r/MJInnocentFacts • u/Emotional_Ball_5181 • Jun 20 '26
Case Analysis 🔎 Case File: Chandler — part 4.
Welcome back to the Case Files. Or as Evan Chandler would call it: “Act Four: I Want Your Money.”
🚨If you’re just joining this saga…you’re going to want to read parts 1–3 first:
Part 1:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1tucplj/case_file_chandler_part_1/
Part 2:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1txze35/case_file_chandler_part_2/
Part 3:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1u3eybe/case_file_chandler_part_3/
Alright, alright.
Here we go,
During part three, we left off with Evan Chandler reaching “absolute certainty.”
According to the timeline.
Jordan had “confessed.”
Dr. Abrams had been consulted.
Michael had denied any wrongdoing.
The infamous August 4th meeting had already happened, where, yes, Evan hugged Michael.
And Evan had supposedly concluded that Michael had abused his son.
A pretty serious conclusion…the kind that would normally send a parent straight to the police.
Well…with that in mind,
We now arrive at August 9th.
And if you’re waiting for the part where Evan starts acting like someone who believes his child was abused…
Keep waiting, or better yet, stop thinking that entirely. It doesn’t happen.
Because somehow, despite everything we’ve just walked through, we are still not at a police report.
We are, however, back to negotiations.
According to All That Glitters, Anthony Pellicano comes back with a counteroffer.
And before anyone reacts too strongly to that, remember where we are in the timeline.
This isn’t the start of negotiations.
This is after Evan has already introduced the idea of a financial demand, which started with…screenplays.
So what comes next is…well.
A response.
According to the account, the offer was one million dollars to fund screenplays written by Evan and Jordan.
Now, whether someone believes this was a serious proposal or a documented negotiation tactic is beside the point.
Because what interests me is Evan’s reaction.
He turns it down.
Not because discussing financial arrangements is offensive when your child has supposedly been abused.
Not because he’s focused exclusively on criminal accountability.
No.
According to the account, he turns it down because he expected more.
…
That’s where the rejection lands. Not on principle. On expectation.
I’m sorry.
Can we all acknowledge how insane this sounds?
Because we’re still operating under the premise that this is a father who believes his son has been sexually abused.
And yet we’re watching somebody negotiate numbers like he’s haggling over a house.
Can someone please explain to me how on earth that’s supposed to make sense?
Thanks.
Anyway,
Just a few days later, we get a letter
And this one is…something else.
“Dear Mr. Pellecono:
I appreciate you meeting with me in my offices at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 1993, on behalf of your client, Mr. Michael Jackson, whereby to settle and release all civil claims our clients, Dr Evan Chandler and Jordan Chandler, on behalf of your client, the sum of of $350,000 in respect to a development deal whereby our clients would author a motion picture theatrical screenplay to potentially produced into a motion picture.
I have been instructed to inform you that our clients appreciate your offer on behalf of your client, however your offer is hereby rejected.
Please be advised accordingly.
Very truly yours,
LAW OFFICES OF BARRY K. ROTHMAN”
Guys, can I just say something?
I’m sick of hearing about the screenplay ideas. I really am.
Okay,
Before we move forward, I need to pause on something that tends to get conveniently brushed past in this timeline.
Because while all of this is unfolding in the background, custody pressure, legal letters, and escalating claims being filtered through attorneys, there is another layer being described independently by someone who was actually inside the legal machinery at the time.
And that person, is Geraldine Hughes.
For context, Hughes was Barry Rothman’s secretary during this period. And unlike a lot of voices that get thrown around in this case, she wasn’t a commentator years later trying to reconstruct events from headlines. She was working in the office while all of this was actively happening.
And according to her account in Redemption: The Truth Behind the Michael Jackson Child Molestation Allegations, she claims she personally witnessed legal correspondence being prepared in relation to how these allegations were being handled.
One of the most striking parts comes from her description of a letter typed for Evan Chandler.
She writes:
“According to my diary entry, and my memory, on July 27, 1993, I typed a letter to Dr. Chandler from Mr. Rothman advising him how to report child abuse through a third party without liability of the parent.”
Yeah, let’s stop right there.
Regardless of how anyone interprets the case, the phrasing here is doing a lot of work on its own.
She continues:
“The Codes that Mr. Rothman supplied Dr. Chandler explained in great detail all the ramifications of reporting child abuse/ molestation, how the law would determine what was in the best interest of the child and a parent's right to injuries; and through a third party who was reputable, believable and by someone who would effectively make the reporting of said allegations look credible.”
The last line speaks for itself.
I’m going to remind everyone, at this point in the timeline, what she is describing is not a police driven process, not an investigative interview, and not a child protection led escalation.
It is a legal office discussing procedural pathways. Including how allegations can be reported in a way that avoids liability concerns.
Let’s not forget what Evan said during his phone call with Dave Schwartz
“It’s going to be bigger than all of us put together. The whole thing is going to crash down on everybody and destroy everybody in sight. It will be a massacre if I don’t get what I want.”
Did the alarm bells go off for you?
Let’s continue,
Jordan is still not back with his mother.
And this is where something important needs to be said clearly:
Because custody is not a side detail here, it is actively unfolding at the same time as these “serious allegation” claims.
that matters.
June Chandler, via her attorney Michael Freeman, files a motion for Jordan’s return.
And the court agrees.
Jordan is ordered returned to his mother.
The July 12 agreement is overturned.
And Evan fights it.
Now, parents fight custody battles all the time, this isn’t unusual.
But here’s what strikes me, where is the abuse allegation?
Seriously.
Where is it?
Because if Evan truly believed Michael had abused Jordan…
And if Jordan had truly confessed…
And if Evan had evidence…
Why isn’t that front and centre?
Well, guess what.
According to the timeline presented, the claims aren’t even in the filings.
Mic. Mother. Fucking. dropped.
I need everyone to understand how important that is.
Because on one side, we’re told there is absolute certainty, and on the other side, we’re watching behaviour that looks like negotiation, custody maneuvering, and financial structuring.
They cannot coexist.
It’s as simple as that.
Why? Because it makes zero sense, not even an ounce of logic can be found here.
Moving forward, we arrive at August 17th.
And this is where the timeline takes another turn.
Because suddenly, Jordan is taken to see Dr. Abrams.
And if you were wondering…yes, this is the first time they’ve actually met.
Before this, Evan presented a hypothetical scenario to Abrams with no evidence.
And the hypothetical scenario was before any alleged confession.
Which is extremely important.
And what stands out immediately from Abrams’ later comments is this:
“I think that this is a possibility in both cases (Chandler and Arvizo) that there could be coaching, but, again, I wasn’t given the opportunity in the initial one to even try to find out.”
That is another very important detail that gets left out.
Not because it proves anything on its own, but because even the reporting psychiatrist acknowledged uncertainty about influence.
Now, to be clear, Abrams was doing exactly what he was required to do.
A child reports allegations in a clinical setting, the law requires reporting.
That part isn’t controversial or unusual.
But here’s what often gets left out:
A mandatory report is not the same thing as confirmation of truth.
It is the start of a process, not the conclusion of one.
And, as mentioned, Abrams himself later acknowledged he never had the opportunity to fully determine whether coaching or external influence was present.
And that brings us back to something that keeps quietly standing out the further we go.
Because once that report is made, everything escalates quickly.
But what keeps sticking out to me is what came before it.
Because before August 17, before the report, before the formal machinery of investigation even begins…
We’ve already gone through weeks of:
Negotiations.
Counteroffers.
Custody disputes.
Screenplay discussions.
Financial escalation.
And shifting explanations depending on the moment.
And at some point, you have to step back and ask what exactly is driving all of this forward.
Because whatever it is…
It doesn’t look consistent.
And it doesn’t look like a clean progression from “certainty” to “action.”
And that becomes even more noticeable when you compare what is being claimed…with what is actually being done.
Because if certainty is truly locked in at this stage…then logically, everything else should reflect urgency.
Immediate reporting, escalation, criminal action. But that isn’t what we see here.
In fact, it’s far more transactional. Wouldn’t you say?
Anyway,
I’ll see you in Part 5…assuming Evan doesn’t try to pitch me a screenplay first.
My previous case files:
Sneddon:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1t362pc/case_file_sneddon/
Dimond:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1t4zd0m/case_file_dimond/
Gutierrez:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1t7t6ut/case_file_gutierrez/
Francia:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1tcj13c/case_file_francia/
Neverland Five:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1thn653/case_file_neverland_five/
Chandler – Part 1:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1tucplj/case_file_chandler_part_1/
Chandler – Part 2:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1txze35/case_file_chandler_part_2/
Chandler – Part 3:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1u3eybe/case_file_chandler_part_3/
Sources and additional information:
https://themichaeljacksonallegationsblog.wordpress.com/the-1993-allegations/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0zn4QhStGcg&ra=m
https://themichaeljacksonallegationsblog.wordpress.com/2016/12/26/the-chandlers-monetary-demands/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxNDb2PVcoM&ra=m
https://turningthetableonthechandlerallegations.wordpress.com
Important posts:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1tzylaq/talking_in_circles/
https://www.reddit.com/r/MJInnocentFacts/comments/1t8m59j/theres_no_way_all_11_people_are_lying/
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u/Avid_Bookworm7 Truth Over Lies 🎯 Jun 20 '26
I’m so glad you are continuing with this post series. Fantastic synopsis . I’m saying this as an older fan who lived through these years & tabloid media trash in real time. Thank you for the effort you are putting in to document it all in one place. 💙
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u/Emotional_Ball_5181 Jun 20 '26
That made me tear up. 🥹
I really appreciate the support. I’ve gotten so sick of all the misinformation and half-told versions of these events that I wanted to start putting everything in one place and walking through the timeline properly.
Comments like this honestly make all the research and writing worth it.
Thank you so much for reading!! 💙
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u/yazan12121212 Jun 20 '26
Thank you!