WAUPUN - The Wisconsin Department of Corrections confirmed Friday that a Colorado man who murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters is serving time at Dodge Correctional Institution.

Christopher Watts, 33, pleaded guilty to strangling his 15-week-pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and smothering his daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, in their Colorado home on Aug. 13.

On Dec. 3, Watts was admitted to Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun through the Interstate Corrections Compact, according to documents provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Communication Director Tristan Cook.

It is general practice that males enter Wisconsin Department of Corrections custody through Dodge Correctional Institution, Cook told USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin on Dec. 7 when news first broke of Watts being transferred to Wisconsin

After his arrest, Watts was held in Weld County Jail without bond and, following his sentencing, was moved to Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center. On Dec. 5, it was announced that he was moved out of state, according to the Fort Collins Coloradan.

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At Dodge Correctional Institution, male inmates are assessed and evaluated to determine "program needs, custody level and institution placement," at the correctional institution, according to the Department of Corrections website. From here, inmates can stay at the correctional institution or be moved to another within the state.

Who is Christopher Watts?

Watts came to the attention of national media when he was charged with murdering his wife and daughters, who were reported missing on Aug. 13. When speaking with reporters, Christopher Watts talked about wanting them to come home. On Aug. 15, he was arrested in connection with the deaths of his family and a day later, their bodies were found on the property of his former employer Anadarko Petroleum. Shanann Watts was found in shallow grave and the daughters in two oil tanks, according to the coverage.

Initially, Watts told investigators Shanann had killed their daughters and he killed her in rage. He later admitted to killing them all himself and accepted a plea agreement to avoid the death penalty. Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke said Watts wanted to “build a life with his new lover,” according to media accounts.

The court sentenced Watts to three consecutive life sentences for the first-degree murders — the maximum number of life sentences able to be given.

In addition, he received two life sentences for first-degree murder of a child under the age of 12 by a person in a position of trust. He will also serve 48 years for unlawful termination of a pregnancy and 12 years each for disposing of Shanann, Bella and Celeste Watts' bodies.