361: What if your sister’s death was an unsolved mystery?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Driven by her sister's mysterious death, a woman's life transforms into a struggle for understanding and justice, as the truth remains elusive.
Today’s episode featured Jana Guyewski-Lautigar. If you’d like to reach out to Jana, please email her at [email protected].
You can find Jana and her sister’s cause on social media:
Facebook, Tiktok, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram @JusticeforCrystalMcCroryJones. Jana’s Instagram @jana_marie_1989
Jana has written a book that is waiting to be published titled ""Justice Denied- A Sister's Fight for Justice- The True Story of Crystal McCrory Jones"".
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Sara Marinelli
Content/Trigger Warnings: divorce, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, suicide, homicide, guns, death by gun, violence, blood, death, cremation, mental illness, explicit language
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Intro Music: “Sleep Paralysis” - Scott Velasquez
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| 0:00.0 | Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to exclusive episodes of This Is Actually Happening |
| 0:05.0 | by joining Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:09.6 | This Is Actually Happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:13.9 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:17.0 | and for more information about support services. There was grief, but there was also frustration, anger, and this overwhelming sense of injustice. |
| 0:34.6 | It felt like you were screaming into the void. |
| 0:36.6 | You could scream as loud as you possibly |
| 0:38.4 | can to try to get out all the anger and the frustration, but at the end of the day, no one was listening. |
| 0:51.0 | From Wondery, I'm Whit Misseldine. |
| 0:57.0 | You're listening to This Is Actually Happening. |
| 1:03.4 | Episode 361. |
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