She Grabbed His Unlocked Phone While He Slept — and Found Plans to Kill Her

The Relationship Was Already a Dumpster Fire Before the Baby Arrived

Let's set the scene: Krissy and her boyfriend were already on rocky ground when she went into labor. Instead of being a supportive partner in the delivery room, he spent the hours complaining about being cold and tired, slamming doors, and telling her to hurry up — while nurses threatened to remove him for stressing her out. He eventually got himself kicked out of the hospital entirely after starting a full-blown argument with Krissy's best friend and threatening to fight everyone on the floor. Krissy was left mortified, postpartum, and suddenly very alone. His own family showed up, stared at the baby, said nothing useful, and left. And the man himself? He went missing for hours after the birth, then ghosted his newborn daughter for weeks — ignoring Krissy's texts and photos before finally agreeing to come over. By the time he walked through her door, she was already suspicious. She just didn't know how bad it actually was.

He Fell Asleep With an Unlocked Phone. She Did Not Waste That Opportunity.

When he finally came over, he ended up dozing off while putting the baby to sleep — phone unlocked, sitting right there. Krissy, who has zero apologies about what she did next, grabbed that phone and started scrolling. She found the expected: messages proving he was playing both sides, telling another woman he was done with Krissy while stringing Krissy along. His mom was in there too, talking sideways about the baby and encouraging him to cut Krissy off financially while she was still pregnant. It was messy, it was hurtful, and it would have been the headline on its own — except then Krissy opened Facebook Messenger. There, in a conversation with the brother of her old high school best friend, was something that made the cheating completely irrelevant. Her boyfriend was trying to buy a gun. And he had told the seller exactly who it was for.

“The thought of murder shouldn't feel so pleasant.”

— the storyteller, reading a screenshot of her boyfriend's message to his mother

The Receipts Were Horrifying — and He Did All of This in Regular Facebook Messenger

The screenshots Krissy shared tell the story in brutal detail. Her boyfriend messaged this guy asking about a firearm, sent a picture of it, confirmed the price, and told him to hold it — because, and we quote the message directly, his baby mama's family was 'tripping' and making it hard to see the baby. In a separate message to his own mother, he admitted that the thought of murder felt 'pleasant' and that he was 'thinking about giving up his rights.' There were also messages where he told the gun seller that once he found out everything Krissy had put him through, he'd 'want to throw the pistol for free.' This was not vague. This was not a bad joke. This was a man actively shopping for a weapon and naming his target. And he did all of it — every single message — in standard, unencrypted, data-selling Facebook Messenger. No vanish mode. No burner account. Nothing. The host watching the receipts called him 'the world's dumbest criminal,' and honestly, we cannot argue.

“My baby mama family tripping, making it hard to see my baby.”

— the storyteller, reading the message her boyfriend sent to the gun seller

She Woke Him Up, Kicked Him Out, and Then Went to Court — and Social Media

Krissy didn't freeze. She screenshotted everything, photographed the phone screen so the timestamps and context were visible, then woke him up and told him she had everything she needed and to get out of her house. She filed for a restraining order and brought the gun purchase messages as evidence, along with documentation of prior domestic violence incidents. The judge approved it immediately. But her ex, being a social media personality type, went live when he got served — playing the victim, letting his supporters call Krissy bitter and vindictive. That was the wrong move. Krissy posted the screenshots publicly. The gun conversation. The price. The photo of the weapon. The message naming her and her family as the reason he needed it. The narrative flipped fast. People who had been leaving supportive comments for him went quiet. She made it impossible to spin. The drama between them continued, but she had protected herself legally and made sure there was a public record of what he had planned.

“I never thought he'd stoop this low.”

— the storyteller, describing the moment she read the gun purchase messages

A routine phone check driven by relationship suspicion accidentally uncovered a murder plot — and Krissy's quick thinking to screenshot everything and go straight to the courts may have saved her life and her daughter's. Trust your instincts, document everything, and never underestimate how much evidence people leave in Facebook Messenger.

Questions people ask

Can you use phone screenshots as evidence for a restraining order?

Yes — in many jurisdictions, screenshots of threatening messages can be submitted as evidence in restraining order hearings, especially when combined with other documentation like prior police reports or medical records from domestic violence incidents. Krissy did exactly this, and the judge granted her order immediately.

What should you do if you find evidence someone is planning to harm you?

Document everything first — screenshot, photograph, or otherwise preserve the evidence without alerting the person. Then contact law enforcement and, if applicable, an attorney or domestic violence advocate. Do not confront the person until you have a safety plan in place.

Is it illegal to go through your partner's phone without permission?

Laws vary by location, but in many places accessing a partner's phone without consent can be legally murky — however, evidence of serious crimes like murder plots discovered this way has still been used successfully in court proceedings. Krissy's case is a real-world example of that playing out.