Found Deceased TX - Crystal Seratte McDowell, 38, Baytown, 25 Aug 2017 #1 *Arrest*

[SuperTmo]

Is there a transcript from the Ashley Brancraft show of the interview with the uncle? I would really like to know if the uncle even knew about the cruise he was suppose to be going on.

If the Uncle didn't know about this, I'm going to give boyfriend the side eye big time.

 

[whitelilac]

I'd also considered that because of her complicated private life she might be overwhelmed and take off to think things through. God knows that if I were juggling a secret bf, an ex I stlll live with who wasn't privy to the bf, possible threats from ex as per Jeff, 2 small children, a work load, a coming massive storm, the cruise etc...I would crack under the pressures and take off for a while.

Thing is the weird situation with the car, and the no contact at all with at least Jeff.

No activity on bank accounts, cards etc I assume....did she carry a lot of cash? But it;s been what a week right? Ugh

 

[FlossyMay]

Her uncle is very worried about her. That is obvious. I know it must be frustrating for him to sit and wait, but I worry that he is going to destroy evidence in this case by running ahead of the police.

 

[mrsNKY]

Well, if it were the ex, I'm thinking the children were out of school that day. He would have had to leave them home alone twice possibly. He would have had to have left them, dropped his car close to Super 8, sometime that morning, waited for her (contemplating the school would be closed), waited for her, did whatever to her, put her in the car, drive to put her someplace, park her car in the lot and find a ride back home. That sounds like a lot in a short amount of time. If my kids don't have school, they wake up approximately their regular school time. That would be risky to leave the kids alone in the morning for sure. One of them could have gotten frightened and went to a neighbors seeking help. (Possibly). Also that they lived in a condo. Not sure how the condos are built, but possibly connecting at least one wall.

I also thinking, the briefcase could have been left at the condo the evening before. She may have swapped out the briefcase for an overnight bag. I'm sure the kids would noticed something out of the ordinary.

The vacation thing is off to me as well. If they still shared custody, or he had physical custody, most times there would need to be a letter granting permission to take the kids out of the country. She would need to have told him or... he could claim kidnapping or reported her a that would/ could mess up her custody. Most times the other consents to the child(ren) vacationing. And why would you wait until the kids were in school for two weeks, to take them out of the country??

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[iluvmua]

Well, if it were the ex, I'm thinking the children were out of school that day. He would have had to leave them home alone twice possibly. He would have had to have left them, dropped his car close to Super 8, sometime that morning, waited for her (contemplating the school would be closed), waited for her, did whatever to her, put her in the car, drive to put her someplace, park her car in the lot and find a ride back home. That sounds like a lot in a short amount of time. If my kids don't have school, they wake up approximately their regular school time. That would be risky to leave the kids alone in the morning for sure. One of them could have gotten frightened and went to a neighbors seeking help. (Possibly). Also that they lived in a condo. Not sure how the condos are built, but possibly connecting at least one wall.

I also thinking, the briefcase could have been left at the condo the evening before. She may have swapped out the briefcase for an overnight bag. I'm sure the kids would noticed something out of the ordinary.

The vacation thing is off to me as well. If they still shared custody, or he had physical custody, most times there would need to be a letter granting permission to take the kids out of the country. She would need to have told him or... he could claim kidnapping or reported her a that would/ could mess up her custody. Most times the other consents to the child(ren) vacationing. And why would you wait until the kids were in school for two weeks, to take them out of the country??

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1.Kids were out of school due to HH.

2. Crystal took an overnight bag with her to her boyfriend's place. When LE searched the house that she shared with the ex, they could not find it. They found her briefcase instead.

So it seems to me that she did intend to come back to the townhouse.

I do not think she made it.

 

[SuperTmo]

How old are the kids? Boyfriend said that he and Crystal had a great week and had a great time at Galveston at the weekend. Do we know how long Crystal was gone / how many nights she stayed at boyfriend's house? He said she was excited to see the kids and spend the day with them. Do we know when the last time she saw the kids was? How frequently was she staying at the boyfriend's house?

 

[mrsNKY]

I wonder if some of the friends didn't know they were divorced, is it possible the ex didn't know? Could she have intercepted the decree. She waits until her townhouse is finished before she gives him the decree, to avoid potential harm. Especially if he was still caught up in his feelings. Maybe that is why he never updated his FB. Me personally I really do go to my wall. I just pull things off my feed, and check tags. I don't lool at my photos often. And, because I've been with the same man for years, if I were to divorce I'm not sure if I would think to change my relationship status. Updating it is not something I do frequently. Out of sight out of mind.

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[Remainanonymous]

Deleted message, posted to in wrong place. Sorry.

 

[mrsNKY]

How old are the kids? Boyfriend said that he and Crystal had a great week and had a great time at Galveston at the weekend. Do we know how long Crystal was gone / how many nights she stayed at boyfriend's house? He said she was excited to see the kids and spend the day with them. Do we know when the last time she saw the kids was? How frequently was she staying at the boyfriend's house?

I wondered that too! Sounds like he may have legal custody. IF he knew they were divorced. She could claim to be anywhere helping a friend or something. That also could be where he came up with Dallas. She could have told him that is where she is working on a project??

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[iluvmua]

How old are the kids? Boyfriend said that he and Crystal had a great week and had a great time at Galveston at the weekend. Do we know how long Crystal was gone / how many nights she stayed at boyfriend's house? He said she was excited to see the kids and spend the day with them. Do we know when the last time she saw the kids was? How frequently was she staying at the boyfriend's house?

1. Kids are old enough to be in school.
2. I am sure the ex knew about the divorce

 

[Remainanonymous]

IMO, this is a great find! That post is on Crystal's realtor page and not her personal page. Hopefully all of her accounts are being reviewed by LE.

:welcome: to Websleuths

I thought so too. And I have been surprised that no mention of it has been made, especially since the supposed texts fit within the timeline of the other texts they have been airing on tv. surely they are combing through all of this, I hope so.

 

[mrsNKY]

1.Kids were out of school due to HH.

2. Crystal took an overnight bag with her to her boyfriend's place. When LE searched the house that she shared with the ex, they could not find it. They found her briefcase instead.

So it seems to me that she did intend to come back to the townhouse.

I do not think she made it.

That is what I was saying. She COULD have swapped them out the night before. Meaning she dropped off her briefcase and taken her overnight bag. I understand the kids were out of school due to the hurricane, but when did they know school was closed? Here we can know the evening before. Generally we don't find out until 5am. Even if they knew the day before, they wouldn't have needed the text explaining the pick-up suggestion. You would say something like" I'll be home @ to pick up the kids.

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[Wildflower333]

Do we know why her uncle deleted his posts about the search tonight?

 

[Remainanonymous]

This walk thru she was supposed to do with the man, was this appt for the afternoon?
I know she had cancelled a closing for the morning, and now wonder about that walk through, if it had been changed to the am.

Actually, she had texted her ex that she was coming to pick up the kids...

Just pondering, like everyone, what could have happened without implicating her ex.
I don't want him to have had anything to do with her disappearance either.

The walk through (he said) was set for 7:30 Friday morning. He said they were texting around 7:20, she had cancelled because her kids school was cancelled.

 

[cluciano63]

Well, he is definitely making it appear that the two were deeply involved and extremely happy.

And just dating for two months? Supposedly?

 

[mrsNKY]

Who ever parked that car didn't want it to be discovered too soon. Because they backed in. Hiding the license plate unless Texas has a mandatory front plate.

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[GinaSeikwa]

I thought so too. And I have been surprised that no mention of it has been made, especially since the supposed texts fit within the timeline of the other texts they have been airing on tv. surely they are combing through all of this, I hope so.

It was mentioned some time ago at the beginning of the thread. This KH gentleman mentioned has also been posting messages of encouragement on the uncle's FB page.

 

[Tbone144]

Who ever parked that car didn't want it to be discovered too soon. Because they backed in. Hiding the license plate unless Texas has a mandatory front plate.

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Tx has mandatory front plates. Interesting point though, as a chemical plant employee we were required to back into parking spots and it became habit in situations where I can't pull through. Both my husband and I who have both worked at plants, if you can't pull forward through a spot you back into it.

 

[whitelilac]

Who ever parked that car didn't want it to be discovered too soon. Because they backed in. Hiding the license plate unless Texas has a mandatory front plate.

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I believe I saw a license plate on the front, just above the water.

 

[FlossyMay]

Do we know why her uncle deleted his posts about the search tonight?

All the posts about it have been removed from the Missing Crystal FB page also, if I'm not mistaken.