Where do I begin with this insane, web-like story? How am I supposed to put all this together and make it make sense? When I say, “I went down the rabbit hole on this one!”, I literally spent weeks in a daze trying to find everything, see everything, read everything and make sense of it somehow. It seems open and shut on the outside but inside is such a tangle of lies, deceit and a botched investigation! It’ll make your head spin! I’m going to try my best to present this as well as I can, but please go easy on me!

Christian died on February 26, 2014. He sustained a gunshot wound to the head and was in the upstairs bathroom of the apartment he shared with his brother, Josh. Dylan Swearingen made the 911 call and Whitley Goodman was also present in the apartment. After law enforcement spent 45 minutes on the scene, his death was ruled a suicide and case closed. This is where it was supposed to end…for some. This was supposed to stay off the radar and under the rug. Thankfully, Christian’s family dug in their heels and decided to fight for him! This post will lay out that day and some of the night before. The second post will lay out the crime scene. The third will lay out statements, messages, alibis etc. and the fourth will be about the politics, the lack of investigation and all the hard work put in by the Andreacchio family.

Christian lived with his brother, Josh, in apartment 801 at the Willow Ridge Apartments in Meridian, Mississippi. He moved in a few months prior to his death due to an issue between his parents and his “girlfriend”, Whitley Goodman. I put it that way for a reason! Trust me, you’ll see why. Christian had dated Whitley for a few months and she moved in with him and his parents. She had told Christian and his family that her family wouldn’t let her live at home. They felt sorry for her and wanted to help. It wasn’t too long before things went downhill. Whitley wasn’t very respectful. She had dropped out of high school and was kind of taking advantage of Christian’s family. One evening she went into his parents’ bedroom and presented his mom, Rae, with a picture she had stolen. It was a picture of Christian and his ex, Avery, of 5 years or so. She tossed it on the bed, with holes driven in it and said, “That’s how I feel about that picture.” Odd, huh? Next thing they knew, she had given Christian’s young sister, Alexa, a Xanax pill and left her alone in the basement. When his parents found her she was completely out of it. That was the last straw. They wanted her out of the house and I don’t blame them! After giving Christian a bit of a guilt trip and pity party, he decided to go too. He moved in with his brother and the “plan” was that Whitley would only stay at the apartment when Christian was there. I need to clarify that statement a bit. Christian was working on a tugboat and well on his way to becoming the youngest captain in Mississippi! He would leave out on a “hitch”, which is a 30-32 day run and then back home for a bit. Josh had started working on a tugboat as well, so he was gone a lot too. It soon turned into Whitley overstaying her welcome and basically living in the apartment.

They had an extremely toxic relationship, according to those around them the most. Christian had asked his brother, Josh, to keep an eye on her due to her past and present drug use and lack of trust. Before his death, Christian asked Josh to get her to take a drug test and to kick her out if she failed it. Josh bought the test and asked Whitley to take it. At first, she refused, saying she would fail it anyway, but eventually took the test. I believe he said she had three different drugs in her system. Regardless, she failed the test, and he told her to get her things and leave. She gathered her things in a bag and left with what seemed like a bit of arrogance. She was, according to a lot of people, very manipulative and narcissistic. Shad had dropped out of school, was 17 years old and not working. Christian was completely supporting her and she was a kid that could live free and come and go as she wished since Christian was gone for a month at a time. When he was home, she pretty much kept him in the apartment but when he left, she’d go out with friends, party a lot and allegedly cheated a good bit. Was she really gonna let this “free life” slip through her fingers? Was she really gonna let this breakup happen? I don’t think so and neither did anyone else.

Let’s go ahead and introduce Dylan Swearingen. From my understanding, Dylan and Whitley knew each other for most of their lives. Dylan began hanging out with her a good bit when she started staying at the apartment. Christian wasn’t too happy about them hanging out. He felt her behavior and drug use was stemming from being around Dylan. Dylan wasn’t working either and was always at the apartment when Christian was away. Josh, when home, just kept to himself. Dylan was living free as well. When Christian was on a hitch, Christian kept Whitley supplied with money. That money was spent on her and Dylan. When Christian was home, he paid for both of them with everything they did. So you have two people living rent free, no bills, on drugs and possibly looking at no place to live. Christian was at the point of being done with them.

A month or two before his death, Christian had spoken with his father, Todd, about his life insurance policy. It seems that Christian and Whitley had hit another speed bump in the relationship, with Christian wanting to break up, and Whitley told him she may be pregnant. Classic, huh? Anyway, it turned out she wasn’t and she brought up the fact that it could happen one day. She asked what would happen to her or her and the baby if anything were to happen to him. He understood she was talking about his life insurance and told her he had a policy. His beneficiaries were his mom and ex-girlfriend, Avery. This did not sit well with Whitley at all! This is what led him to discuss the matter with his dad. Todd told him he didn’t think it was a good decision, especially since Christian had told his family that he and Whitley weren’t that serious. He felt that him and Avery would get back together when she was done with vet school. He and Avery had an amicable split due to her schooling and his work schedule. They were just in a spot where both were going in their own direction and needed to focus on that. Both of them and their families thought they’d be back together in the near future. But once Whitley came on scene, she backed off thinking Christian had just moved on. Christian also spoke with Cheryl Stanley, a co-worker of his on the tugboat. Cheryl was given the nickname “Tugboat Mama” and Christian was close with her. Cheryl says Whitley was demanding and their relationship was always rocky. When he asked about the policy, she told him to do nothing until he was sure Whitley was pregnant and even then, didn’t think it was a good idea. Anyway, it’s been said that Whitley was under the impression that Christian had changed the policy.

Let’s get to the 25th of February, the day before Christian died. He called Whitley 5 times between 5:16 pm and 12:50 am. He called again, on the 26th, at 7:15 am and none of the calls were answered. Christian had received calls from Dylan about Whitley riding around with some guy. They each had trackers on their phones and could see where the other was. Christian could see that Whitley stayed at another house on the night of the 25th. The guy she stayed with was Matt Miller. This was it! Christian was done. He made plans to get off the tugboat, go home, break up with Whitley, make her leave and then go back to work. There were 4 calls to and from Dylan from 1:37 am to 8 am. Christian also called one of his co-workers, Justin Burns, to ask for a ride home. He then called back saying he had a ride and appreciated it anyway. Justin could tell something was very wrong. He tried making sure Christian was ok and assured him he didn’t mind coming to get him. Come to find out, Dylan had offered to come get him that morning. He spoke with his mom around 7:43 am but didn’t mention problems with Whitley or getting off the tugboat.

Christian had to get permission to leave the tugboat. He spoke with the captain and Cheryl and used the excuse that his parents had an argument and that his dad and sister needed a place to stay. Without a key to his apartment, he needed to go meet them so they could gain access to the apartment. Now, Cheryl knew this was a BS statement and told him so. He told her he was going to break it off with Whitley, kick her out and was coming back to the boat the following day at 5 pm. He was getting off in St. Rose, Louisiana. Christian had asked Dylan to be at the dock between 7:45 – 8 am. At 4:57 am, Dylan made a post that said he was going from Meridian to Vicksburg to New Orleans and back to Meridian. He picks Christian up and claims Christian came down to the vehicle and took off his tankerman suit and climbed in. I’ll get to the statements in a bit. They get back to the apartment around 11:30 am. After this, stories DO NOT MATCH or add up! Dylan called 911 around 4:45 pm with the opening statement, “Ma’am, we’ve had a suicide.”

Now, I want you to stop reading and listen to that again, possibly 2-3 more times. I’m going to kind of sum up their statements and then we will get detailed with them in a bit. I’ll start with Dylan’s statement: Dylan says that Christian called him at 1:37 am and asked for a ride home from the dock in St. Rose, LA. He told him he would and left around 3:45 – 4 am. They exchanged a few calls along the way to update the status of the trip. He says he arrived at about 8 and that Christian came down the hill and removed his blue jumpsuit and they headed back. They stopped for gas and Christian filled up his tank. Along the way, they talked a bit and listened to music. He says Christian left the boat without permission. They got back around 11:30 and he and Whitley began arguing about Matt Miller and her being with him the night before. Whitley said she took Xanax and couldn’t remember anything. Dylan went upstairs and heard Christian yelling, “Do you love me?”, several times. He claims Christian put a gun to his head. After a while, things calmed down and they watched a movie. Dylan asked him if he wanted some food. Christian said yes and gave him his debit card, told him to get Chick-Fil-A and to go by the bank and take all his money out. He also said that Christian broke Whitley’s phone during the argument. Dylan said he went to the bank but the bank wouldn’t let him take any money out because he wasn’t the account holder. He claims he came back and they watched movies. Afterwards, Christian and Whitley were leaving to ride around and he fell asleep. He slept for 2 hours. When he woke up, Whitley was asleep on the couch and Christian was sitting there. He told Christian he was going to Best Buy to look at some speakers. He adds in that he took the gun from Christian earlier and hid it. He then gave the gun back to Christian and left for Best Buy. When he got back from the store he noticed the upstairs bathroom light was on. He knocked on the door and asked Christian if he was alright and got no answer. He figured he was taking a shower. He went downstairs, woke up Whitley and said they needed to check on him. She went back to sleep and he went and knocked again. He asked louder if he was alright and decided to go in when he wasn’t answered. He found Christian dead, leaning over the tub and not moving. He yelled to Whitley that Christian was dead. She came in and held Christian while he dialed 911.

Whitley’s statement is a bit different about that day. She said Christian left out on the 22nd and that evening she went to a Mardi Gras party with family. Christian stopped talking to her the day he left around 1 pm. He left for work around 5 am and didn’t talk to her for two days. She said he had trust issues and didn’t want her going out. She said she considered breaking up with him. Whitley said he called to say he was coming home and quitting his job. She said they drove to Bonita that day and that Christian felt he couldn’t make anyone happy, her or his mom. Dylan woke her up and she went upstairs to find him face down in a puddle of blood.

Let’s talk about the issues here. Whitley claims Christian didn’t talk to her after he left out on his hitch. How come she didn’t mention the multiple calls from him that went ignored? She says she thought about breaking up with him. It’s odd to me that witnesses claim it was the other way around. Christian was, in fact, coming home to end their relationship. Then she says he was coming home and quitting his job. That is the complete opposite from all witnesses! He even made arrangements to get back on the tugboat the next day at 5 pm. She mentions no fight, no Matt Miller, no gun, no movie watching, no suicidal actions and says SHE found Christian dead. She stated Dylan woke her up. She slept through the shot from a 45 in a 700 sq. foot apartment? And trust me, this isn’t all that’s wrong with statements she made to law enforcement.

Feel like discussing this pile of rubbish? Let’s start with the day before, shall we? Why does he fail to mention the talks with Christian about Whitley riding around with Matt Miller? Why did he mention the blue jumpsuit? This will come back around later, by the way! But consider the details he gives about the pick up. Why does he add in the statement that Christian left without permission and that security and the sheriff were coming? Leaving without permission can be easily found out by talking to the captain of the tugboat. And security and a sheriff coming because he quit his job? Seriously? This makes zero sense unless he was trying to somehow sway opinions of law enforcement that Christian was making crazy decisions and too upset about Whitley to care about his job. I mean, think about it. And let’s not forget his “conclusion” of not knowing if Christian left by “self choice” and leaving the “destination”! I’ve heard this boy talk and he doesn’t talk like that. I also want to bring up that he forgot to mention his pit stop along the way. Remember the Facebook post he made? Remember Vicksburg? That’ll be important too! Why does Dylan say that Christian told him about a guy causing issues with him and Whitley and that’s why he was coming home? Did he forget that he was the one that told Christian about it? He talks about the argument and says Christian held a gun to his head. He claimed Whitley tried to grab the gun away and that things calmed down and they watched a movie. WTF?! I’m not even going to waste time typing about the absurdity of that statement. Onto the bank issue. Dylan said Christian told him to take all the money out of his account. Really? What for? It sounds like he was trying real hard to plant the “suicide” idea. He says he couldn’t get the money and came back and they watched another movie. These times are not adding up. Do the math! They leave and he takes a 2 hour nap. He then goes to Best Buy and comes back to Christian dead. OK, let’s see. They get back at 11:30 am. Let’s add 30 minutes for the argument and an hour and a half for the movie. Now, it’s possibly 1:30 pm. He then goes to Chick-Fil-A and the bank and to get Whitley’s phone fixed. Based on distance and time, he could be back by 2:30 pm. Now, they watch another movie. That puts it now around 4 pm. He sleeps for 2 hours while they go for a drive. Now it’s 6 pm. He wakes up to go to Best Buy and talks to a technician. Oh, and he gave the gun back to Christian before he left too! Let’s just say he is gone for 30 minutes. Best Buy is very close to the apartment as well. He comes back. It should now be around 6:30 pm, give or take a little bit, right? He comes in and immediately wants to check on Christian. Why? Was he scared he’d do something? I mean, he gave him the gun back, right? He then claims to find Christian dead slumped over the tub but Whitley says she found him. The 911 call, again, came in at 4:45 pm. Not one damn thing adds up here and there is a ton more!

Here’s proof he lied about times and events. Damn, I almost forgot! The Chick-Fil-A receipt was found in the apartment with a timestamp of 1:06 pm. He also added to law enforcement and claimed to be at Best Buy at 3:30 pm but no employee remembers seeing him there that day. Law Enforcement did not seek out any footage from Best Buy until way later and there was no footage available. Things that make ya go hmmm! If you ask me, Christian was dead before 12:30 pm that day. And I promise I can back up that claim with facts and science!

Is your head spinning? Are you currently giving yourself a face palm to the forehead? Are you mad? Are you gritting your teeth? Are you mouthing or yelling WTF? Trust me, I’ve done all of the above! I’ve had my own tragedy and been through my own hell, but I cannot imagine what this mom has been through. I hope you stick around and read the other posts. Together, we will try to figure out what truly happened to Christian Andreacchio.