Epic fail – Ex-Marine & Joyce Meyer bodyguard Chris Coleman fails to protect own family

Send us Fan MailChris Coleman fancied himself to be a tough guy, and for good reason. He was a former U.S. Marine who worked out all the time and headed up security for internationally renowned televangelist and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer, working for years as her personal bodyguard. The son of two devout, evangelical preachers, Coleman's parents helped him secure his good-paying job of $100,000 a year to support his new wife, Sheri, and their first child when he left the military.But by 2009 Chris resented his family, which now included 11-year-old Garett and 9-year-old Gavin, for standing in the way of what he believed was “God’s destiny” and plan for his life.Turns out Chris Coleman had started a steamy affair with a sexy mistress, his wife’s friend from high school, and he wanted a new life and family with the Florida cocktail waitress - only he didn’t want to lose his job for cheating on his loving wife who was active in the ministry and doted on him and their boys. So, police say he concocted a bizarre plan that included sending "anonymous," obscenity filled emails ranting and threatening Joyce Meyer, himself and his family under the account “destroy Chris.”No one knew who was behind them until the day Chris went to the gym early one morning and claimed he couldn’t get in touch with his wife and boys who were supposedly still sleeping when he left the house. He called police on his way back home to check on them because he was "worried" when his wife still had not picked up the phone. It was law enforcement who found Sheri and their boys strangled to death in their beds and graphic, obscene messages spray painted in cherry red on the wall over their bodies, as if the mysterious stalker had struck. Only the killer wasn’t a mystery man. His victims knew him well and it wasn’t long before detectives realized that the tough guy bodyguard hired to protect people had turned on his own bride and children. Join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential podcast, “Epic fail – Ex-Marine & Joyce Meyer bodyguard Chris Coleman fails to protect own family.”Support the show