Who is Andra Christman? Man who murdered GF Starlena Sullivan and dumped her body in creek arrested
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Police have finally arrested a man who they have been looking for since December 2022 in connection with the murder of his girlfriend after her body was discovered in a creek in North Nashville. Andra Christman, who was the boyfriend of the late Starlena Sullivan, was arrested on February 11, 2023. He has been charged with the murder of Sullivan.
The body of 31-year-old Starlene Sullivan was found in Drake Branch Creek near Fairview Drive on December 21, 2022, by a teenager who was walking his dog. She was fatally shot in the back of her head and her body was dumped in a creek near her house.
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Who is Andra Christman?
Andra Christman is the 49-year-old boyfriend of Sullivan. According to Sullivan's family, he has a history of physically abusing Sullivan, he has injured her before and even sent her to the hospital. But, unfortunately, Sullivan did not report it. According to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Christman, had been wanted for questioning in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, but detectives were unable to find him at the time. Not only that, but Christman was wanted at the time for a probation violation warrant related to a felony gun conviction, according to police.
On Thursday, February 9, investigators investigators that Christman was believed to be in Joliet, Illinois, so they went and arrested him on a probation violation warrant. Homicide detectives interviewed Christman, but the police claim that he refused to speak about Sullivan’s death. The detectives then interviewed another anonymous citizen in Illinois; this particular interview gave the authorities enough information to issue a murder warrant against the 49-year-old in connection with Sullivan’s death. Now, Christman is being held without bond there as MNPD works on returning him to Nashville. The details of the interview have not been disclosed.
Who was Starlena Sullivan?
Starlena Sullivan was a 31-year-old mother of three. She was a victim of domestic violence. She also had a purple domestic violence bracelet on her wrist when her body was found. Sullivan's family has been asking for justice for her since her death, and they are very thankful that Christman has been arrested.
"Her life was so much more valuable than to be shot in the back of the head and discarded in a creek," said Shalania McCrady, Sullivan's sister. "For them to capture him in the way that he did, we feel it could not be nothing but God," she added.
To help Sullivan’s kids and her family at this hard time, a GoFundMe account has been created.