263. 1 in 31 Billion: Krystal Naab

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🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 1991, Krystal Naab was sixteen years old. She lived in a mobile home in Ramsey, Illinois, with her mother and two siblings. She spent time with her boyfriend, whom she had plans to marry, and hung out with her friends. Everyone described Krystal as a genuinely sweet person.

July 23rd was shaping up to be a scorcher, and by 7:30 a.m., it was already warm and humid. Since one of Krystal's chores was to mow the lawn, her brother Curtis woke her up before he left for work. He reminded her that it would be hot and that she needed to cut the grass while it was still cool outside. Curtis then headed out the door to do landscaping work for his uncle, unaware of the horror he would later return to.

When Curtis arrived home at 4 p.m., he found Kyrstal lying face-down on the floor in a pool of blood just inside the entrance to the trailer. She had been stabbed 81 times with a pair of scissors the family kept in a china cabinet in the living room.

A small, white truck was seen by neighbors in Krystal's driveway that day from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., so police thought she must have known her killer. When they asked Curtis if he knew anyone with that type of truck, he immediately came up with a name.

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Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Paw Print

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Edward October.
0:02.6	Over the years I've narrated more ghost stories, horror shows, and creepy pastas than I can count.
0:08.0	And yet, the crimes discussed on our true crime podcast managed to scare the shit out of me. This program is not
0:16.0	suitable for children or the faint of heart. If you are such a person go ahead and
0:20.1	switch off this podcast. Listen to something else.
0:24.0	Are you still with us?
0:26.0	Well, we've warned you. So, Hey, Kim. How you doing? I'm doing pretty okay. How about yourself? I'm doing pretty okay. How about yourself? I'm doing well. I say this every year but I can't believe it's June already
0:56.9	Half the year has gone
0:58.7	I'm telling you it just the older you get the faster girls. I swear that's true though isn't it it is it's
1:05.3	unbelievable my daughter graduated high school my other one's gonna be a
1:10.4	junior it's it's flown by and this year boom and an instant it's gone.
1:16.7	Like half over. I know I don't like it.
1:18.7	Speaking I'm not liking it. I hear you have the case. I do.
1:23.0	Not that you don't like me my episodes.
1:25.0	But that's not, I admit more like, you know what I mean.
1:28.0	Yeah.
1:29.0	Okay. Yep, let's go. The summer between sophomore and junior years of high school is a special time.
1:42.1	By that point most teenagers have reached the age of
1:44.3	16 and that's when they can drive and be more independent but you know they're still
1:48.9	young enough to spend long summer days watching movies and hanging out with friends at the pool or the lake.
1:55.0	John Mellencamp tells us to hold on to 16 as long as you can, and for good reason.
2:01.0	Adult life isn't far off and it often brings swift and unexpected changes.
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