171: [Jana Guyewski-Lautigar] Protect Their Story & Truth // Part 2

What Came Next

Broken Cycle Media

Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, True Crime, Documentary

4.4 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Content Warning: systemic betrayal, institutional betrayal, gun violence, suicide, and murder.

As shared in part one of her story, Jana Guyewski-Lautigar is a mother, educator, social worker, and author from Bastrop, Louisiana. She joins us today to honor her sister, Crystal McCrorry Jones, whose life tragically ended on February 9th, 2023. Her death was deemed an unattended death - when a person passes away without witnesses or medical personnel present - and thus, requires certain processes and procedures be completed to properly be investigated. Jana has been on a mission since Crystal’s death to compel the local authorities in the small town of Oak Grove to conduct standard, additional investigatory tasks that she believes should have been completed. Jana also now speaks out as an advocate for other family members seeking justice - and sometimes even just a simple investigation - via the media, her books, and in her classroom. She works to bring to light the injustices that The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply honored she is here today to share Crystal with our audience, as well as to share her expertise, advocacy, and warmth. This episode is dedicated in loving memory of Crystal McCrory Jones.

Justice for Crystal McCrory Jones FB Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3074535702847225/

Justice for Crystal McCrory Jones Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/justiceforcrystalmccroryjones/

Petition to Re-Open Crystal's Investigation:
https://www.change.org/p/reopen-investigation-into-death-of-crystal-mccrory-jones

Proposal for Crystal McCrory Law:
https://www.change.org/p/proposal-for-the-crystal-mccrory-law-ensuring-proper-procedures-for-mailing-human-remains

For a list of additional resources and related non-profit organizations, please visit http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources

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0:00.0	Thank you to Mint Mobile and Quince for sponsoring this episode.
0:04.1	What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only.
0:08.5	Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering,
0:11.2	such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder.
0:17.7	I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor.
0:20.5	If you're in need of support, please visit
0:23.1	something was wrong.com forward slash resources for a list of non-profit organizations that can help.
0:30.3	Opinions expressed by my guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the
0:35.7	views of myself or broken cycle media.
0:38.9	Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes.
0:42.9	Thank you so much for listening.
1:18.0	Thank you so much for listening. As shared in part one of her story, Jana Gaiuski-Loddiger is a mother, educator, social worker, and author from Bastrop, Louisiana.
1:27.4	She joins us today to honor her sister, Crystal McCrory Jones, whose life tragically ended February 9th, 2023. Her death was deemed an unattended death,
1:31.2	which is when a person passes away without witnesses or medical personnel present, and thus
1:37.0	should require certain processes and procedures be completed to properly be investigated.
1:43.3	Jana has been on a mission since Crystal's death to compel
1:46.2	the local authorities in the small town of Oak Grove to conduct additional investigatory tasks
1:52.2	that she believes should have been completed at the start. Jana also now speaks out as an advocate
1:58.1	for other family members seeking justice, and sometimes even just
2:02.3	a simple investigation, via the media, her books, and in her classroom.
2:08.2	The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply honored she's here today to share Crystal with our
2:12.8	audience, as well as to share her expertise, advocacy, and warmth.
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