seventh layer of maxhell

Okay so we have a timeline!

First Date: Feb 11

Relationship Announced (Carlin's YT Video): Feb 21

First Grid Post Together: Mar 17

Engagement: May 1 (?)

Marriage: May 5

First Date to Engagement: 79 days (11 weeks & 2 days)

First Date to Marriage: 84 days (11 weeks & 6 days)

Warden Bates married Kaybrie Patterson May 5th 2026.

They married 4 days before her dad passed so that he could walk her down the aisle.

As someone who lost her dad before my own wedding... I have no bad words.

And word on the street (a post from Jonathan’s mother, that has now been edited) the Baby’s name is Jill and/or some form of Jill

TW: sexual abuse against minors

Charissa Wissmann is engaged! Luke Benson asked her to marry him recently.

My son is super clingy and wants to be held constantly so I am spending way too much time on my phone. Enjoy the fruits of my internet anthropology.

June 26. The Clarks announce that Travis has been in nursing school. It is unclear how long he was attending before they posted about it.

Aug 13. Hailey says she wants her mom to have another baby, and Katie says "no." I take this to mean that they weren't actively trying at that moment.

Sep 10. Travis starts clinicals, and Katie surprises him with new shoes, a stethoscope, and treats.

Sep 15. Travis surprises Katie with a trip to London for her birthday.

Nov 13. Travis posts a "day in the life" that does not appear to feature Katie at all.

Dec 2. Travis posts his "honest thoughts" as a 24yo husband and dad. He says the move from NJ to TN was difficult for him, and he talks about the importance of being honest with yourself, even when you don't know the right words.

Dec 3. Travis surprises Katie with an anniversary celebration.

Dec 9. Katie does photography for Theodore Bates's birth.

Mid December. The Clarks host a Christmas party for his nursing class.

(Faces censored bc none of these people are public figures, and we don't know for sure who, if anyone, is the affair partner.)

Dec 18. The Clarks post a YT video featuring the Christmas party, as well as announcing that they are leaving YouTube, citing a lack of time.

The Christmas party video gets comments on IG from a couple of the women in attendance. I am trying to track down screenshots, but currently I only have hearsay. One woman comments on the video "I'm Remi's [the dog's] favorite." Travis replies with "I agree" and a heart emoji. Editing bc apparently it was the 🥰 emoji, which is just... yikes.

Again, I can't find primary sources here, so this is all speculation... but there is one woman in the reel who is featured a lot, and who is seen petting Remi. If the 06 in her handle is any indication, she is just 19.

Dates unknown. Katie learns she is pregnant. Take note of Travis's face.

Katie miscarries sometime after Christmas. (Props to the Redditor who looked at Carlin's nails to figure out roughly when this was.)

Katie and Travis go relatively silent on socials for the next few weeks. They appear to spend NYE apart. For a couple who used to film themselves almost as much as Carlin + Evan, this is a stark change.

Early January. Redditors notice that the comments on the party video have been deleted, and that Travis no longer follows their accounts. Speculation brews.

Jan 8. Katie makes a sponsored post that says it's "just me and them," referring to the kids. Travis is spotted in the video, but it's unclear when it was filmed.

Jan 16. Katie posts about her miscarriage. It is notable that her family only addresses her in their comments with condolences, and Katie writes in the singular--"I" and not "we."

Jan 17. Travis confesses publicly about his infidelity.

Jan 18. Shade is thrown.

Two of Travis's classmates vaguepost. (I am not on TikTok, so I won't be sleuthing there for more info. I am dependent on Redditors to do that.) Note that the second woman captioned her post with "#wasntme."

Lawson is clearly standing by Katie. He may be an arrogant oaf, but he seems like a good brother.

Bates family members are unfollowing Travis on IG. I am left wondering if Katie will be pressured to stay with him, or if the Bateses will change their tune about divorce and infidelity when it is one of their own daughters dishonored.

TL;DR. There is still so much we don't know... but it seems fishy AF that the Christmas party video got taken down and comments were deleted. It definitely seems like Travis strayed with someone from his nursing program, Katie found out, and they've been spending time apart.

If his affair partner is one of the girls from the Christmas party, holy smokes. That means he invited her into his house, introduced her to his wife! The audacity. The gall. The shamelessness.

If it isn't a girl from the party, then Travis was not only getting flirty with another woman, but also cheating with someone totally different. Which also sucks!