I’ve been trying to arrange all this in some kind of order and I’m afraid it’s going to be all over the place. Information overload and the OCD brain are quite the combination! Stay with me as best you can please!

I’ve been going back through my notebook and reading and rereading everything. Some of this needs to be mentioned and some needs to be elaborated on a little more. Christian was not “friends” with Dylan and wanted him to stay away. Dylan went to the emergency room, due to drugs, two days before Christian died. On the morning of the 25th, he checked himself out of detox. I’m assuming, like several others, he needed money fast for his next “fix”. The first 911 call is next.

When the 911 operator asked about the emergency, Dylan’s response was, “We’ve had a suicide.” This speaks volumes to me. It’s like he and Whitley were a team and possibly others. Using the word suicide sets the narrative. Why would he do that? Think about it. How does he know it is suicide and how does he even know Christian is dead? He didn’t stay with him during the 911 call. Dylan was calm and using his manners. During a tragic situation, most innocent people are frantic and rushed. They will speak quickly and even use harsh language, due to the intense moment. We know C had been dead for hours (4.5 hours +) before this call was made, yet Whitley is wailing in the background like she just discovered him. At one point in the call, Dylan calls her name and she immediately stops wailing and putting on a show and yells “WHAT?”. Neither one of them seems concerned for Christian. They aren’t checking him for signs of life or simply being by his side while trying to get help for him. Dylan deliberately gives the wrong apartment complex and is too concerned with getting off the phone. He called his step-brother after the 911 call and made sure to give him the correct complex address. His brother, by the way, works for EMS that are being dispatched to the scene with the wrong address! Law enforcement lost 9-13 minutes due to this. He also sounds like he is doing “forced” breathing, but when he answers questions he is calm and not frantic. Dylan was downstairs and outside when on the phone, according to witnesses. His main concern was making other calls and even asked the operator if he could put her on hold. What the hell?!? He called Whitley’s mom and aunt, his grandfather, Dallas (friend of Whitley), and the aunt again. There were even 2 three-way calls that involved his grandad, her aunt and someone in Florida. At the scene there was Dylan’s mom, Pam, Whitley’s mom, aunt and her fiance, Christie, Kimberly and Houston and Dylan’s step-brother, Ben. Not one call to Christian’s family was made. Not one!

The second 911 call was because law enforcement and EMS couldn’t find the apartment. The operator is trying to get the right address out of Dylan but HE PUTS HER ON HOLD TO ANSWER A CALL! He’s not asking Whitley what the address is. He’s not yelling for anyone to help. Once the correct address is established, he almost sounds relieved. He already had his step brother at the scene and others on the way or already there too. He even makes a remark that the “Police secured the scene.” Using that phrasing suggests someone is coaching him, in my opinion. That is something EMS would say, not the average every day citizen. With his brother working for EMS, it makes one wonder how much he coached those two before they spoke with LE. The phones are an issue for me too. They both used their phones that day but began using Christian’s a lot. D acted like he didn’t have his. W claims her phone was broken.

Life insurance. Who thinks about life insurance at 20 years old? No one I know but Whitley did! Whitley had told C at one point that she thought she might be pregnant. While discussing the matter, she brought up his job and how dangerous it could be. She wanted to know what would happen to her and their possible child is he were to die while on the tugboat. C did, in fact, have a policy, but the beneficiary listed was his ex girlfriend. He spoke with his dad about it and his dad discouraged him from putting W on the policy. Whitley, on the other hand, thought C had changed the policy and so did Dylan. After C’s death, Dylan went to C’s grandfather claiming he was sent to ask when the life insurance policy would be paid out. D found out no policy had W’s name on it as the beneficiary. Is this really what two people would be concerned with after a dear friend allegedly commits suicide?

Christian had 2 guns. One, which was taken from the jeep and ended up in the bathroom, was the 45 you’ve seen pictures of and the second one was in a lock box that was thought to be under his bed. Perhaps this is why his mattress was slashed with a hole cut in it. C had told others on the tugboat that his lock box was kept because he needed a place to put his other pistol and the $7000 he had saved. Not only was his hand gun taken from the jeep but the jeep had been moved from where Christian had parked it. The security cameras in the lot were unfortunately not recording. Dylan and Whitley both knew the gun was kept inside the jeep, in the driver’s side door. A couple of co-workers on the boat knew it was there too. Oh, and no one in law enforcement talked to a single soul he worked with on the tug boat. And remember, Dylan had more than enough time to get the gun from the jeep before picking up Christian that morning. Moving along…

There were texts between Whitley and Matt Miller right before Christian got home. Here they are. Feb. 26 at 11 am: W-Hey! Christian is kicking me out. I need you to come get me please. M-I went to work. W-Please! I have nowhere to go! Call! M-I really can’t leave now. W-After last night you can’t leave? M-It’s a job. I was already late. I swear I would but I can’t. W-Did I say your name last night? M-No, why? W-Cause I normally do. Duh lil boy. M-What do you mean? W-I don’t remember shit from last night. M-Nothing?….Do you remember her saying anything in her statement about Christian kicking her out and trying to get Matt to come pick her up? How about mentioning Matt at all? Neither do I!

In December, a couple of months before the murder, Christian was buying some furniture for the apartment. He sent Whitley to the bank with his card to get cash for some of the things he had found. She called and told him that the bank wouldn’t give her any money because he was the only account holder. So Christian already knew giving his card to someone wouldn’t work! He wouldn’t send Dylan to the bank to “take all his money out” knowing the bank would never give him a penny. Whitley told her lawyer, at one point in time, that Christian’s body was moved because Dylan went through his pockets. On the flip side, Dylan said Whitley is the one who went through Christian’s pockets to find cigarettes.

On the night of Christian’s homicide, when his Uncle Chris went to the police station, he asked for the keys and Christian’s phone. The officer went to ask Whitley about them. She said she didn’t have them. The officer told her she wasn’t leaving until those two items turned up. She reached in her purse and provided both to the officer. Law Enforcement never pursued, to my knowledge, why she had his phone for hours. Christian had two phones as well. Whitley didn’t mind using either. And before you ask about a lock code on the Iphone 4, Whitley had it. She used Christian’s phone that day to call and message Dylan after Christian was killed. Dylan called his phone at 12:40 pm, knowing Whitley would answer. There was no activity until 3:44 pm on the phone after that call. From 3:44 – 3:54 pm Christian’s phone was used to call Matt Miller 6 times! There was another call to Matt from that phone at 5:11 pm. None were answered. I, along with others believe Christian was dead before 12:30 pm and the coroner listed the time of death as possibly 3:30. Shit isn’t adding up! And by Dylan’s timeline they were all watching a movie at 3:30 pm. Remember the 911 call and Dylan trying to get off the phone to call family? Christian’s phone was used for those calls too! At 4:48 and 4:55, Dylan used Christian’s phone to call a close friend and his own mom, not Christian’s.

Law enforcement told Dylan and Whitley they were going to test them for GSR. Whitley immediately said she would have it on her hands and test positive because she shot a gun the night before with Matt Miller at his cousin’s house. That cousin is Jett Miller and we’ll go into that soon.

“Gun Night” is referring to the night before Christian’s homicide. Allegedly, Whitley, Matt Miller, Jett Miller and Zack Tabb. Not sure if I spelled that name right or not. No two stories match about that night and one has to wonder if it even happened at all. I will talk a little more about this night when I address what the private investigators found out.

On March 1st Whitley texted Matt: This is Whitley. Wyd? I feel like you’re avoiding me. On March 3rd she texted him again: Hey! Because I had gun residue on my hands from us shooting guns. You’re not a suspect. They’ve already ruled it a suicide. They know by the ballistic test what gun was used and what time and the GSR on Christian’s hands. (Not only did LE not know what gun left the GSR but the results were not even released until March 31st!!!) W:When did they question you? M:They didn’t. His family did. W:What did they say? M:Saying that it wasn’t suicide and that I better pray I wasn’t behind it. Like I always get caught up in shit because of you! W:I’m getting threatened too but I can’t help it. That’s not even the issue to me. The issue is he’s gone and there’s no way it was a homicide either because he was shot in the side of the head. I didn’t even know that till yesterday. And I didn’t have his kind of gun powder on my hands. M:And I’m sorry he’s gone but I didn’t talk to him or nothing but I’m in it. W:Because I shot guns with you the night before he shot himself Matt! >Here again, she’s obviously lying. The results from the GSR tests were not even back yet. The type of gun powder wasn’t even in the report from March 31st. And she definitely knew before “yesterday” where the gunshot was on Christian’s head.

Here’s a statement from Dallas Steele from April 15, 2014. Whitley went to shoot guns with Matt and Jett Miller. Matt said he didn’t remember shooting a gun and Jett said they didn’t shoot guns. Whitley said Christian was shot in the temple. When Dallas was asked how well she knew Whitley her response was, “Which side of her? She has many. She’s a compulsive liar. When asked about Matt Miller…She said they hung out before and were texting afterwards. Dallas didn’t believe Christian killed himself and thinks Whitley was involved. She said Whitley gave many different stories.

Matt Miller told law enforcement that he met Whitley at 20 years old and hung out years before, but a few days before Christian’s death she messaged him out of the blue about hanging out. He asked about Christian and she told him they broke up and that he was seeing another girl. They agreed to hang out at Jett Miller’s house. Jett is Matt’s cousin. They went to the pasture down the road and shot some cans, but Matt said that Whitley wouldn’t shoot. Around midnight he took her back to her car. Whitley then said she wanted to stay with him, so he took her back to his place. Matt said they had sex and woke up around 6:30 -7 am. He said he was late for work, dropped her off at her car and figured she went to Christian’s apartment. He got off work, went home and took a nap. Jett called and told him about Christian. Remember this because I think this is rather significant! When he called Whitley she told him that Christian had found out about the two of them. Whitley told him that she and Christian rode around and talked for a while and then came back to the apartment and slept. She told him she woke up to the gunshot, ran upstairs and found Christian dead with a bullet hole to the throat. I question the whole “throat” comment since that makes zero sense! But didn’t Whitley say she slept through the gunshot and that Dylan woke her up? Matt said he tried to call her around 8 pm and got no answer so he called Dallas. He said he talked to Whitley and when she tried to call later, he ignored her call. A week later was when he heard the different story of Dylan finding Christian and waking Whitley up. He then called her to ask about what he heard. She said Dylan did in fact find Christian and that he was shot in the head. She also said Christian had threatened suicide that day and that she told him if he was going to do it, just don’t do it in the face. She started asking Matt why he was putting this on her and just quit talking to her. Investigators asked what kind of person Whitley was. Matt said she is a compulsive liar, cheater and very sneaky. When asked if she could’ve done this, he said yes. He said Christian had threatened to kick her out and take back the car. But added that he didn’t think Dylan had anything to do with it.

Text messages between Whitley and Matt on March 4, 2014 M-Did you find Christian or did Dylan find him? W-Dylan M-You told me you woke up to a gunshot and found him. W-No, Dylan found him and told me I found him M-Your story has changed so much! W-What? M-So where was he shot? You told me something completely different. W-His head. I didn’t even know where he was shot when it happened because it didn’t go through. I just found that out. How did I do that? M-You told me ya’ll fell asleep together, you woke up to a gunshot and found him. You said nothing about Dylan. You said you found him. W-Dylan didn’t even go upstairs. Dylan told me to go check on him and I did. He was dead. M-Dylan said he found him but you told police a whole different story. W-You’re trying to say I’m guilty? M-I don’t know. Nobody knows. Why would he kill himself: Everybody’s trying to find out. W-Wish I could tell you. M-Yea

March 23, 2014 W-My story did change because I didn’t wanna make you feel bad. You have to consider I went through way more than I should have. I was cleared as a suspect and it was ruled a suicide. Did anyone stop to think my whole entire life ended by finding what I found in the bathtub for one night of fucking up? I’m not saying this cause I wanna get high with you, just to clear stuff up. Life’s too short, smoke one.

Looking at statements, text messages, evidence and the crime scene makes me wonder why Dylan and Whitley weren’t actually interrogated. They were only interviewed. This case is insane. An arrest or two should’ve been made that same year! Records of Whitley and Dylan’s phones are not known, pings and such. Whitley had Christian’s phone for HOURS after his death and Dylan could change dates, times and add texts to it. And we know she definitely had his passcode. She was making calls and sending texts to Matt from it after Christian died. His bank account had about $1300.00 in it and his $1000.00 jumpsuit was gone. Law Enforcement didn’t canvas the complex but one neighbor is in a report. He left work at 3 pm, went home, then to Dollar General and back to the apartment around 4:15 pm. There was a gold Chevrolet or GMC truck parked next to the silver BMW, Christian’s car that W drove. It was idling in the parking spot. It left soon after, went around the bend and left the complex. He went into his apartment and after 5 pm the police showed up at Christian’s apartment. He personally knew C because he worked for his mom, Rae. He claimed the truck being there was strange. I think this is going to be important in just a bit! Whitley set up hanging out with Matt and none of the stories match from that night. She also texted him about C kicking her out. She claims she couldn’t remember anything from the night before but remembers gun night somehow. She says she shot guns the night before but Matt says she didn’t. He said she was too scared to shoot.

Yes, I really think messages were planted. I looked and found out that messages, times and dates could be altered on the Iphone 4. The messages that Christian typed on the night of the 25th do not match what he actually told people with his mouth! Dylan was known for his tech cracking abilities and such and definitely, according to friends, could’ve altered those things. Do I think he was suicidal? No. Do I think Whitley was narcissistic and made him feel guilty? Yes. And remember, more than just a few people have said out loud she likes to play victim!

Another neighbor came forward saying she heard a gunshot that day. She even took her sleeping baby away from the window when the shot rang out. She said the baby was napping so it had to be between 12-1 pm. See? Christian died before Dylan went to the bank at 12:30! This neighbor also said law enforcement never questioned her.

Another lady had some information about that day. Rae, not trusting Whitley at all, asked this lady to just keep an eye on the place. On the day he died, she saw 2 guys coming out of the apartment between 12:30 – 1:15 pm. They were in a black 4×4 with a grill on the front. One was wearing a hat and had his head down and the other’s face was seen. She thought it was Dylan until she was shown pictures. It wasn’t Dylan…remember this for the next post! It ends up making a lot of sense!

I’ve listened to the audio of Dylan’s interview too. He said Christian held the gun to his head in the earlier argument but they made up very quickly. He said Whitley was on drugs and said she only cared about having all Christian’s money. Investigators told Dylan she was stealing money from Christian and that she took the rent money for the past 2 months. Christian and his brother would send her the rent money to pay the office. And remember, Dylan said Christian wanted him to have all his money that day. Seem a little odd to you? He told them that Whitley had cheated and got caught. He brought up the money again and said he was on the phone with Christian while at the bank. We know that’s not true because Christian knew the bank wouldn’t give him any money. It may have been Christian’s phone but Whitley was on the other end. He said he left the bank, got the food and went back to the apartment. They all separated the food and ate. Go back and see what was in Christian’s stomach. It wasn’t Chick-Fil-A. He said that they left and he took a nap after eating. He said when he woke up he talked to Christian and went to Best Buy and came back to him being dead. He said Whitley had no real tears at all.

Is your head spinning yet??? All the he said, she said, mumbo jumbo will make for a nice headache! Part 4 will cover the “gun night”, politics, MBI’s report of the case, theories, private investigators, crime scene reconstruction, etc.