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High wall of Hurricane Harvey has

3:57

started to make landfall here on the

3:59

Texas. Already in

4:01

Corpus Christi, Texas, more than 30,000 people

4:04

are without power and things are only

4:06

expected to get worse. This is all

4:08

happening right now as we come on

4:10

the air and the situation is unfortunately

4:12

dire. People trapped in their flooded out

4:14

homes, they are fleeing to their addicts

4:16

taking to social media, begging for a

4:18

rest. Hurricane

4:28

Harvey made landfall in Texas

4:30

on the 25th of August

4:32

2017 unleashing widespread devastation

4:34

along the Gulf Coast. It

4:38

was initially a Category 1 hurricane

4:40

but it rapidly intensified into a

4:42

Category 4 with wind speeds exceeding

4:44

130 miles per hour. However,

4:48

the slow moving nature of Harvey

4:50

compounded its impact, prolonging the storm's

4:52

effects over several days. As

4:56

Harvey lingered over southeastern Texas, it

4:59

unleashed unprecedented rainfall with

5:01

some areas receiving over 50 inches of rain. The

5:05

torrential downpours overwhelmed rivers,

5:07

bayous and reservoirs leading

5:10

to catastrophic flooding that submerged

5:12

homes, roads and entire neighbourhoods.

5:16

Thousands of residents were displaced, seeking

5:19

refuge in shelters or on rooftops

5:21

awaiting rescue. The

5:24

disaster prompted a massive response

5:26

effort including federal, state and

5:28

local agencies as well as

5:30

numerous volunteers and first responders. The

5:33

US Coast Guard, National Guard

5:35

and other emergency personnel conducted

5:38

rescue operations using boats, helicopters

5:40

and high water vehicles to

5:42

reach stranded residents in perilous

5:44

conditions. Tragically,

5:47

107 people lost their

5:49

lives during the storm with

5:51

103 of those fatalities occurring in

5:53

Texas. In

5:56

the aftermath of the disaster, communication infrastructure

5:59

was severely disrupted. disrupted, making

6:01

it challenging for people to contact their loved

6:03

ones. Flooded

6:06

roads hindered travel, complicating efforts

6:08

to check on friends and family

6:10

members. The

6:13

morning before the hurricane struck,

6:15

38-year-old realtor Crystal McDoyle had

6:17

been in touch with friends and family,

6:20

preparing for the impending storm. She

6:23

posted on her Facebook account, telling

6:25

people to stay safe out there. Somewhere

6:29

amidst the chaos of the hurricane, however,

6:32

Crystal vanished. Crystal

6:48

McDoyle was born to parents Pamela Sue

6:51

Sarat and Anthony Paul Waters on the

6:53

26th of October 1979. Her

6:57

name had been inspired by the drug that her

6:59

parents were both addicted to, crystal

7:02

methamphetamine. When

7:04

Crystal was born, she had the drug in her

7:06

system, as Pamela had been unable to kick

7:09

the addiction while pregnant. Growing

7:11

up in an unstable environment tragedy

7:14

was never too far away and when

7:16

Crystal was just 11 years old, both of

7:18

her parents died within the space of six

7:20

months. She was

7:22

moved from family member to family member and

7:25

found herself the victim of sexual abuse before

7:28

she was sent away to Oklahoma. Then

7:31

when Crystal was 13 years old, she

7:34

was abducted by a child predator, held

7:36

hostage in a chicken coop and

7:38

sexually assaulted until she managed to escape.

7:42

Eventually, Crystal's uncle Jeff Walters and

7:44

his wife took Crystal under their

7:46

wing and brought her over to

7:48

them in Baytown, Texas. Despite

7:52

the hardships that she had faced, Crystal excelled

7:54

in school and her friendly nature

7:56

and quick wit made people gravitate

7:58

towards her. After

8:00

Crystal graduated from school, she was keen to make

8:02

her own way in the world, so

8:04

she entered the world of employment. She

8:08

started working for Express Jet Airlines where she

8:10

held a number of positions, including

8:12

flight attendant and training instructor. As

8:16

her role as the flight attendant, Crystal got

8:18

to travel the world, meeting

8:20

new people and experiencing new cultures. It

8:24

was a stark difference to the life that Crystal had

8:26

once known. Then

8:29

in 2007, Crystal settled down with

8:31

Stephen McDoyle, a father of one

8:33

and a shipping manager. With

8:36

a group career, Crystal became the breadwinner of

8:38

the family. Her

8:40

hard work allowed them to purchase a comfortable

8:42

home together, along with some flashy

8:45

cars. Those

8:47

that knew the couple said that Stephen had

8:49

an obsessive love for his wife. Crystal's

8:53

aunt Cindy recalled, like

8:55

if she wanted her feet rubbed, he would rub her

8:57

feet. If she wanted her hair

8:59

brushed, he would brush her hair. Crystal

9:02

wasn't just Stephen's world's son and

9:04

stars, but she was the one

9:07

who brought home the money as well. The

9:10

couple went on to have two children together, Madden

9:12

and Maui, and Crystal juggled being

9:15

a mother and having a demanding career. But

9:18

she made it work. Her friend Mandy Avalos said of her, She's

9:24

a goofball at times for sure, but

9:27

very caring. Everybody that

9:29

has met her just thinks the world of her. She

9:32

has a big heart and she loves her kids. But

9:36

after 10 years of marriage, the relationship between Crystal

9:38

and Stephen was in troubled water. Towards

9:43

the latter part of 2016, Crystal and Stephen's marriage reached

9:45

its breaking point. point.

10:01

She confided in friends, expressing

10:04

that they had drifted apart. Specifically,

10:07

Crystal felt a lack of

10:09

challenge from Stephen. She yearned

10:11

for a partner who would motivate her to

10:13

reach greater heights to strive

10:16

for success. But

10:18

Stephen didn't fit not mold. He

10:21

had grown accustomed to the comfortable lifestyle that

10:23

Crystal had provided him. A nice

10:25

home, an expensive car, and

10:28

every material desire fulfilled. As

10:32

Cindy remarked, Stephen was

10:34

okay with just stepping back, being

10:36

the houseperson. Stephen's

10:39

daughter from a previous relationship,

10:42

Christa McDoyle, further observed. He

10:45

was the dad. She was more of

10:47

the provider. So

10:49

in early 2017, Crystal made

10:51

the difficult decision to file for divorce,

10:54

signaling this definitive end of their marriage.

10:59

The divorce was finalised in June, but by

11:01

now Crystal had already moved on with a

11:03

man named Paul Hargrove, a

11:06

local jeweller who lived in Beethoven. They

11:09

had met when Crystal came in to Robson's Diamond

11:11

Jewellers, where he worked to have

11:13

a ring remounted. Much

11:16

like Crystal, he too had been divorced, and

11:18

the two entered their new relationship knowing

11:21

exactly what they wanted. They

11:23

had learned from their previous relationships and

11:26

were ready to put it all into

11:28

their new relationship with one another. This

11:31

new relationship moved very quickly, and the

11:34

couple had already exchanged their love views. They'd

11:37

even been planning a trip to Belgium. Crystal

11:40

and Stephen shared custody of the girls, and

11:43

they both moved out of the marital home.

11:46

Crystal purchased a townhouse on Ward Road

11:48

close to Paul, and she

11:50

even helped Stephen buy a new

11:53

place in Legends Bay. But Crystal's

11:55

home needed to undergo renovations, so

11:58

in August of 2017, Crystal

12:00

moved back in with her ex-husband

12:02

Steven. It was

12:05

just to be for a short while as the

12:07

renovations were completed. Despite

12:09

the uncommon living arrangements Crystal and Steven

12:11

made it work for the sake of

12:13

their two children. Crystal

12:16

stayed in the master bedroom downstairs while

12:19

Steven slept in the spare bedroom upstairs.

12:22

Despite the ongoing renovations Crystal's life

12:25

was slotting into place and

12:27

she was the happiest she had been

12:29

in some time. She'd find love again

12:31

and had just embarked on a new career

12:33

path. Her job as

12:36

a flight attendant had required her to spend a

12:38

lot of time away from her young children who

12:40

were eight years old and five years old. Having

12:43

experienced the loss of her parents at

12:46

a tender age Crystal understood the fragility

12:48

of life and this fueled

12:50

her desire to spend as much time with

12:52

her children as possible. Recently

12:55

her uncle Jeff presented her with an

12:57

opportunity to join him as an estate

12:59

agent in the family room business. Recognizing

13:03

the potential for a more stable

13:05

work-life balance Crystal eagerly accepted

13:08

the offer and immersed herself in her

13:10

new role. She

13:13

found a man's fulfillment in guiding clients

13:15

towards their dream homes while

13:17

simultaneously forging a path towards her

13:19

own goals. Jeff

13:22

fondly reminisced. She

13:24

said herself she was the happiest she had ever

13:27

been in her life. Just

13:36

today preceding the onslaught of Hurricane

13:38

Harvey Crystal had plans to

13:40

pick up her children from Steven before he

13:42

left for work that morning. The

13:46

night before she had been staying with her

13:48

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13:50

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at 6.30 a.m., Crystal and Paul prepared

17:17

for the day ahead. After

17:20

bidding farewell to Paul with a kiss, Crystal

17:22

embarked on her journey in her

17:24

Black Sea class Mercedes, bracing

17:27

herself for the impending storm. Shortly

17:30

after she left, Crystal reached out to Paul

17:32

via text message, letting him know

17:34

that the road conditions were good. She

17:38

mentioned her intent to either remain at Stephen's home

17:40

with her son and daughter, or

17:42

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17:45

take them out somewhere. At

17:48

the same time, Crystal was also texting her uncle

17:50

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17:52

told him that Paul had surprised her with

17:54

a real estate billboard, with her face emblazoned

17:57

on it, offering her services. Not

18:00

morning a she drove over to Stevens home was

18:02

the first time she had seen the billboard. She

18:06

texted paul. You're so sweet!

18:09

And response Paul said. I

18:12

love you and I'll always support you. With.

18:15

Archie and Harvey approaching. Paul became concerned

18:17

when he realized he hadn't heard from

18:19

Crystal for a couple of ours. He

18:23

later rak a it. It's

18:25

not like Crystal Mall to reply back very

18:27

quickly. So. I thought that was kind

18:29

of weird. Thinking she was with

18:32

family. Getting ready for things, Paul.

18:35

Taxi Crystal and rang her number

18:37

multiple times. The crystal never

18:39

applied and she never picked up. Paul.

18:42

Started reaching i to crystals friends to see

18:44

if any of them had seen. Or heard

18:46

from her, but nobody heart. Valve

18:49

and made contact with her uncle Jeff. He

18:53

said that he had heard. From her that morning when

18:55

she taxes him about the billboards. But.

18:57

It had been silence ever since.

19:06

The. Search for Crystal Mcdonald The done. Even.

19:08

Before Hurricane Harvey struck the area,

19:11

Initiated by her friends and family,

19:14

I have. Our initial efforts to him

19:16

false detectives were met with seemingly nonchalant

19:19

responses. As the storm

19:21

had disrupted communications. And

19:23

made it challenging to locate individuals.

19:27

With. Electricity pool stolen and internet

19:29

connections on stable. Authorities

19:31

assume the Crystal might have

19:33

sought refuge somewhere and would

19:35

eventually make contact. Crystal.

19:38

Families concerned great as they knew she

19:40

would have made every. Effort to reach

19:43

out to them Regardless, Of the

19:45

storms impact. Her

19:47

Uncle Jeff comment it's. We.

19:49

Tried to plead with them and they just wanted

19:52

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19:54

old lot of officers hot water in their own

19:56

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19:58

there ever is a good time. The.

20:01

Storm is definitely complicated things.

20:05

Decide. To complications caused by the

20:07

Hurricane. Crystal. Family persisted in

20:09

their. Search efforts. Paul.

20:12

Had security cameras at his home, And

20:15

it showed Crystal leaving not morning in her

20:17

car. Dot.

20:19

Man to cheat left Paul's play a Cs and

20:22

well. What happened here on

20:24

the way to Stevens Place? She.

20:27

Had indeed been texting on her way

20:29

there. Has confirmed via text message

20:31

she had sent to Stephen which rat.

20:34

On my way. The. Have water.

20:37

Looks. Like I'm a stay here with the kids. It.

20:39

Seems just like green. Seeds.

20:42

And said that he saddam waited for Crystal

20:44

to appear. But. She never arrived.

20:48

Family and friends pleaded with detectives

20:50

to take the disappearance seriously. Even

20:53

as many officers dealt with their own

20:55

storm, really a did challenges such as

20:57

rescues. And.

20:59

I'm on. One dispatch center had been

21:01

inundated with some calls. Missing. People

21:03

talk to people. And people

21:06

laughed with. I homes overwhelmed emergency responders

21:08

who forced to trios tens of

21:10

thousands of cove taking care of

21:12

only those needed help urgently. I

21:15

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21:17

nine one one that may meet

21:19

may not beginning of our response.

21:21

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21:23

on lot of people who are

21:26

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21:28

a girl less give preference to

21:30

the life threatening cause. Flooding in

21:32

the area further complicated the certs.

21:35

Making. It more difficult to navigate and

21:37

luke he had any potential close. To.

21:40

Turning point in the investigation

21:42

team. A couple of days

21:44

later, a flying car year

21:47

sales. Or two people.

21:49

That out of it. And it doesn't

21:51

belong says out. I was a

21:53

snapshot video. From the woman who came across

21:55

a partially submerged to mercy at ease. I'd

21:57

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22:01

He was soon uncovered. The. Tesla

22:03

Crystals my see it ace. It.

22:06

Was located in an area she had not

22:08

been intending to visit on the day that

22:11

she disappeared. And

22:13

have been laughed Unlocked and the keys were

22:15

last on the dashboard. And

22:18

it's as if somebody expected. And. Even

22:20

hoped that somebody. Would come along and

22:22

steal it. But. Because

22:25

it's the slotting, the car couldn't be

22:27

stolen. The. Water had risen

22:29

so much that it couldn't be moved from where

22:31

it was parked. This

22:34

unexpected discovery finally raise suspicions

22:36

among detect is. The. Crystals

22:38

disappearances Not simply a result of

22:41

the hurricane. The. Possibly

22:43

involved file play. Detective.

22:47

The down To consider the possibility that the store

22:49

might have been used as a cover up. For.

22:51

Her disappearance. Share.

22:54

Stein Hawthorne commented. We.

22:57

Are hampered by some of the flood issues,

22:59

but we're as aggressive as ever trying to

23:01

locate and find Kristallnacht Oil. The.

23:04

Family were pleased to have the support of the

23:06

detectives in their search for Crystal. And.

23:08

Sheriff Hawthorne reassured them by

23:10

steering. I have expanded the

23:13

resources and know I have a team of

23:15

a bike for investigators. Honest. The

23:17

flood duties and responsibilities of High Water

23:19

Rescue in securing people is slowing dawn.

23:22

As the need is reducing, I'm

23:24

adding more resources to the investigation.

23:28

Crystals. Car was towed to the crime scene.

23:30

mob. But. The floodwaters had made it

23:32

impossible to get any kind of evidence moment.

23:35

There were any fingerprints or any evidence

23:38

that could indicate what had hop to

23:40

Crystal. The. Floodwaters had washed

23:42

them away. But.

23:44

The detectives had another idea up their

23:46

sleeves. The Motel

23:49

hot surveillance cameras I'd. And

23:51

so did a handful of other businesses in the

23:53

area. They. hope that

23:55

one of the surveillance cameras may have

23:57

captured somebody driving and parking crystals car

24:01

The time frame that they needed to scar through

24:03

was so large, and detectives knew that

24:05

it would take a number of days. But

24:08

still, they were determined. While

24:15

the footage from the surveillance cameras were

24:17

being examined, detectives turned their attention to

24:19

Crystal's cell phone, in

24:21

particular her cell phone data. It

24:24

showed that her cell phone had pinged within a three

24:26

mile radius of 1210 Park Street, which was

24:30

Baytown's Park Service Centre. It's

24:33

located in Goose Creek Park, a

24:35

heavily wooded area with creeks running throughout it.

24:38

Crystal had no reason to be in that area.

24:42

It wasn't too far away from Paul's home, but

24:44

it wasn't that close to Stephen's home where

24:46

she had been travelling to that morning. Paul

24:50

posted about the cell phone pings on his

24:52

Facebook account, and people came out in

24:54

droves to search for Crystal. The

24:58

detectives working on the case weren't too happy.

25:01

They said that the volunteer search could

25:03

hamper the official search, as people could

25:05

inadvertently be destroying potential evidence. Plus,

25:09

it was dangerous for people to be searching

25:11

that specific area. Because

25:13

of the hurricane, the creeks had flooded, and

25:16

McCassins and alligators could have been

25:18

disrupted. The

25:20

detectives embarked on the area themselves, but

25:23

the search wasn't easy. They

25:26

found out further a field, utilising ATVs

25:28

to comb the marshy areas around Cedar

25:30

Bay. They

25:33

also called in the assistance of

25:35

Texas AquaSearch, a non-profit

25:37

organisation that specialises in organising

25:39

and conducting searches for missing

25:41

persons. Despite

25:43

the exhaustive searches in the area, no trace

25:46

of Crystal could be found. In

25:49

an effort to glean some more information about

25:51

her whereabouts, her Uncle Jeff

25:53

offered a $5,000 reward, but

25:56

it did little to bring forth any leads or

25:58

tips. It

26:01

wasn't too surprising that nobody had seen anything

26:03

out of the ordinary, just as a

26:05

hurricane was blowing in. People

26:07

were too preoccupied with getting home safely and

26:09

making sure that they were prepared with food

26:12

and water. The

26:14

days continued to trickle past, with no new

26:17

developments in the case, and

26:19

Crystal's family were desperate for some more

26:21

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26:27

detectives dealt deeper into their investigation,

26:30

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26:32

around Stephen, her ex-husband.

26:36

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26:38

she was going to stay at home with the

26:40

children, Stephen claimed to detectives

26:42

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26:44

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26:48

this second text message, Crystal told Stephen that

26:50

she was going to pick up the children

26:52

and then drive them to Dallas to ride

26:54

out the storm. This

26:57

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Crystal's family, especially Jeff, who

27:02

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27:04

the storm. The timing

27:06

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27:08

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27:13

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Crystal left Paul's home that morning, she

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had been carrying a black bag. But

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according to Sheriff Hawthorne, the

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30:02

a woman would use as an overnight bag. He

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said that Crystal had been staying with Stephen, so

30:08

the fact that a bag was there wasn't too out

30:11

of the ordinary if it was indeed Crystal's.

30:15

He had his own theory about what was

30:17

going on, and he commented, I think

30:20

that there was probably some animosity between the

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boyfriend and the husband. The

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husband might think that the boyfriend has something to do

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with it. The boyfriend might think

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that the husband has something to do with

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it. He mentioned

30:33

that there was a long list of persons

30:35

of interest, from Paul and

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Stephen to even Uncle Jeff.

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the search for Crystal continued, the

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family continued to be suspicious about Stephen,

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in particular Paul. He

31:05

commented in the media that in the week

31:07

leading up to Crystal's disappearance, she

31:09

and Stephen had been arguing frequently. But

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Paul wasn't truly aware of just

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how bad the marriage between the couple had

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been. Stephen's

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behaviour had been deeply troubling from the

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moment they first got together. He

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had exhibited obsessive tendencies towards

31:27

Crystal, even resorting to

31:29

emotional manipulation whenever their relationship

31:31

hit a rough patch. Stephen

31:35

would often threaten to kill himself if

31:37

Crystal ever considered leaving him, effectively

31:40

coercing her to stay in an unhappy

31:43

marriage. Stephen

31:45

had displayed selfish and manipulative traits,

31:48

insisting on having things his way and

31:50

throwing temper tantrums when he didn't get

31:52

his desired outcome. During

31:55

their divorce proceedings, Crystal had even said that Crystal

31:57

had threatened to kill her, the children, and the

31:59

family. and then himself. He

32:02

took the divorce very hard. Crystal

32:05

had been the sole provider for the family

32:07

but even following the divorce she still helped

32:09

him out financially. Some

32:12

people who knew Stephen noticed some dark changes in

32:14

him in the wake of the divorce. Over

32:17

the course of a couple of days he changed

32:19

his Facebook profile photo to a photo of a

32:22

grave followed by a photo of a

32:24

grim Reaper and then a photo of

32:26

him and Crystal. One

32:29

particularly alarming incident occurred when Crystal called

32:31

police to report that Stephen had threatened

32:33

to harm himself and their children. This

32:37

call had come after the children failed to show

32:39

up for school prompting immediate

32:41

concern for their safety. Despite

32:45

police efforts to locate Stephen he

32:47

remained elusive until the following morning when

32:49

he reappeared with the children. Stephen

32:54

was desperate to win Crystal back and

32:57

behind the scenes he had been harbouring plans to

32:59

propose to Crystal again and he

33:01

intended to do so on an upcoming family

33:04

cruise. He

33:06

had purchased clothing for the both of them including

33:08

a white dress and suit in

33:11

anticipation of the occasion.

33:13

However in the lead up to Crystal's

33:15

disappearance she told Stephen that he had been

33:17

uninvited and that she was

33:19

taking her new boyfriend Paul instead. While

33:23

Crystal and Paul had been dating for a little

33:25

while she had wanted to keep it a secret

33:27

from Stephen. As she

33:30

said to her aunt Cindy he

33:32

will kill me but with

33:34

the cruise coming up Crystal needed to let Stephen

33:36

know that she had moved on. Apparently

33:39

Stephen didn't take it too well and

33:42

Crystal told friends on Facebook messenger that

33:44

she was getting a little scared of

33:46

Stephen. The

33:49

lead up to the end of their marriage had been tumultuous

33:51

but after they broke up things seemed to approve

33:53

for a while. Crystal

33:56

had felt safe staying in the same home

33:58

with Stephen but after breaking the

34:00

news that he was uninvited to the family

34:02

crews, Crystal seemed to be

34:04

afraid. It

34:06

was as if the old Steven was making a

34:09

reappearance, and now Crystal

34:11

is missing. The

34:14

family weren't hopeful that Crystal was going to be

34:16

found alive, but neither were

34:18

the detectives. Sheriff

34:20

Hawthorne commented, I

34:23

hate to use the term presumed dead because

34:25

there are two children, so I hope

34:27

that we find her alive and well, but I

34:29

don't feel real confident about it. At

34:33

this point, detectives were still scarring through the

34:35

surveillance footage from Motel 6

34:37

and the surrounding area. They

34:40

gained access to the surveillance footage taken

34:42

from outside of Shell Gas Station that

34:44

was next to Motel 6. As

34:48

they watched the footage, a suspicious

34:50

individual caught their attention. His

34:53

behaviour raised red flags. He

34:57

appeared agitated, constantly glancing over

34:59

his shoulder in the direction of Motel 6.

35:03

His actions became even more suspicious when he

35:06

approached a trash can at the gas station

35:08

and appeared to dispose of something, pushing

35:11

a deep down into the bin. The

35:14

man then turned around and his face came

35:16

into view of the camera. It

35:20

was Steven McDowell. As

35:30

detectives continued their investigation into

35:32

Crystal's disappearance, they meticulously

35:34

analysed surveillance footage for any clues

35:36

about Steven's whereabouts and actions. They

35:40

knew that he was at the Shell Gas Station and

35:43

kept looking over towards Motel 6, almost

35:46

as if he was checking to see if Crystal's

35:48

car was still there. This

35:51

then went back to the Motel 6 footage from the

35:53

hours before and came across

35:55

Crystal's car being driven into the

35:57

parking lot. Moments

36:00

later, a man climbed out of the car and

36:02

walked away. While

36:05

the footage was grainy, detectives could

36:07

see that the man looked remarkably similar

36:09

to Stephen. Despite

36:12

their suspicions, detectives lacked concrete

36:14

evidence linking Stephen to Crystal's

36:16

disappearance, or confirming that she

36:19

was indeed dead. They

36:21

confronted Stephen again, but he maintained

36:23

his innocence and denied any involvement

36:25

in Crystal's disappearance. With

36:28

no tangible evidence to support their

36:30

suspicions, detectives faced a frustrating

36:33

challenge in building a case against

36:35

Stephen. Concern

36:37

for Crystal's children, Maad and Maui,

36:39

weighed heavily on their minds. They

36:43

feared for the safety of the children in

36:45

Stephen's care, especially given their

36:47

suspicions that he might have been involved

36:50

in Crystal's disappearance. District

36:53

Attorney Cheryl Leake took decisive

36:55

action upon recognizing the potential

36:57

danger to Crystal's children in

36:59

Stephen's care. Collaborating

37:02

with Family and Protective Services, they

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39:30

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39:34

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39:37

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39:46

bartending when her father called

39:48

her after he left the

39:50

police station. Despite being away for

39:52

university, Steven urgently asked her to come

39:54

over, stressing that it was important.

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Krista had been planning to visit the next day. anyway,

40:01

but Stephen was adamant she come over right away.

40:05

After wrapping up her shift, she drove

40:07

to her father's now mostly deserted home.

40:10

Crystal had been absent for weeks, and

40:12

now the children were gone as well. Christa

40:16

reached Baytown at about 3.30am,

40:19

parked her car, and knocked on the

40:21

front door. Stephen

40:23

answered, and he was visibly irritated.

40:27

He told Christa that he was going to be arrested the next

40:29

morning, but stressed that he was innocent.

40:32

He said detectives believed he killed Crystal, but said

40:35

he had no clue what had happened to her.

40:38

Stephen was clearly preparing for the worst. He

40:42

handed Christa some photo albums, financial

40:44

documents, and even the keys to

40:47

his cherished Mustang. Despite Christa's

40:49

attempts to reason with him, the conversation

40:52

veered sharply. While

40:55

Stephen initially professed his innocence, he

40:57

then told Christa that detectives had offered him

40:59

a reduced sentence if he told them where

41:01

Crystal's body was. Christa

41:04

replied and said to her father,

41:06

that that didn't matter since he didn't

41:09

know where Crystal was. Stephen

41:12

then bluntly responded, what

41:14

if it's true? He

41:16

then looked away and began to cry. The detectives

41:20

arrived at Stephen's home in the hours that followed

41:22

and took him back to the police station. He

41:26

was presented with the video footage of him at

41:28

the Shell gas station and at Motel 6. But

41:32

detectives had since come across another video

41:34

of Stephen from that day. It

41:38

was him walking into Walmart and then coming

41:40

back out with a bicycle. He

41:43

then cycled off in the direction of his

41:45

own home. The

41:47

detectives believed that he had dropped Christa's car

41:49

off and then cycled away. Stephen

41:53

continued to profess his innocence, but

41:55

then there was a tipping point. but

42:01

the detectives told him no. They

42:03

said that he could see his children, but

42:05

only if he took them to Crystal's body.

42:09

Stephen's demeanor appeared to relax.

42:13

He slumped down in the chair and

42:15

simply replied, okay. Stephen

42:23

recounted to detectives that the morning

42:25

Crystal vanished, she had actually

42:27

arrived safe and well at his home.

42:31

He admitted to fabricating his earlier claim

42:33

that she had never appeared. According

42:36

to Stephen, he had questioned Crystal's whereabouts

42:38

the previous night. While

42:41

her home was under renovation, she had opted

42:44

to spend the night with Paul instead of

42:46

Stephen. Stephen

42:48

said that Crystal then told him that she didn't

42:50

love him and that he needed

42:52

to come to terms with the fact that their marriage

42:54

was over. Stephen

42:57

confessed to detectives that he had approached

42:59

Crystal from behind and choked her.

43:01

Stephen said that

43:04

as he put

43:06

his armor on Crystal, she told

43:09

him that

43:21

he was scaring her. Following

43:23

her murder, Stephen confessed to covering Crystal's

43:25

face with the target bag to spare

43:28

himself from seeing it. He

43:31

then maneuvered her lifeless form into

43:33

a fatal position, stuffed her into

43:35

an industrial-grade garbage bag and

43:37

subsequently placed her within the trunk of her

43:40

own black Mercedes. He

43:42

said that he needed to move quick because a repair

43:44

worker was coming out to the home that morning. Under

43:48

the cover of darkness in the early morning, Stephen

43:51

left his children unattended at home and

43:53

disposed of Crystal's body. He

43:56

transported her to a densely wooded area in

43:58

Western Chambers County. not too

44:00

far away from his home. Upon

44:03

confessing, Stephen guided the detectives to

44:05

the precise location. Despite

44:08

the rugged and dense terrain, the

44:11

detectives discerned the pungent odor of

44:13

human decomposition immediately, confirming

44:15

that they were on the right track. After

44:18

an arduous search through the brush,

44:21

detectives eventually located the badly decomposed

44:23

body of Crystal. On

44:25

the 9th of September, 44-year-old Stephen McDowell

44:28

was charged with the first degree murder

44:30

of Crystal. He

44:32

was ordered to be held on 500,000 dollar bail and was appointed

44:35

Keaton Kirkwood as his defense attorney.

44:38

The arrest hadn't come as much as a surprise

44:41

to Crystal's loved ones. Her

44:43

good friend, Morgan Ray-Mondy, had her own

44:45

theory of what happened, stating, ''When

44:48

Stephen decided that if he couldn't have

44:50

her, nobody else could, he also

44:53

made the decision for her children, her family

44:55

and her friends. He

44:57

took her away from all of us because of

44:59

his one selfish act.'' Crystal

45:01

and Stephen's children were now left without a

45:04

mother or a father, as they

45:06

were taken in by the Texas Department

45:08

of Family and Protective Services. Straight

45:11

away, Jeff stepped up and said he would

45:14

take the children under his wing until a

45:16

permanent plan was thought up. Eventually

45:19

Crystal's longtime friend Mandy Avelos took

45:22

custody of the children. She

45:25

was an aerospace worker in Las Vegas, but

45:28

had known Crystal since she was just a teenager.

45:32

Then in November Stephen was indicted by a

45:34

grand jury and his trial was scheduled

45:36

for November of 2019. But before then, the trial

45:41

was moved to Galveston. Stephen's

45:44

defense team had filed a motion saying that there

45:46

had been too much publicity for Stephen to get

45:49

a fair trial. By

45:51

the 6th of June 2019, a

45:54

jury had been selected and opening statements

45:56

were ready to begin in the constitutional

45:58

courtroom of the Galveston-Coyne D.C. Justice

46:00

Center. Prosecutor Cheryl

46:02

Leake laid out some grim facts

46:05

about Crystal's upbringing. She

46:07

told the jury, she wanted a

46:10

husband, a home, children, to be

46:12

loved and give and receive love like

46:14

she had never given or received before

46:17

in her life. She

46:19

said that over the ten-year marriage, whenever

46:21

Crystal threatened to leave Stephen, he would

46:24

threaten to kill himself. She

46:27

stated, so she divorced

46:29

him, then he started to threaten to harm

46:31

her and the kids and himself. She

46:34

was beginning to be more afraid, and apparently

46:36

her fears came true.

46:38

On August 25,

46:42

2017, he made good on those threats and

46:44

choked her to death in front of their

46:46

five-year-old daughter. For

46:48

the first time, it was publicly revealed that Crystal

46:51

had been killed in front of

46:53

her own daughter. After

46:55

the prosecutor stepped down, defence attorney

46:57

Keaton Kirkwood opted out of providing

46:59

an opening statement. The

47:03

testimony got underway with Paul Hargrave,

47:05

Crystal's boyfriend, who recounted the morning

47:07

of her disappearance. The

47:09

detectives who interviewed Stephen testified,

47:12

followed by the video of

47:15

his confession. Stephen had asked

47:17

for the death penalty to be taken

47:19

off the table in exchange for his

47:21

confession and the prosecution had agreed. The

47:25

next witness was Mandy Avalos, Crystal's

47:27

friend, who had custody of Martin

47:29

and Maui. She

47:32

testified that after Stephen was arrested, Maui

47:34

had come to her and said she needed to

47:36

tell her a secret. The

47:40

five-year-old girl said that she had

47:42

woken up on the 25th of

47:44

August, 2017 and had heard her

47:46

mother and father arguing. She

47:49

said she went through a bathroom into their bedroom

47:51

and saw her father push her mother to the bed

47:54

and put his hands over her nose and mouth. Maui

47:58

said that she went over to the bed and stood there. there,

48:00

but her father continued to do what he was

48:03

doing. At

48:05

one stage her mother looked over to her, but

48:07

her father refused to move her stop until

48:10

her mother was completely motionless. Maui

48:14

said that her father then told her to go

48:16

upstairs and never tell a soul about what she had

48:18

just seen. The

48:21

jury were then shown a video of Maui describing

48:23

what she had seen to prosecute her leak. Maui

48:26

had made some drawings of what had

48:29

happened, including one which asked, why

48:31

did you get mad and kill mum and make her

48:33

not breathe? Maui

48:36

said that her mother and father were arguing because

48:38

her mother had a new boyfriend. She

48:41

said she heard her mother say that she was going to

48:43

go away and take the children with her. She described

48:46

how her father had replied, no

48:49

you're not, before he pushed her onto the bed.

48:53

At one point she said her father turned to look

48:55

at her and he looked angry. She

48:58

recalled her mother trying to say help, but

49:00

no sound was coming out of her mouth. Maui

49:04

also said that typically she and her brother

49:06

slept in their father's bed, but the

49:08

night before her mother was killed they had

49:10

been told to sleep in their own beds. After

49:14

the video the prosecution rested their case.

49:18

Defense attorney Kirkwood then told the jury to

49:20

focus on the evidence and the discrepancies. He

49:24

then called Tamara Shipley to the witness stand.

49:27

She was Stephen's former neighbour and

49:29

she described him as a sweet guy who would always

49:31

stop and chat with her or bring her food. Stephen's

49:35

mother, Mary Louise Johnson and his

49:38

sisters, Heather and Erica all

49:40

testified that he was a great father who seemed

49:42

to get along with Crystal. The

49:45

defense then called Stephen to the witness stand

49:48

where he surprisingly said that

49:50

he was guilty. However he

49:52

refused to go through with the legal

49:55

paperwork required to officially plead guilty. He

49:58

said that the issue wasn't doing it. indictment said

50:00

that he had choked Crystal. Stephen

50:03

then claimed that he had killed Crystal

50:06

by accident by hugging her

50:08

to death. On

50:10

the witness stand he said, I

50:12

just wanted to hold her, I just wanted to

50:14

start over, I was tired

50:16

of arguing and I was tired

50:18

of fighting. He changed various parts of

50:20

his confession and told the jury that when Crystal

50:22

arrived at his home in the morning, she was

50:25

in a good mood. He

50:27

even claimed that they had sex, but then

50:30

an argument broke out because he was

50:32

supposed to get a document notarized that

50:34

would allow Crystal to take the children

50:36

on a cruise without him. However, he

50:38

never got the document notarized. He

50:41

testified. She said

50:43

she didn't love me anymore and hadn't loved me in

50:45

a long time. She had never

50:47

said that before. I told her to

50:49

stop and I begged her to quit being mean to me. I

50:52

grabbed her and I put my arms around her. He

50:56

said that they were standing up when he was hugging her and

50:58

said that Crystal's body then became limp and

51:00

she fell. According

51:03

to Stephen, they fell onto the bed and

51:05

he realized that Crystal was dead. His

51:08

new version of events completely contradicted the story

51:11

of his now seven year old daughter

51:14

and he suggested that she made the entire

51:16

story up. Some

51:18

text messages were presented afterwards to

51:20

show the tumultuous nature of their

51:22

relationship. Two

51:24

days before Crystal was killed, she had

51:26

texted Stephen, please move on

51:29

with your life and stop manipulating the kids

51:31

and using them as pawns. You're

51:33

still acting crazy. I wanted

51:35

a divorce years ago. The

51:38

jury deliberated for just over three hours

51:40

before finding Stephen McDowell, guilty of the

51:42

murder of Crystal McDowell. As

51:45

the verdict was announced, he showed no semblance of

51:48

emotion. The

51:50

sentencing phase began immediately and

51:52

Stephen was facing a sentence of life in prison. Stephen

51:56

said to the court that it was his wish that

51:58

their children be legally adopted. and

52:00

that their names be changed to Crystal's maiden

52:02

name. He stated,

52:05

I want them to have a last name they can be proud

52:07

of. Stephen

52:09

said that he was sorry for what had happened, and

52:12

that he could never forgive himself. During

52:15

the closing arguments, Prosecutor Leake touched on

52:17

Stephen's claims of what had happened. She

52:20

stated, He hugged her to

52:22

death. I have to say, that's a

52:25

new one for me. Stephen

52:27

MacDowell was then sentenced to 50 years

52:29

in prison. He

52:32

was ordered to serve at least 25 before he'd

52:34

be considered for parole. As

52:37

the sentence was announced, the courtroom erupted

52:40

into audible gasps. Crystal's

52:43

uncle, Jeff, later said, He

52:46

took her from us, and he deserved worse. He

52:48

was given leniency in my opinion. He

52:51

did exactly what he said he was going to do. He

52:53

said he was going to destroy her, so she

52:56

couldn't be with anyone else. Crystal

53:00

MacDowell's life seemed to be in a perpetual

53:02

state of turbulence from the moment she was

53:04

born. Despite an

53:06

unstable upbringing, she believed she had

53:09

found solace in her marriage to Stephen. After

53:12

enduring a troubled decade together, Crystal

53:15

decided to pursue a divorce. At

53:18

last, it seemed like her life was on an

53:20

upward trajectory. She

53:23

embarked on a new career path, and

53:25

found companionship in a new romantic

53:27

interest. Yet

53:29

this newfound stability was shattered violently.

53:32

All because Stephen couldn't come to terms

53:34

with her moving on. Well,

53:56

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