Hear from Chris

Chris wrote two letters, one giving a complete and total recantation of his confession, and another defending himself, in his own words, against these horrendous and unjustified allegations. His hope is that the world will hear what he has to say and be convinced that his confession was a coerced confession under extreme duress. Hear from Chris’s own writings what he has to say.

To Lovers of Justice Everywhere,
You may be wondering what I could possibly say to defend myself against such horrific allegations. Let me start with the most simple statement of the truth: I DID NOT COMMIT THESE ALLEGED CRIMES. I DID NOT RAPE AND MURDER MY DAUGHTER. Anyone capable of such atrocities is the absolute lowest form of life.

Sincerely and truthfully,
Chris Conway

“If you are reading this, you may be wondering what I could possibly say to defend myself against such horrific accusations. You have probably heard that I confessed to these heinous crimes and have therefore condemned me as the worst kind of monster that has ever walked the earth.

Let me start by saying that it has been almost eight months since this tragedy occurred and there has been no evidence presented to prove that this was anything other than an accident.

I’m sure you are wondering why, if this was accident, did I confess. Admittingly it is a hard thing to explain and I don’t expect you to fully understand unless you have been in my shoes. As a law abiding citizen, I was taught that the police were on my side, that they are here to protect. I’ve never had any dealings with the police, not even as much as a speeding ticket. During the twenty or so hours of interrogation I gave them my utmost respect and cooperation, unaware that they were filling my head with lies. As a soldier my work days started shortly after 4a.m. I had been at work for two hours before I received the phone call from my wife. By midnight, I was completely broken down by grief and exhaustion and not in complete control of my mental faculties. Through various psychological tactics and many lies, I was convinced of my guilt even though I had no idea how these alleged crimes had taken place. My interrogators made it clear that I was going to jail no matter what but unless I confessed, my wife would not be able to get custody of our other daughter who had been taken that day by DCS. I believe that the people who were interrogating me knew that my confession was fabricated. Since that time there has been much evidence to prove that my confession was false. I spend the first 18 hours or so denying that I had done anything wrong, but I’m sure you haven’t heard that.

I also want to point out the fact that I loved my daughters more than anything and there is absolutely nothing in this world that could have made me harm them in any way. They were born several weeks premature and had a few special needs. My wife and I worked very hard to see that our girls thrived and they did. We ensured that they had the best possible care and, of course, all of our love. My wife and I received much support from our families as well as our church and were under no financial distress. The weekend before this happened we had used the extended weekend for a short family vacation to the Smokey Mountains. We had a wonderful time taking the girls hiking and getting in some Christmas shopping.

I don’t know exactly what happened to our precious Adeline, but I know what didn’t happen. I would ask you to take a moment and try to imagine yourself in my place, an innocent man torn from his family on the worst day of his life. During a time when we needed each other the most, we were scattered to the wind. I hope you never have to endure anything like this, but if you ever did, I’m sure you would appreciate it if people at least kept an open mind.

I may never understand why God would allow something so tragic to happen to my family, but I do know that pain is never wasted. He is at work in this situation in ways I may never see. Isaiah 55:8-9 says, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways’, says the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.’” I don’t know what the outcome of this trial will be but I’m trusting that my Savior is working through this to humble me and draw me into a deeper relationship with Himself. “But he knows the way I take; when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10)

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for keeping an open mind.”