Sneak peek: The Suspicious Death of Christian Andreacchio | Forensic Files

[Music] my son christian andriacchio was a hard worker loved life he just always liked the water he talked
about either working offshore in the gulf then someone told him about the tow boats and that's when he went
that direction he was on the verge of becoming the youngest tow boat captain and
probably had a long career running a boat up and down the river love to be the center of attention and
the life of the party whether you were 80 years old or you were 15 years old he was gonna flirt
with you always wanting to help somebody out ultimately his good heartedness is what got him in
trouble at the end he had gone to a party across the lake and i think he met her at the party
willie goodman was very polite very young cute girl when we first met her she was quiet
you know and christian liked her so that was good enough for us is there any doubt in your mind that
christian fell in love with your daughter no no doubt whatsoever and did she feel
the same for him she did and she does to this day we were out to eat at a restaurant had
just sat down my father called and said we had a tragedy now one worst emergency man we've had a
suicide suicide yes ma'am that was toughest toughest news i've ever heard it still hurts today who is it sir
christian is like yo but he's lying across the bathroom with the tub and he got blood everywhere
did he take his own life no sir absolutely not no he he would never do that okay who's that in the background this
is girlfriend what's her name goodman do you believe that your son was murdered i 100 believe he's murder
mr andreakio was shot the right side of the head there was very little if any investigation that took place
on the scene on the day that it occurred it was totally bungled because the investigators were called
off because they didn't do their job we had to do their job for them sitting across from me today do you know
who killed your son christian yes i was so confused whenever i started being blamed i really was
we're going to keep on fighting i do have a small army but they're smart she did not kill him as a prosecutor i
have never in my career seen anything like this case i don't care to change anyone's mind
they let somebody get away with murder

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Brief Summary

Christian Andriacchio's family believes he was murdered, not a suicide, amid a bungled investigation into his death.

Key points

Christian's Passion for the Water. Christian Andriacchio was on the verge of becoming the youngest tow boat captain.
Tragic News. A father receives devastating news about his son, Christian.
Belief in Murder. Christian's father firmly believes his son was murdered, not a suicide.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He just always liked the water.

Reflecting on Christian's passion for the water.

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