Part 6 | War Machine: The Abuse of Christy Mack

0:52 I'm given cal n oh no, not way. Hey everyone, and welcome back to Exposed Scandalous Files of the Elite. I'm your host, Jim Chapman, and we are back with the sixth episode in this War Machine series.

1:38 Now I have went through five of these episodes, played you the majority of the testimony that was important, and I'm just gonna summarize the rest of this thing so we can get this wrapped up so we can move on to the next subject in the bad Boy series. Last time that I left you, Christy Mack had testified to the prosecut She went over the horrible, horrible abuse she sustained that night, and not only that night in question, but also throughout her relationship with John Coppenhaber. And then it was the cross examination time for Christy Mack, of course by the defense, and I'm gonna summarize that for you.

2:23 On cross examination, Christie said war machines suffered from depression and irritability. You think so. Defense attorneys asked Christy questions about her appearance, and they even questioned why she had worn a high collared shirt when the prosecution was questioning her. And then when the defense it was their turn to question her. She was exposing her neck and the defense attorney actually asked her if she was attempting to cover up her tattoos, and she said no, and asked her about what plastic surgery she had on her face in the last couple of weeks. She told him all she had was lip fillers done. The defense attorney then tried to ask about what implants that she had, but the judge sustained an objection by the prosecution on this. He's obviously trying to make her look like a whore, right.

3:22 The defense attorney also asked about Christie's social following. He asked if she had seen a large spike in Twitter followers because of the case, and she said she didn't really keep track of that. He asked how many Instagram followers she had. She responded that she had two point seven million followers on Instagram, and Christy even mentioned she donates twenty five percent of the proceeds on Instagram that she gets to domestic violence shelters. When asked about her injuries, Christy said that the doctor had told her she had fractured two ribs and had a severely ruptured lever. The defense attorney then pointed out that the fracture ribs weren't in her medical record and that it had said she had a minor liver rupture. This guy's trying to just belittle these injuries. The defense attorney then focused on more text messages between Christie war Machine on the night of the attack. Christie had sent war Machine and naked photo of herself and wrote quote for my sexy war Machine, And they had also exchanged I love you text messages, and he made a point of bringing that up, and that is something that he didn't need to bring up. Now, none of that excuses him beating the shit out of two people that night, nearly killing Christy Mack in particular.

4:49 But what the defense is trying to do is paint that picture that she was playing with Coppenhavier's mind, and whether she was or not totally a elevant doesn't give you the right to nearly kill her. The next witness was a guy by the name of David Johnson who was a forensic scientist with the LAPD, and he processed the kitchen knives in Christie's home for fingerprints. Remember, war Machine was going through those knives after he beat the shit out of Christy and he was going to kill her, but she escaped, thankfully. He did say he was unable to get any prints off of those knives, and he said it's rather common and might be due to the smooth plastic knive handles. Then a female by the name of Jessica Avocado, who is a forensic scientist with the LAPD she testified and she said she found a full DNA profile from war Machine on a swab taken from the crime scene. His DNA had also been found on a T shirt that had been found at Christie's house.

5:55 The next witness was a man who handled Christie's social media accounts, including Google Pluse. He handled her YouTube and he said he saw pictures that she had posted of her bruises while he was working on her account. He also said that he had met Christy and saw bruises on her in person, and all this is prior to the incident in question. He said they had a casual professional relationship and so he didn't really pry about the injuries ask her about her bruises. They just weren't friends like that is what he was alluding to. But he did say that he talked to others about it who had known her, and they told him it was well known that she was in an abusive relationship. He said that he knew Christy kept photos of her injuries and a secret folder on her computer labeled private. He said that although he and Christy had a professional relationship at first, they are currently and while he's testifying, he's saying this, she's like a sister to him. He said that he wished he could have done more to help her. A crime scene analysis by the name of William Spies, he's with the Las Vegas Police Department. He took photos of Christie's injuries, and he walked the jury through more graphic photos of those injuries, and he said she was pretty messed up in his word, in that he couldn't even communicate how horrible her injuries were correctly, just couldn't find

7:26 the words. Some associates of Christie's also testified, although they requested to remain anonymous. They said that they knew about the abuse and that they had even told war Machine that he needed counseling, but they said he refused. He said that it was quote for pussies. The last witness for the prosecution was Christie's mother, her name is Aaron McIntyre, and she said she moved in with Christy in April of twenty thirteen and moved out the day before the attack. Now, she said that she liked war Machine at first, but then Christie started changing after they started their relationship. She said Christy had always been independent, but that it slipped away once she had met war Machine. Now, as Aaron testified, she seemed like she wasn't even trying to hide the fact that she could not stand war Machine. I mean you could see it all over her face. She would openly glare at him. And I don't blame her. This guy damn near killed her daughter. Aaron testified about a fight that she had witnessed between Christi and war Machine.

8:41 The attorney said, were you ever present at the home when the defendant became physically violent towards your daughter? And she said yes a couple of times, And the attorney brought up a situation with a water snake or some sort of snake that they had and a fight that occurred, and her mother said, yes, she wouldn't that she saw war Machine grab Christy by the throat drag her up the stairs. She said, all hell, pretty much broke loose. She said. At some point John let her go and Christy went back downstairs, and she had red marks all over her throat, and she just kept apologizing to her mother, how fucking disgusting. Then she said at some point John had gone up to the bedroom to pack his stuff because the mother told her, I'm going to call the police, and she started calling the police and Christy said he's leaving.

9:37 You don't need to do that. And Christy testified about all of this as well. She even described another incident where she heard her dog squill, meaning Christy's dog, and war Machine told her that he had to punch the dog because it had bit him. So this guy don't only beat on people, he beats on pets. Her mother went on to say she received a text message from Christy's phone the night of the attack telling her that she wasn't going to go to the convention the next day, and Aaron thought that that was kind of strange of Christy to do. But then a few hours later she receives a series of text messages from war Machinees phone telling her to go to Christy's house and check on her.

10:20 She said, I tried to call him because I couldn't text fast enough. I had just woke up. I was trying to read those texts and trying to process out of a straight sleep. What am I looking at? She said. She said her mind was trying to catch up with her. So she tries to call war Machine and she says, what's going on? And he says, we got in a fight and I had to beat her up. And from that point on, she said, I hung up the phone, went and told my boyfriend, you've got to get up. He's done something to Christy. Move your car so I can get across town. So Aaron said, she got in the car. She ended up going straight to the hospital.

11:00 She said she saw somebody in the hospital bed, but she couldn't even recognize her daughter. She said, she laid on the bed and it just did not look like Christy. She walked around, grabbed her hand, squatted down underneath her bed and just started crying. I couldn't imagine the horror with that. Her mom was then asked if she had any regrets of not going to the police after she had seen some of these violent incidents with war Machine. She's then asked if she regrets not going to the police, especially after she had witnessed all this violence. And it's at that time that the mother glares at war Machine, just cuts him the most cutting look you've ever seen, and she says, yes, the incidents I saw, I really wish and she looks right at war Machine and quote, I would have shot you. She says, that's my regret.

12:02 I wish I would have shot him. And a doctor he testified. His name was Stephen Sacks, and he was a doctor who specializes in facial and dental injuries. Now, the defense started their case with him, and he didn't actually treat Christy, but he saw photos of her injuries. He said that he also reviewed Christie's blood work, which showed that she had tested positive for opiates. And remember this is a defense witness. Doctor Sachs said he had seen eye socket fractures hundreds of times and they're not very serious. He said it was difficult to determine the exact number of hits, but the injuries to Christy's face could be consistent with two blows in rapid succession, one punch to the cheek and one punch to the center.

12:53 He explained that the facial bones are like small pieces of glass. He said that he explains the missing teeth and the major swelling. Doctor Sachs said it's very easy to bruise your face and that you can get your teeth knocked out by a baby headbutting you. He said that if Christy was his patient, the only procedure he would perform is to put her teeth back in place, nothing necessary on her face. The defense then called a guy by the name of Herman Torito to the stand. He's a Brazilian jiu jitsu brown belt who owns his own gym and he has non warm machine since he was seventeen. Torito said he and war Machine used to train together and that war Machine would sometimes forget what day it was during training. For example, he would think it was Tuesday when it was Monday. Toto said that he and war Machine have choked each other out as part of training, and he said that he wasn't aware of any chokeholds that have ever resulted in death in mma fighting. Torito gets up and he actually demonstrated in court what a rear naked choke was on the defense attorney.

14:01 He then demonstrated what's known as a seat belt move, which is what the Defense says war Machine really did to Corey Thomas. Torito said that if someone could be choked unconscious in ten seconds, it's a clean choke. He said it would be impossible for him to escape war machines chokes unless war Machine wanted him to escape those chokes. Maybe some truth to that. Torito said he has never seen war Machine lose it and that he knew war Machine had used steroids. He also said he knew about war Machine's depression involving his childhood. In the defense, at this point, they're trying to paint a picture that if war Machine wanted to kill him he could have. Basically, none of that fucking matters, and it's irritating, but that's what they're trying to do. The next witness for the defense was a registered nurse who had also requested to remain anonymous, and war Machine had lived with her and her husband for three months. She said war Machine loved her dog, which was a pit bull, and that he was very kind and very sweet. She said she knew war Machine had been taking steroids in her house. She also said she knew he was taking lexapro and adderall which she said he had a prescription for the nurse said that when she and her husband used to fight, war Machine was the peacemaker. She called him a kind guy.

15:22 Next up for the defense was a guy by the name of doctor Stephen Hoppler. He testified and he said that he specialized in pain management and head injuries and he handled the medical records for war Machine. He said he found abnormalities when looking at war Machine's brain. The doctor said that the frontal lobe has to do with your personality, and the war Machine has an anatomical lesion on that frontal lobe. He said that frontal lobe damage typically causes hypersexuality, aggressiveness, and makes you eat a lot. He also testified that roid rage is real and that testosterine is a sex hormone that can cause aggression and sexuality.

16:04 The defense then asked about a combo of four variables frontal load damage, steroids, lexapro, and adderall and the doctor said that's a nasty combination. Now, on cross examination, the doctor said he never saw war Machine as a patient, but that he's just talking in general terms, and what they're trying to paint a picture of there is that war Machine's fighting courier. Maybe he had some damage to his brain. You know, there's a lot going on right now with football and the brain injuries that are occurring, and they're finding out some things in science. Again, doesn't make a shit. He still beat the shit out of her and tried to kill her. But this is the game's defense attorney's play. Next up was a guy by the name of Chad Collins, who was Christie's mom's boyfriend.

16:55 He was a witness that it was obvious when he got on the stand he didn't want to be up there. The defense's first question to him was do you know Christy Mack and Chad responded, yeah, I know, or I wouldn't be here. Chad testified that he never saw domestic violence between war Machine and Christy. He said he had only been around them about six times and that he was rarely at the home. He said he was aware that Christy's mom had concerns, but that that was the extent of his knowledge. The defense rusted and the prosecution had one last wetness, which was the er doctor who had treated Christy, and he took the stand and he said that Christy had two broken bones in her nose, another on her face, and a lacerated lever. He said that Christy also had blood in her yurin and so at first he thought she had a lacerated kidney, but she didn't. I mean, you can't beat the shit out of someone without killing them any worse than war Machine did.

18:06 So. At that point, the jury, which consisted of eight women and seven men, they started deliberations, and that was on a Friday, March seventeenth. Now by eleven thirty Monday morning, they reported they were in agreements on thirty two of the thirty four counts, but they were deadlocked on two of them. They were told to continue until shortly after one pm, when they announced that they were finished deliberating. The verdict gets announced and war Machine is found guilty on twenty nine counts, including sexual assault and battery constituting domestic violence. He was found not guilty on three charges, including burglary with the use of a deadly weapon, sexually motivated coercion, and battery with intent to commit a sexual assault, and the jury remained deadlock on the charges of attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon and attempted murder.

19:08 Twenty nine of those counts, He's convicted of and his sentencing is set to take place on June fifth of twenty seventeen. So war Machine is finally sentenced, nearly three years after this horrible assault on Christy Mack and Corey Thomas. He was handed thirty six years to life in prison. Now what does that mean? He has to serve thirty six years before he is even eligible for parola, even to get a shot at it, which he'll be a pretty old man by that point. So essentially this is a life sentence and no one deserves it more than this asshole. Now, at these sentencings, you do what's known as a vicvictim impact statement. You can either read that or have the court read it for you. And Christy Mack, she read out her victim and pack statement. I want to read it to you, and it reads like this.

20:12 I just wrote this last night. I've been putting it off. Obviously, it's been really long three years for me, and I'm so ready for this to be over. And this is the last thing I'm going to say about this case and how it has affected me personally. She goes on to say, last night I looked through my journals at the things I have written when I had just needed to get the words out. I kept them so that I didn't actually have to speak these words that I knew were wrong. In reviewing them, I thought it would help me refresh my memory of what it felt like three years ago, when everything was so fresh. But as I looked through them, I realized I didn't need a crash course in my consciousness from years ago. I still carry all those same feelings and memories that I have today.

21:00 Love John, and I know that in some ways he loved me too. We were far from a conventional couple in an ordinary relationship. We didn't have normal jobs, we didn't keep normal hours, we had the opportunity to spend copious amounts of time together, and we shared every aspect of our lives with the entire world. When we met, I wasn't looking for a relationship or any sort of companionship at all. I was sick the day we worked together. He seemed genuinely concerned for my well being and continued to check on me for days after. When I felt better, he made plans to see me in Las Vegas, and after the first three months that we were together, things were beautiful. He was so interesting to me. He was full of energy and so passionate about everything. I was drawn to his tenacity, and John was different than anyone I had ever known. After the first few months, things began to change. It started with just a slap and rapidly became exponentially worse. I've had my head split up and from somersaulting into a fireplace. I've experienced being lifted for my throat countless times, choked unconscious, or dragged around by my head. I've been punched and kicked, smothered and bitten.

22:15 I've been raped and tortured. I remember taking your breath for a scream, only to be met with a hand over my nose or mouth, not knowing if I would ever be able to breathe again. It's the most terrifying experience of my life. And I was met with this more times than I can count, and I still cry every time I think about how it feels. I flinch when anyone puts their hand near my nose. I hold my breath when I hear an unfamiliar noise. I become nearly unconsolable when I hear parents chastise their children, because they're just saying words that I would hear from my abuser constantly berating me, asking me what I was sorry for, asking me why I was crying, asking me why I had to do these actions. He hit me or smothered me until I stopped crying or passed out. Now I feel uncomfortable around men or people in general. I don't leave my house unaccompanied if at all possible. I've shortened my list to about five trusted people, so that means not leaving the house for days or weeks at a time.

23:23 I began going to the gym recently and have gotten a trainer as a way of getting out of my house, because I know that's not a way to live. I would say these things because I feel like I should generally be safe in my house, but that's not true. I've had the police come out more than once for not knowing if the noise I heard was something benign or if somebody was trying to kill me. I can't function in a normal way daily anymore. I don't see my friends, and I don't have relationships. My family has noticed a difference in me and have experienced their own changes. My mother moved to Las Vegas with me when I came here from Indiana. She live with me and watched my relationship with John from the beginning. When I went to the hospital, she truly felt responsible and blamed herself for not reporting the abuse that she had witnessed. As I lay in the hospital bed, she came and I told her not to cry. I hadn't seen myself, but I knew I was bloody. From that day, we both lost about thirty pounds each. We become instantly afraid of our surroundings, and we never feel truly safe. Over the years, I've tried to regain my independence. I live alone now with an advanced security system, and I get to travel sometimes, though never alone. If I go more than twelve hours without speaking to my mother, she fears the worst. She has to make sure I haven't been forcefully taken and beaten again. I would say it's an irrational fear, but after years of being told he would send people after me, I don't feel like it's a stretch. Since the day

24:56 I was able to see the screen on my tablet, I was met with messages and emails detailing what he should have done to me. I was told he should have finished the job and killed me. I was told I was nothing but a whore, and I got what I deserved. It was even implied by the defense team that it wasn't that bad and that I was just doing it for attention. The tweets came in droves on how he should have beat and raped me since he hadn't completed the task. I live in constant fear of these things coming to fruition and others acting on this belief that he's done nothing wrong. The only positive that I can mention that came from this experience are all the people that I've been able to help. I did not expect so many letters and messages and emails telling me their stories and sharing their most intimate parts of their lives with me. After I left the hospital, I spent hours every day reading these messages and taking on all the deep emotion that they had put into their words to me. It will be with me for a long time remembering all the terrible things these people have experienced in all the cruelty and hatred in the world.

26:05 I reached the realization that I could have and I would have died. I don't know why I got up. As I lay on the floor, beaten and bloodied, I felt nothing. I was totally numb. I could have laid down and died and felt nothing when he had gotten that knife. But I took those letters as a sign that I could truly help others with my experiences. Years later, now people tell me how much seen my story unfold and seeing me stand up to my abuser has help them. I can't tell you how many women, men, and even children have reached out asking for resources and advice, some of them just wanting to be heard and share their hardships with someone who understands. This is something that motivates me every day and makes me continue to share my life even when it becomes nearly unbearable. It's hard to tell people how much it hurts to hear the cruel things that people say to me every day, and how hard it is dealing with the triggers or even being alone in my own home. I don't get to share my true thoughts or feelings a lot, or talk about the way this has affected me personally. I feel like I have to stay strong. For every woman that draws inspiration to leave their abusive situation and find ways to move on. Every day is a chance to try and improve myself. Work toward my mental health and improve my relationship with everyone around me. I am still a work in progress. I don't know how long he deserves to

27:37 be in prison. I don't know how much time would make me feel good or would make me feel right. When we were in talks before this trial even began with the plea deals, Miss Bluff asked me if sixteen years felt sufficient. I thought about it, and I said I could build a really good life in sixteen years. How do you really put a time on a life left. I don't know if my life will feel complete in twelve or twenty or even thirty years, and neither do you. But I do know that when he gets out, he will kill me. The outcome today isn't my decision, but I've trusted the court to go through this whole process, and I hope that the justice system won't let me down.

28:21 After all these years of being a victim, I would really like to be able to say to everyone that they can trust in the justice system and they should press charges against their abuser. There are so many people, women and men alike that don't go the justice route and just let things take their course, and I want them to know there is justice out there, thank you, And I don't think you can say it any better than that. So war machine through somebody releases a statement after his conviction, and I'm just gonna read it to you, says, well, that didn't go very well, now, did it. Would you believe me if I said I have nothing but joy inside, even now as I am to receive some type of life sentence. It's true. Oftentimes I have heard men in neighboring cells go to their cells and cry after receiving such news. But how can I? How can I cry tears of sorrow over the circumstances responsible for saving my soul?

29:28 These circumstances are what transform me into a real man. How can I disrespect God by weeping over them? How much is the soul worth? Is a life sentence too high a price? Not at all? I gladly trade this false life for the one coming. I've been nothing but blessed by all of this. Now, if only I could somehow receive Christie's forgiveness, and if only I could one day hear that she too had been saved, that will remove every last bit of tarnish from this tragedy. Christy, I'm sorry for the man that I was. I'm sorry for hurting you. One day, when enough time has passed and when your wounds are fully healed, I hope you will write me, or perhaps even visit me, so that I can apologize completely, and so that I can tell you about all that I have found in regard to God.

30:21 He is real and can heal and complete you deeply inside. If only you knew the full extent to which He has healed me. I will never cease to pray for you. Melissa and Shanna, you are the best sisters a guy I could ever asked for. I love you too so much. Brandon, you have gone far above and beyond the call of duty as a friend. I'm still in awe of all you have done. Stacy, Thanks for your service to God. Without you, I may have never been found. Phil Thank you for your presence in court. Sorry for failing you as a protege Herman, Sorry for felling you as a mentor. You have grown into a man, and I'm proud of you. Julia, you have been a true gift from God. If only and to the rest of my loved ones, never worry about me. I am at peace. I am alive and I am happy for the first time in my life.

31:16 What a bizarre human being that guy is. You're happy for being in prisoned the rest of your life for nearly killing your girlfriend. Let's put it into perspective people, Now. Something I came across while researching this case. It was really interesting. As I've told you in past episodes with war Machine, he was a popular blogger. I love to blog on the internet, and I came across some things from a blog he produced four years before this incident with Christy, and it gives you an idea of where his head was at that point and on domestic abuse.

32:00 Remember this is four years before he even met Christy Mack on domestic abuse. Quote, this Mexican dude just got here and he's in jail at this time doing this blog. Incidentally, This Mexican dude just got here and I guess he found out his wife was hooking up behind his back, so he slapped the shit out of her and she fell and hit her head and died. Then he panicked and took her body somewhere and burned it on fire. Anyway, this guy is like a straight immigrant, quiet little dude, super nice. I feel bad for him. I mean, what husband wouldn't slap their wife if he caught her being a hooker. Poor guy didn't mean to kill her. I believe him. On rape fantasies, he said, why is it okay for a woman to admit they have rape fantasies, but if a man does it, it's like the end of the world. He's disgusting and evil. I've heard from countless women that say they have this fantasy, but never from a man. Why and does having this fantasy meaning you may do it? Do people not fantasize about countless things every day they never do? How many times have you fantasized about punching your boss? Did you ever do it?

33:10 I bring it up because in these books I'm reading, quote the Kent Family Chronicles, there have been a few rape scenes, and I won't lie. Shit got me horny as hell. I feel Oh my god, I feel guilty at first because I knew it was something that I never do and something that I believe is wrong. In fact, I have fantasized a couple of times of going on that sex offender website in stalking and killing some of them. So that was him. On rape fantasies, which was obviously a big part of this case. And I'll give you one more and it was on the trouble of being an alpha male, and he says, being in alpha mal is a real phenomenon. People always seek out to challenge me, seek me to follow in girls to fuck. Seriously, since I was in kindergarten and I've always been the leader, always got the girl, and always provoct the fight. And since I always win, I always got in trouble. Bullshit.

34:08 If I wasn't tough, I'd be the world's biggest victim and would get nothing but compassion just because I win fights that others start. I'm a criminal, fucked the laws in this country, hemingway, he is not right. So that's just a few thoughts that he had years before this situation with Christy Mack. So what has happened since war Machine has been in prison? Well, how about this. Obviously he appealed his conviction. Obviously he was denied that appeal. But you may be surprised that war Machine has found love and got engaged while serving life in prison. This just occurred. December twenty seventh of twenty twenty four is the date of this article. And come to find out.

34:59 War Machine is currently engaged to a thirty year old by the name of Ashley Farrington and her family tells TMZ, who wrote this article, that the two were pimpals in twenty seventeen before taking their romance to the next level this past summer. Farrington now visits war Machine at the state prison. There's no word on when the actual marriage will be, but I've got a ton of pictures I will be posting on the Patreon. This girl is actually a very beautiful. Girl. She has a child, and her and war Machine are apparently getting married. Makes me wonder well, like I always say, WTF.

35:47 And that is going to wrap up this subject in the bad Boy series, that being war Machine. Got another one coming to you soon with a completely new subject. I hope you enjoyed the new series. I sure enjoyed researching it and bringing it to you. Check us out on Patreon, where you get everything from bonus episodes to commercial free early releases, to files such as these pictures of war Machine in his soon to be bride. Then I'm going to be uploading. And we also have quarterly gifts that we give our top tier patreons every quarter. Couldn't do it without all these people. This show would not exist without these supporters, So thank you very much from the bottom of my heart, and until next time for exposed scandalous files of the elite, I'm your host, Jim Chapman. Much love.

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