Who is Chris Chan? The horrifying story explained

Christine Weston Chandler, AKA Chris Chan. A name which carries a lot of weight around these parts. An individual once considered to be the most documented human maybe ever has since become associated with a notorious depraved act which saw them serve time in prison. But what exactly happened to Chandler?

Who is Chris Chan?

Okay, for those not in the know, let’s recap the road so far. Chris Chan, born Christopher Weston Chandler to parents Robert and Barbara Chandler, had a rough childhood. According to her she was neglected by her parents and left with an abusive babysitter. From an early age, Chandler was also diagnosed with high-functioning autism.

According to the Chris Chan Wiki – yes she has a whole wiki dedicated to her – Chris Chan was obsessed with cartoons and video games like Pokémon and Sonic the Hedgehog as a child and this carried over into adulthood which is where things started to take a turn for the worse. Chandler began posting hand-drawn comics of her original character “Sonichu” (an amalgamation of Sonic and Pikachu) which drew mockery on online boards like 4Chan. As the rise of video-sharing websites like YouTube rolled around Chris Chan would upload videos of herself which piqued the curiosity of those early internet explorers. 

Most interactions people had with Chris were cruel, it often involved trying to provoke her into having a meltdown or giving out even more information about herself that could be used by the trolls to taunt Chandler. Strangers constantly prank-called the family after Chandler accidentally doxed herself one time, resulting in a viral meltdown.

Things carried on much the same for several years, with people watching Chris Chan’s life play out on the internet in real time. Almost every detail was shared, every action, every little thought including her quest to find love which Chandler would discuss a lot. Chris Chan would change their pronouns to she/her and go by the name Christine in 2014 but that didn’t change the dynamic between Chris and their rabid trolls who continued to observe and provoke her.

Chris Chan goes to jail

While the Chandler situation was already pretty bad nobody was prepared for how bad it could get until 2021. On Aug. 1st of that year t she was arrested and charged with incest after revealing on a leaked phone call to having sexual relations with her 79-year-old mother who many suspect has dementia, although this hasn’t been confirmed.

During their incarceration, Chandler’s only interaction with the outside world was through written letters in which she made some incredibly odd statements including the belief that she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. In later letters, she would double down on these delusions and mention the “dimensional merge,” which, according to her, is a merging of our world and the world of Sonichu and the characters in her head. Despite many thinking Chandler wouldn’t fare well in prison, reports indicate she was doing well inside.

She served two years out of a possible ten in prison and was released by court order on March 27th 2023. For many the whole saga marked the end of their interest in Chandler, but there are those still feverishly documenting her life after prison.

Post jail saga

So what’s been going on since Christine’s life this past year and a bit? Well, it’s been a little more difficult for those still interested in documenting her life as she hasn’t been active online, some on Reddit have speculated that she may be legally banned from using the internet, or perhaps she’s simply realized it’s not healthy for her to be on there.

However, she has been spotted in public several times either shopping in Walmart or appearing at Magic: The Gathering events. Every public sighting has been documented on the wiki, at this point spotting Chris Chan is tantamount to capturing a cryptid such as Bigfoot on video. 

Chandler did make a brief return to the internet, in a very weird video that appeared on YouTube in Oct. 2023, it was mostly nonsense, but many at the time suspected this could be an all-out return for Chris Chan.

While it’s been mostly quiet since, footage of Chris Chan’s initial arrest back in 2021 was recently posted online and has since gone viral, garnering over 3 million views on YouTube. The whole interaction between Chandler and the cops who arrived to arrest him is bizarre to watch.

But there it is, the whole sorry story. Hopefully, this truly does mark the end for Chandler’s online escapades, it’s clear she needs professional help and to stay as far away from the internet as possible, the trolls are only making things worse. We can only hope that someone is keeping a close eye on Chris to make sure she doesn’t cause any more harm as well as ensure the trolls don’t continue to provoke her.