows of the narc lady I am putting up with this week, (and I must say I am doing it quite well. Thank you HG), none of the other narcs I know have weird brows.
I personally do not believe narcs have a certain physical trait in common.
Lou
I agree with you. Narcissism is not linked to physical characteristics. Big eyebrows run in my mother’s family. We all have them: the narcs, the empaths and the normals.
😂 I agree. My mother and brother and an old boyfriend all had arched, fine brows too. We’ve proved that study or ?whatever it is, wrong.
He’s a sloppy Lesser.
Dear Mr Tudor,
1). This bloke appeared very “reactionary” which would indicate a Lesser
He kept up lifestyle appearances and about to lose his wife and family … he snapped …. so I feel he’s an Upper
Now he’s a psychopathic serial killer nut case!
2) I know a young man who has “Aspergers” …. also narcissistic, conceited, no compassion or empathy, has issues with his mother, pushes boundaries, brags about having sex with both men and women, ex military (he enjoyed the “thrill” of killing) thinks it’s all a game and loves the shock” value to all and sundry. He has no respect for women whatsoever. He’s a psychologist …. go figure
Look forward to your diagnosis
Luv Bubbles xx
Hi HG , what is your opinion on Ted Bundy was he a greater narc plus psychopath , why do these ones become killers ,is their sense of grandiosity higher than all other narcs to push them to think they can even control life and death for someone.
Kiki, I think Ted Bundy was a Greater. In my humble assessment, a Psychopath like Bundy would kill for need of stimulation or because the opportunity suits their personal gain. They are more likely to plan a murder.
With some of the more sloppy murders, it is more of a Psychosis issue. The person could be, but not necessarily a Psychopath, but they could also be Bipolar, schizophrenic, or even a “normal person” if the conditions are right. This is when someone “loses it” and kills someone from rage or losing touch from reality. This is the most common scenario for a murder.
You have taught us well HG
First off i follow many criminal cases you could say its a passion of mine. Ive always watched forensics series and criminal cases. Cold cases are my favorite.
This one and mollie tibbetts has really stood out to me but from a narcissism pespective chris watts really showcases so much of what weve learned here. We cant know all the dynamics of their relationship but there are definite red flags. Cheating, the way shanann talks about how they met when she was at a low point in her life, the way she builds him up sky high and eventually how she starts to become independant and building her business. she surrounds herself with like minded people and they are positive and more than likely this dispels the gaslighting and brainwashing that chris has spun within her mind. She realises she can do so much better on her own and wants out. Its been documented she admitted to friends she suspected chris was having an affair. Its also documented by chris himself they had had an “emotional”discussion that early morning when she returned from her business trip.Thats when all control was lost for chris and he decides to end it all. I suspect it wasnt pemeditated but spontaneous from narcissistic rage. He killed her and had to kill the only witnesses which were his children. Of course its all speculation but the pieces fit together how he hid the bodies and his ability to lie so calmy no sign of remorse. Weve seen two people one of which being a male come out and admit to having an affair with chris. The woman he was involved with said he had strangled her while engaging in a rape scenerio which was a fetish of his. He also hid his bisexuality. This also could be something shanann knew about and he had told his male lover his bisexuality could never be known or his life would end. I think chris was a covert narcissist. Hes definitely a psychopath to be able to kill his family and calmly lie about it after having hid their bodies the way he did. He lacks empathy, remorse and accountability which is a narcissist.
I didn’t realize the wife’s family was in NC! I’m watching interviews and studying to try my hand at analyzing ahead of the official narc detector’s verdict. I saw the UNC Tarheels T-shirt and was like huh?!? They’re in Denver! Red flag right there. They are across the country from her family. It’s early in my investigation. I’ll be back…
MB – this made me smile …
I now have a mental imagery of you with an epic cool deer stalker hat and pipe ‘a la Sherlock Holmes.
You are rocking this look ! And I’m excited for your next instalment also!
Qx
Here’s my take. I’ve read very little of the comments so as not to be influenced. Other than NA’s comment about being a “browner” which I assume would be me in this instance. HaHa but I wanted to see how I would do. So here goes:
First, let me say that I am embarrassed that I wasn’t on top of this story as the characters were nearly in my backyard. Now you know I really am telling the truth that I don’t watch the news. The memorial service for the victims was held in a town only about an hour away from me. It has been heart-wrenching doing this research today and I have been thankful to be focused on the facts rather than the emotions of the situation. This stinks of the Scott Peterson case and also an even older case where Susan Smith strapped her two young boys into their car seats and pushed the car into a lake. That story had a huge impact on me. Still does.
I think CW is a lower middle somatic (I first thought upper lesser, but changed my mind.)
• Initial interview observations: good looking, in shape, shaved arms, zero remorse, a stab at some fake empathy (pretending to get choked up when talking about putting the girls to bed, etc.), pity play for how difficult a night it had been for him to stay home alone without them. I didn’t get the impression of him smiling as others have stated although he did have a pleasant look for someone whose entire family was missing. Lack of emotion. (he swayed the whole time-not sure what that was)
• Disrespectful to the bodies of the slain (lack of empathy)
• Murder by strangulation (mid-range behavior)
• He was having an extra-marital affair with a co-worker (a given)
• Close friends thought they knew the couple and never suspected anything was wrong, never saw any problems in their marriage (façade)
• Her FB feed was jam-packed with testaments to their “happy” relationship and painting him as a “perfect” father. Over the top – leading me to suspect a Stepford Devalution (My only concern with this is that she worked and was described as successful and independent.)
• Their lifestyle was beyond their means as they had to file bankruptcy. (Grandiosity despite him having a blue collar job)
• She was described as very sweet and well-liked indicating strong empathic traits, he met her by friending her on FB.
• He admitted to there being an “emotional conversation” when she returned from her trip indicated by some as talking about separation.
• With the Stepford Devaluation, I think she already knew about the affair(s) so I don’t think her discovery of that information led to the murders. I think she came in from her business trip with the children asleep and said we need to talk, I can’t live this way anymore and said she was leaving. When the initial GH did not meet with success, his fury ignited and he strangled the children as she tried to stop him and then did the same to her because (a) the fury had not abated and/or (b) she needed to be disincentivized as a witness.
• He thought he would get away with it due to the air-tight façade, his lack of accountability, and grandiose/superior thinking that he was smarter than the police.
• More pity plays yesterday from prison being on suicide watch (mid-range behavior)
I’m looking forward to what points are focused on by Prof. Tudor.
Now I will read what others think…
This is epic MB – you picked up on loads of relevant points .. im learning loads about this case today. Your awesome as Sherlock I may need to buy you that deer stalker hat ! Qx
Ha! Thanks Quasi. I didn’t get to the same conclusion as HG. But it was fun to try and it kept my mind and heart off of the enormity of the crime. Horrific! May he rot in jail.
Indeed, it was horrifying, I didn’t know about the case until I read the recent comments on the blog and the main article. Eyes wide open to it now. I know you reached a different conclusion but I thought it was a great effort regardless. Qx
Thank you Quasi. I didn’t do too bad for somebody that was supposed to be working instead of researching triple murder!
Oops on friday lol im eager to see your take on this HG. We wont see much more on him until november when court proceedings begin.
Very excited to see you did a write up on chris watts ty HG!!! Off to read!! 🙂
Chris Watts
He definitely is.
Smiling inappropriately at an inappropriate time. Demonstrating the wrong emotion.
A clueless lower grade narcissist sociopath unable to sustain a believable facade under pressure.
Unable to control himself acting completely out of a response mechanism demonstrating an underlying contempt.
Unable to sustain a believable story as the mask slipped.
Finally deadpan emotionless robotic presentation of the real him. the coward the weakling having to be watched as he tries to escape justice and on suicide watch.
Trial by Media not… just an opinion of that which looks fairly straightforward based on his before and after appearance.
I didn’t know who he was.
I haven’t watched the news for at least a couple of weeks because I was finding it depressing.
I know who he is now…
and he met his wife through Facebook I believe..urrr.
a friend request.
I’m glad I don’t do any Facebook or anything like it.
How terrible for that lady and unborn child.
And the Innocence and vulnerability of
those poor little children.
What a fucking bastard.
Evil fucking cunt.
.. saying that ‘she’ was killing the children and he stopped her in a rage!
He’s pathetically thick and brainless..
no one would have smiled at any point.. anyone would be too traumatised by any part of it.
He’s literally pathetically brainless.
he’s so fucking obvious.
I already hate him with a Vengeance for what he did to those poor children.
not to mention his lovely wife obviously, but when an Innocent looks up to you completely and totally helpless and they are little children…
complete and total prisoners looking up to Daddy ..Daddy is supposed to protect you and look after you..
Menacing twisted frig faced piece of shit.
Dark days for him now.. before the blackest day of eternal hell.
DebbieWolf
So youre on the fence about him?
Bahahaha
The horror and tragedy of what has happened to his family aside…
Imagine how horrifying it will be for his side piece now to have been associated with that. People will wonder how she could not have known (we know but the public at large does not). Her reputation will be forever changed all due to what she perhaps perceived as a harmless affair (if she even knew of his family). Who knows-maybe she will even stand by him. I know nothing about her to date. Nor him really, I just saw his plea to have his family back and said aloud to the tv and my husband: Ha! Theyre not even looking for anyone else. He’ll be arrested any day now. I look forward to what HG has to say on the matter.
There was that other case Scott someone who murdered his wife and the girl friend Amber , she helped the police catch him. I wonder about these women that do stand by these men HG? or what about these women that write to men in prison or marry them, women that wrote to Ian Brady ? Or Charles Manson , what diagnosis would you give those women HG?
NA, I thought about the other woman/man and the trauma she/he is suffering and probably with no support. I feel sad for that person too. They were caught up in the illusion as well. It would not surprise me for the extra-marital victim to commit suicide before the trial. Testifying will be horrendous.
MB and NA,
Though MRN was not the least bit violent, after I figured out what he was post-escape I did (as IPSS) have this vague unsettled feeling that I was accessory to a murder. I was in a lot of denial but I cried about this once in the middle of the road and told him we could only be in touch if they split up (he ignored me). This is also why I told IPPS. I couldn’t let her continue to be led down the garden path with absolutely zero knowledge/warning. But of course whether you are IPSS or IPPS, it’s all very hard to believe and accept.
Just as an aside, I believe statistically more mothers than fathers kill their own biological children (not saying that is so in this case), though of course domestic violence overall is more likely to be committed by men.
SMH, she probably knew he was unfaithful, just not with whom or the specific details. Telling her would’ve satisfied her truth seeking, so there is that consolation.
And you’re right, there’s no way that woman killed those children. Total blame-shift!
I don’t think she knew, MB. They were reconciling after a separation, going to couples therapy, etc. She thought his cheating was a one off and his ‘remorse’ was real. She probably did not trust him at first but slowly she thawed.
Then I left for four months, just enough time for him to convince her that they were solid. It all took about a year.
I too thought he was focused on his marriage (IPPS and I are not so different) but when I returned, he was the same – maybe worse because he had her where he wanted her. I told him I did not get why he was still married and the situation wasn’t for me. I had no idea at the time of all that I have learned here.
At least she does have the truth now, even if she rejects it or it doesn’t matter.
SMH, I know from experience that a one off can be forgiven. It’s difficult and it takes time. Plus he has to truly be remorseful. Trust is earned in drops and spilled in buckets. He spilled the whole bucket, but patiently earned it back drop by drop. Of course, that would never work with a narcissist.
I wonder if they are still together? Not your concern of course. We need to stop thinking about the jerk!
MB, I don’t have tons of experience with cheaters – the last time I did the internet barely existed – but I’ve read a lot now. I also thought it was a one off and his remorse was real. It took him ages to persuade me to have an affair and then I left again. But since we’d already been in a FR, it didn’t seem different, he was patient and tried to earn my trust, and it worked for awhile (not that long, to be honest – the whole thing was 2 years but that part was only five months).
He and IPPS have been ‘together’ for ages. I am sure they still are, though I have not tried to find out. They are very privileged, kids are grown, she has a degree, but no interests and does nothing, not even meaningful volunteer work. I once asked him what she did all day. He responded that he did not know. I asked why she did not work. He said she interviewed for a job once! In that way, she and I are very different. I have been very career-driven since I was 22. She is all love, hope, Christmas and flowers. I told him it seems like he has four children instead of three. They all even look alike. A true Stepford family, though not glamorous at all.
Last summer his brother was found to be having a long affair (runs in the family – I am guessing dad did too) and his wife left him. MRN told me that his wife blamed her SIL ‘oh she is so difficult.’ That is one thing that turned me against IPPS – blaming her SIL for BIL’s cheating when her own husband had cheated. I looked at MRN incredulously. How could you sit there and listen to that while you are having an affair too? Is your wife a bitch? Are we all just bitches to you? We ended it at that point and I STILL thought he was committed to his marriage. But he creeped me online the whole time and then wanted me back. Shocked again. That is when I said no, firmly.
One can understand how I thought he just needed/wanted ME before I knew he was a narc. I just cannot figure out how IPPS cannot know this. The only answer is that the facade matters more to her. Someone here said co-dependents are inverted narcs.
NarcAngel
haha…(on the fence)
I don’t reckon the side piece willwill s by him… besides I doubt he will ever be out.
I don’t know anything about him but the something that does not smell right at all there’s a weird look about him a funny behaviour.
usually I try to see the good in people and thing wouldn’t it be awful if they were innocent and nobody believes them.
But in this case it’s the way that he stood outside of his house when the police were going in.. little smiles and not even remotely panicky he didn’t look remotely concerned.
Though admitted later that he had killed her afterall and that it was because she’d hurt the children..Really?
if he was aa loving normal person he would have been jittery at the very least even if he was covering up due to he believed he was Justified because she’d allegedly hurt the children…
he was a father even if he’d covered up killing her he would have been in bits about his dead children…
Lying Dirtbag.
He wouldn’t have been able to stand there with that smile if he was a normal person over any of that.
he’s freaking guilty all the way down the line there are so many tells on him.
I don’t go round believing I’m right but this just stinks to high heaven.
I doubt he will See the Light of Day going forward. He is a gonner.
DebbieWolf
I totally agree. Those little girls were the same ages and looked so much like two of my granddaughters. Seeing their pictures tears me up inside.
HG, Chris Watts is a Lesser. First off, he lost his shit when he killed his wife and kids. A Mid would not do that and a Greater would have planned it better. Second, your related posts are all about Lessers, so you’ve already categorized it. My exH was a Lesser who also raged a lot, though on the surface he was very nice and well groomed (he was a hoarder who nevertheless ironed his shirt every morning and obsessed about his boots). He also had an affair during his first marriage but he kindly left his wife and kids rather than murdering them.
I’m thinking for future ‘A Very…’ articles I won’t write the article, I will just do a trailer and let you good readers all do the work using what you have learned from me!
HG
credit where credit is due I say again..as you are a bloody good teacher HG.
HG
Such a bunch of little browners you possess. A testament to your excellent educating. It’s fun to read the guesses but I highly await your assessment on Forensic Friday.
Love it! Will you instruct, correct, guide, HG? I doubt I’m alone in this, but to me, learning to SEE Ns from afar is the most important thing you provide. (The help getting out is very helpful. The never ever getting back in again is worth its weight in gold!)
HG, we are good sleuths or we wouldn’t be here. But you are Leader of the Empths.
And if he were a crow, he would be the leader of the murder.
I was trying to come up with something that rhymed with Pack but I was rushing. Hence, Empths – which doesn’t rhyme at all, I know, and cannot even be pronounced really.
Oh and one more thing, HG, I can’t remember what he did for a living but it was something in that oil field and I believe it involved manual labour and/or machinery. Not saying that means a Lesser but it does not scream Mid or Greater to me. It also fits with being a somatic, as does the same sex affair to my mind. (I haven’t studied somatics much as I am more interested in cerebrals.) This is all assuming he is a narc, of course, which I am because that’s what he looks like to me – thanks to your teachings, master. If he turns out not to be then you are not a very good teacher or I am not a very good student. Ha.
“I will just do a trailer..” 😂😂😂
HG—I apologize if you’ve ever been asked this, but do you have any personal “ick/yuck” factor in regard to crimes? For instance, it’s always said criminals in jail have contempt for various crimes such as pedophilia. They will beat/kill these individuals if they have access to them. OR is it simply about gathering fuel? If I’m a sociopath no good loser lesser in prison and I beat up a known molester that’s a lot of fuel. Was the motivation really for fuel or truly about an “ick factor.” Or both? I really would love your take on this concept.
It is about the furtherance of one’s own aims, the presentation of a façade and grandiosity (“I may be a criminal but I am not THAT kind of criminal”) and the acquisition of fuel.
Narcissists – all fur coat and no knickers
I assure you I am all ermine AND underwear.
Weasel fur and underwear?
“weasel fur and underwear?”
😂😂😂
Weasel fur and underwear?
😂😂😂
A respectable judge!
Catchy news!
OMG, who knows what’s going on inside a man’s head! Or what those innocent faces hide! He looks like decent, kind man.
My guess is that he is NOT a narcissist (Not a lot of information available yet), My reasons are:
– He immediately confessed about the murder, he doesn’t know how to get away with it. Narcissists know how to hide and plan for their evil act.
– According to one of Chris’ male lover, Chris never showed violent tendencies.
– By comparing Chris Watts to Robert Brown (Serial killer), I will come to the conclusion that he (Chris Watts) might NOT be a narcissist. Because, again, narcissists don’t leave evidence. Robert Brown, later confessed to the police about the murder of 48 victims, even the police was not aware that he was the murderer of these vague cases.
So, I would say. Robert Brown is a murderous narcissist. Because he enjoyed killing people for no reason.
The case with Chris Watts, is different, as he doesn’t have previous crimes or violent motives. No one knows his motives for committing such an act yet, it might be that he was under a drug influence, stress, pressure or unresolved argument with his wife.
To sum up, criminals are not always narcissists or psychopaths. We were programmed by the media since we were young, that always narcissists and psychopaths are killers and they are away and we are safe in some places such as the workplace, I grew up believing in this idea, and I had a bad luck for falling for a trustworthy, good looking and peaceful man who come out to be a soul vampire, narcissist. Haha. Now I know.
So, yes, a lot of narcissists and psychopaths have a high status and good job. Those who are in criminal line, are those who might not had a chance for good education or they were bad at school.
If Chris Watts is a narcissist, I will have to be more aware of the dirty coward ex.
So excited to see HG’s observation.
S
I suppose it is possible that a man can have multiple secret lovers, murder his wife and small children, then accuse the dead wife of having killed her little girls, THEN hide their little dead bodies in oil tanks at a job site and him not be a narcissist. It may be possible, but in my opinion it’s mighty damn unlikely.
Be more wary of your cowardly, seemingly harmless ex. Narcs only think of what’s best for them and them only. In a lot of ways, the less intelligent ones are more dangerous than the smart ones, because they can’t plan well or foresee consequences.
WS
There is a neon sign (metaphorically speaking) above his head, blinking: Narcissist, narcissist, narcissist, ad infinitum.
Ha, ha! Yes, there is!
Well, it is because researches say; psychopaths make up 1% in the population. Also, there is an approach that diagnose narcissist according to how many narcissistic traits they have. The approach says that if the person displays up to 9 narcissistic traits, he/she can be diagnosed as a narcissist. For example, if Chris Watts displays up to 3 or 4 narcissistic traits, then he is NOT a narcissist.
HG Tudor, look at narcissism from a different perspective. His perspective, in my opinion is clearer and more organized than other approaches that I came across.
In case, the first study that says psychopaths are 1% in the population, refers to those who are born psychopaths, I mean those who don’t need fuel. Then, Chris Watts is not counted here.
Let’s look at it from HG Tudor perspective. Though there are not enough information yet about Chris Watts. I will say that he might belong to the lesser school. Why? Because:
– He was referring to himself a lot in the recent interview when he was talking about how will live without his family. Instead of showing concern about them, will they come back or not. He continued to think of himself instead. (Self centered)
– He through his daughters in the oil tank as you mentioned, and I watched a valid observation by one man, he said, if he cared for them he would show some respect by burring their bodies instead of throwing them into an oil tank. (Lack of empathy). Whether he buried them or through them in the tank, he killed them in the first place, which shows the lack of empathy.
– He was trying to fool the police and the people through the interview which shows that he sees himself as more intelligent and cunning than other people. When someone sees himself Vertical to people and not Horizontal, this is called (arrogance) the same example might show (Grandiosity ) as well.
– This point show why I say he belongs to the lesser school. It is because of his low cognitive function, lack of control over his ignited fury, he must have been angry before committing such a thing.
And then you also have Sam Vaknin view, he says that you can’t refer to anyone who is violent or abusive as a narcissist.
There is also other approach that call abusive people who are not reaching the extreme, only abusers!
So, it is just that am confused because of the Varity of sources and approaches.
We will find out the sure answer by the expert, On the 7th of September!
One last point, in case Chris Watts is normal, and he did what he did at the moment of anger, then he tried to cover up for himself by hiding the bodies out of fear of authority, there is one factor that can distinguish if he is a narcissist or a normal person which is REMORSE.
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Thank you Windstrom for your warning about the narcissist that I used to know. It is true he is coward and his personality is weak. But he is the prince of manipulation and intelligence. If he was not intelligent and well behaved, I wouldn’t have given him a glimpse in the first place.
Let me know if you need the resources for the given information above.
All the best.
Exactly why I think he is a Lesser, Windstorm. He did not plan well or see the consequences. He raged and then quickly tried to get rid of the evidence.
He did not look decent or kind to me at all. He was clearly presenting a facade, and not a very good one at that.
All excellent observations to think about. Thank you.
I voted narcissist/sociopath due to his lack of emotion and his ability to lie after his wife went missing and his ability to wear the illusion mask/double life.
The video of his wife demonstrates that she believes he is a Prince Charming. Additionally, the neighbors knew nothing. I imagine that his wife was loyal to him and subjected to gaslighting.. projecting… manipulations… etc.
Also, my view is that he had a sense of entitlementt and also wanted the high of risky behavior/experiencing with both sexes at the same time while he is married. My thought is he gets a high off of getting away with something.
I think that maybe he confessed due to the mounting evidence against him so he went to plan B-blaming her for what he did-rather than show remorse.
I think more details will come out as the case progresses. Look at Scott Peterson and Lacey Peterson case. That was his first killing.
Look at Casey Anthony who I believe killed her daughter but blamed her mother and father.
Any thoughts, HG
greater narcissist/sociopath
I love this!!! Thank you! Great idea to do these types of analysis on hot topics! I think it also helps people to understand narcs more because someone might google this guy and come to your site. excellent!
Mmmmmm. Perchance HG will answer a specific question. Hoping for his assessment.
sad 🙁
Not only is he a narcissist but he is a sociopath as well.
I was in Florida when this happened..very sad story .I was shocked at his cool calm smiling demeanour when intervieved..a psychopath as well maybe ? The girlfriend was been suggested as an influence..so I’m interested on your take on it HG.
Chris Watts. Worst performance ever in a plea to have a family back. He actually laughed and couldnt hold back from smiling. Is there anyone alive who watched that plea and believed him?
NA
I didn’t believe it for a second and his body language was a tell and reminded me of my twin.
I would think a true narc would not laugh during such a public display… Nor smile. I would think a true narcissist would be sure to maintain the role that he was playing has he wanted to be taken seriously. But I’m just speaking from perspective. I’ve not seen anything about this guy nor heard
Elysia
Remember they’re not all smart. I’ve known many narcs whose lies can easily be seen through and who would not hold up with their story under public scrutiny. To me, not staying serious while publicly pleading for info on his “missing” family is a red flag for narcissism.
NarcAngel,
He was so relaxed and actually laughing! It’s unbelievable.
I recently lost my favourite umbrella I’ve had for years while shopping and I think I was more emotional and distraught while retracing my steps to find it than he was. And this was after his wife and two small daughters had simply vanished!
My guess is that he’s a psychopath as well as a narcissist. I’m looking forward to HG’s article on Friday.
Wisernow
That clown couldnt muster up an ounce of credibility. A disgrace to his brethren.
Thanks for the laugh about the umbrella. I agree and can relate. I was the same at losing an earring while shopping once, and spent considerable time retracing my steps, only to return home to find it on the vanity. I had only put one on. Did you check the car? Haha.
NarcAngel,
I ended up finding it on a shelf in a store and was relieved that it was still there. I’m glad you found your earring at home.
Yes, Watts’ cool and carefree demeanour – even nonchalant disregard – is a disgrace to more sophisticated members of his kind. It’s also a chilling example of how a lack of empathy, conscience and self-control can result in horrible, violent and tragic events. It seems the only thing standing between such terrible and dangerous behaviour is the need to operate socially with a facade. It’s truly frightening.
I think the world in general seriously needs a wake-up call to the consequences of not taking empathy and conscience self-awareness more seriously.
I meant to say… *empathy, conscience and self-awareness*
Can’t wait!!
What a tease.
Not to state the obvious, but Narc or plebe, the dude’s a mess. I can’t help but wonder how his familial execution could have been prevented, little (or blaring neon) warning signs that were overlooked or purposefully ignored/misattributed to problems that tend not to lead to murder in a less volatile individual.
Fucking fuck, there’s supposed to be a “what” after the comma in the last sentence. Brain no make good words at the moment.
wolvesinwaldon
lol..”fucking fuck”
I like it.
haha..
Made me chuckle.
My mission if I choose to accept it…
and I do…
is to laugh even more over the next few weeks and be in good spirits. Chablis notwithstanding.
Glad to give you a chuckle, Debbie. 🙂
That’s the spirit! Laughter makes the hurt suck slightly less. Only slightly, but still, improvement is incremental at best.
wolvesinwalden
😊👍🌹
HG …you would be an awesome forensic profiler ..maybe you are ?
Yes he would be , catching serial killers and murderers
They are every bloody where !! What’s happening Friday please HG ?
Chablis. Absolutely.
Ima get me some of this Chablis. If you like it, it must be the best, HG! Chardonnay on steroids?
is that a code word for what is happening Friday ? on another subject is anyone on here in the UK ? what’s your thoughts on the actress on CBB behaviour ? I think she’s a narcissist ? anyone agree ? HG won’t be watching it
You are correct about Roxanne Pallett.
Thanks for confirming HG, i think i can spot them now, certainly in the public eye anyway, but yet again the word has not been used in connection with her, it’s about time this started to be called what it is to start educating people , although i hear it being used more now than before it’s still usually in some reference to bloody selfies or that kind of behaviour , which is slightly misleading. I wasn’t aware of the Chris Watts thing but have been watching bits on youtube ready for tomorrow !! Interesting that during all Chris Watts appeals on camera for his missing family he talks only about himself, what he thinks , what he does or doesn’t know , what he feels, how it’s affecting him !!! Even when lying and covering up it is still only from the me me me perspective
HG someone made a comment about how he laughed when making a please to get his family back. What is your take on it? Do you think a true narc would be so carless and sloppy about themselves in public?
Elysia Sanders
Absolutely. A man beat his wife to death and he was waving at the cameras and making odd smirky faces and right away I had him pegged for a lesser. They are blinded by their narcissism and, because of their lower cognitive functioning, the lesser is the most blinded of the schools.
Bingo is full of narcissists; it is like swimming with the sharks! I am surrounded.
That made me laugh
Ha! That’s funny K 😄 …well, Bingo can be very competitive and that could be what reels them in. The fuel must be potent 😉
Damn it, Boss! These teasers are killing me quicker than Pratts killed his whole family (he must have taken a while, anyway). OJ, move aside, new Lesser aboard.
HG, you are such a tease!!😜
OMG i had no idea who this person was. I never watch crime stuff . Just googled he murdered his pregnant wife 😢😢… looking fwd to your analysis.
MB
Both empaths and narcissists feel and experience anticipation.
K, you just made Carly Simon pop in my head!
Anticipating a good surprise is one of my favorite things. The narc I knew said he does not like surprises. Must be a control thing?
Do you like surprises HG? It is your birthday month after all!
MB
I think HG likes to plan the surprises, however, if he is surprised and it generates fuel, then I imagine he would like that as well.
K, he’s welcome to plan as many surprises as he wants. My favorite is traveling to new places, surprise road trips, and trying new restaurants and foods. I’m into experiences, not “stuff”. Could you add this info to my file, please? 😊
Consider it added MB.
You’re the best K!
Of course I am, MB! It just comes naturally. (that is my narcissism coming to the fore BTW)
K, I need to pick up some of that narcissism on aisle 5 when I go shopping for my Chablis. Surely they have some at the wine store.
MB
The good stuff is located in aisle 666.
Good to know K
Don’t tell me HG is a Virgo? A Greater Elite and a Virgo… oh my, this could be what kills me 😜
I am VERY interested in your analysis and you know why.
yeeees!
I can’t wait! I have not been following. I’ve got some catching up to do right quick.
I have never even heard of this one. But, on Criminal Minds and Law & Order SVU, there are a lot of Narcissists who are murderers.
He reminded me a little of my brother. I think he is a somatic ULN.
Oops! Damn straight he is a murderer!
I like how we have previews now…teasers. I’m always tuned in anyway. Is it an empathic trait to enjoy having something to look forward to or is it just me?
And so we binge watch Narcsite.
Binge worthy additional seasons requested for NarcPix on H.G.N:
Tudor Talks
Narcotica
Tuck-in Tales
Forensic Fridays
Very good.
NA, yasss seester! All of the above
K,
After seeing a few news articles about him, I guessed he was a somatic and I also guessed mid-ranger, but he could be upper-lesser too. He looks very fit, tanned and well-groomed.
His wife was active on social media and she portrayed him in glowing terms and their family life as idyllic. Friends and neighbours were shocked and described him as always willing to help others and provide a lending hand.
They both appeared to me as caring a lot about the “image” they showed for other people to see. It makes me wonder what was actually lurking behind the “perfect” facade. It’s very interesting.
WiserNow
He is definitely a somatic; he is good looking and in great shape. I am not 100% sure on the school but I have been paying attention to body language in the news and there is a difference between schools (I think). Mids come across as “feel sorry for me; I am the victim” and, sometimes, they can squeeze out a few crocodile tears for the cameras.
There was something about the way he moved that reminded me of my twin (a lesser) and I just knew he did it.
This is going to sound strange, but I suspect the wife may possibly be a mid because my IRL narcissists rewrite their own lives and present it to the public as truth, that’s facade maintenance: Everything is wonderful!
Or she could have been in total denial. I am pondering that conundrum.
Bingo fuel is excellent! And I work with two dads who are narcissists so it is all fun and games on Bingo night. Fury is capped and positive fuel is flowing.
K,
The different schools are something I think I had a pre-conceived notion about. This case has made me think about the schools a little differently.
Beforehand, I simply assumed lessers were typically fairly overtly narcissistic in a brazen kind of way. For some reason, I thought that them being less cognitively aware of what they were would make them less likely to care about displaying a socially “perfect” facade. So this case makes me now see that the behaviour of a lesser can actually be quite covert. An observer still needs to scratch the surface and question them and not take things at face value.
About Bingo and the amount of narcs there, I honestly believe sometimes that there are many more narcs than the official statistics claim. There are narcs everywhere! It’s actually like plague proportions in some places. I think it’s the empaths who are more at risk of facing extinction. Narcs have better survival prospects in an overpopulated, capitalist, corporatised, “greed is good”, social media infested world.
WiserNow
I think his psychopathy (lack of emotive responses, flat affect, impulsive behaviour) may have been a factor in making it a bit tricky to figure out the school. When you see lessers on the news, sometimes, they are ostentatious and aggressive. He was very calm and that may have made people think he was a midranger.
My instinct immediately said: lesser. I noticed his flat affect and his body language straight away.
It is an epidemic and we are getting are asses kicked. Empaths are rare and the majority of the Bingo Ladies/players are ULNs and LMRNs. All the female volunteers seem to be normals with empathy and the three males (2 are dads) are narcissists.
Damn straight we are facing extinction; it is a jungle out-there!