Chris Colemans defense is that he was a loving family man, that his dalliance with his wifes friend is just a "common" marital difficulty. The prosecution says he was a man obsessed with his new mistress and the extermination of his wife and sons fit his need to start a life with her and keep his 6 figure job with a Televangelist.
Words are words. So...I propose we look at what Chriss priorities tell us. Family Man or Besotted Adulterer?
1. Despite his well paying job and Sheri was working, money was supposedly tight in the Coleman family. Chris priority was however to provide his Mistress with a credit card and take on paying HER bills.
Chris priority: Tara.
2. Vacations? well, a dream trip to take his sons to Disney World was canceled. A cruise that summer with Tara however was still intact.
Chriss priority: Tara.
3. Threats were being made against his wife and family and Chris had to leave them alone when he traveled with the Ministry. He might have, in these frightening special circumstances, elected to take Sheri and his boys with him. Imagine a trip for them to experience Hawaii and stay safe at the same time. He decided instead to take Tara.
Chris priority: Tara
4. On the last night of his wifes life, she came home from work and set about making a family dinner, chicken and pasta. Chris might have chosen to communicate with her, since communication had been a issue recently in his marriage. Instead, IN HER PRESENCE, he communicated by text with Tara.
Chris priority: Tara
5.When his family was discovered slaughtered, he reached out to his Pastor father to make a call. Was it to provide Christian comfort to Sheris family in their shock and horror at losing a daughter and grandchildren? No. It took two days before any Coleman family member contacted Sheris Mom or Brother. Chris asked his Father to please, please contact his Mistress Tara.
Chris priority: Tara.