Found Deceased TX - Crystal Seratte McDowell, 38, Baytown, 25 Aug 2017 #2 *Arrest*

[iluvmua]

I think HLN show comes on at 7. Check your local listings. It is either 7 or 8.

 

[lonetraveler]

I have a question! *raises hand*

I keep reading that the boyfriend was replacing the ex on the cruise. I haven't seen any MSM links stating that? Can someone point me to it?

It's weird to me that it was booked with the ex to begin with unless it was booked prior to filing for and obtaining the divorce. Also, was the uncle always going on this cruise or is that all rumor?

Just speculation here but I'm beginning to think that the uncle was the original one who was going to replace the EX and maybe after falling in love with BF, Crystal purchased another fare for a cabin with BF so they could stay together on the cruise.
Just trying to figure out this cruise business, I admit, it's driving me nuts. :gaah:

 

[pamelado2]

Did the husband's last 2 messages show read or delivered?

I'm speaking of the - are you almost here, just meet me at PBP

 

[Insomnia Momma]

Bansfield transcript http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1709/05/ptab.01.html

You rock! I just went back and found it and read it. Seems to me Crystal had any number of irons in the fire, balls in the air, etc.

The sherif was pretty evasive in that interview too. First he said the took K9's to the ping site, he changed that to just humans then implied the ping site wasn't that important.

Very weird!

 

[whitelilac]

Did the husband's last 2 messages show read or delivered?

I'm speaking of the - are you almost here, just meet me at PBP

iirc, no. There was a list of all messages somewhere in the last thread, also with whether they were read or not. The later ones especially had not been read.

 

[lonetraveler]

Yes, that is usually done. Looks like the poster above beat me to it, but I can attest that is still done. When my ex took our daughters to Canada a couple times, I had to get a letter notarized giving my approval for her to take the them out of the country, and she even has legal custody of the kids.

Not a custody issue when I was taking my granddaughter but I still had to get documents notarized by parents giving me permission to take her out of the country.

 

[Eileen730]

I think with custody if you are taking the kids out of the country there is a form that has to be shown saying the other parent allows it. I can't remember what thread i had seen this on another case, it keeps parents from "running away" with the kids. Maybe someone can give a better "smarter" answer to that

Yes you need a notarized form.

 

[Insomnia Momma]

Does anyone remember where this cruise was going? If it was going to like the US Virgin Islands and US territories does it count as "out of the country" that could have been a loophole around needed documentation from the EX.

On another note, we need a media thread. It's really hard going back for links. I read the transcript from last night but I couldn't find the video link and I swear I saw them posted earlier.

 

[LadyL]

[bbm]

good thought
it wouldn't surprise me

As busy professionals and parents I really don't think these two spent much time together.

I do agree with you it's odd her electronics both began to fail simultaneously, but my suspicion is on the ex with that. I think her dating was most likely driving him insane and he was trying to find things out and could have compromised her electronics either by trying to get into them repeatedly (password locked him out? ) or he installed tracking apps that he wanted deleted before he did away with her maybe? Just my thoughts of why those two items might be malfunctioning together.

I don't believe in coincidences in life or luck.


J.M.O.

 

[tarabull]

Here are all four videos with Ashleigh Banfield


https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwNvWxHZAze_ckt1OFdPZWpnVWc

:bump: for Insomnia Momma :wave:

 

[stg]

Not a custody issue when I was taking my granddaughter but I still had to get documents notarized by parents giving me permission to take her out of the country.

Yep. That protects you and her at the border in case they have any questions.

 

[Insomnia Momma]

Thank you! :blowkiss:

 

[LadyL]

[bbm]

maybe the ex got an email telling him he was off the guest list

Hopefully I haven't missed anything on this but the only person I've heard talk about the cruise thus far is the BF. It would be nice to get some confirmation on this cruise. It appears, according to the Nancy Grace podcast interview with BF that he stated that the cruise had been planned months ago with CM, EX, kids and uncle originally going. According to him, he was surprised by an e-mail from Carnival welcoming him to the cruise (paraphrasing here). He states that Crystal paid for him to go. Said he didn't feel comfortable if the EX was going too.
Now, at this point I am left having to assume that Crystal removed the EX from the passenger list and put BF in his place.

I've cruised before and on two of those trips had to change the name of the passenger accompanying me to someone else. I did not have to pay for another fare, I simply changed the passenger from one name to another and provided all the documentation. So, I don't understand BF stating that she had bought him fare for the cruise. Each passenger is treated separately on a cruise. Sometimes with special deals, children can go as third and fourth guests as free, but each adult is full fare or the one adult will have to pay for two adults.

I'm assuming here that the uncle would have been paying for his own cabin. He has not spoken about the cruise and if he was planning on going, it has not been mentioned of he was going to be a solo quest. If the original booking was for one cabin for Crystal, EX and kids and one cabin for the uncle and no one else or somebody else, no one knows.
I can only guess that if the EX did not know about the BF, he certainly did not know that he had been deleted from the passenger list either, unless, EX just found out and that made the situation explode in some way. JMO

 

[whitelilac]

I don't know how long this cruise was going to last, but if it was to the Caribbean it was likely cancelled. It's a mess with Irma, and I just read that Barbuda for example is decimated. Very tragic for the islands....

 

[monkeypants]

Wth would you do split custody for a 5&8 year olds????
That's incredibly cruel imo


J.M.O.

 

[tarabull]

Where are YOU Crystal????

:candle:

 

[LadyL]

the b/f could've done it and is framing the hubby
hmmmm

Seems to be there's a lot of "malfunctions" in a very short time span, Crystal's lap top, phone AND the bf's surveillance cameras. Coincidence ?

I'm getting the set up/cover up vibe as well.

 

[LadyL]

but maybe it was just for tax purposes and they actually kept them together physically

Wth would you do split custody for a 5&8 year olds????
That's incredibly cruel imo


J.M.O.

 

[Insomnia Momma]

the b/f could've done it and is framing the hubby
hmmmm

Or the husband because he was jealous and controlling.

I just keep going back to him. They have a strange history.

 

[LadyL]

[bbm]

what's it mean?

I find it strange that a women doing so good financially would need to borrow an old laptop/cell phone from a guy she just started dating. My gut says BF.

Oh I love bunny boiler term...lol