93: The Rape & Murder of Crystal Faye Todd

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

Society & Culture, True Crime, History

4.6 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In 1991, a high school senior named Crystal Faye Todd didn’t make it home for curfew. Her mother was frantic by 3:30am, calling 911. They told her not to worry, Crystal would turn up. By 8:00am, she called back and this time an officer came out filed a missing persons report. Just over an hour later, the report would be canceled when Crystal’s mutilated body was found by two hunters. Her murder shook the small town of Conway, South Carolina, especially once they found out who killed Crystal.

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Researched by Erica Kelley, Haley Gray and Jessica Ann
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by: Quatonia Brown
Suggested Reading: “An Hour to Kill” by Dale Hudson & Billy Hills
Suggested Documentary: Forensic Files, Season 7, Episode 5
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Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio

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0:00.0	I want to thank all of you for your sweet comments and tweets and emails of encouragement.
0:05.8	We really are in this together.
0:08.2	I'm so glad to hear that you were safe and well.
0:10.6	Let's keep up the good work of staying home and staying safe.
0:15.4	A reminder of what I said last week.
0:18.3	There has been an increase in suicides during this troubling, unprecedented time.
0:23.4	If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Hotline at
0:28.6	1-800-273-8255.
0:34.4	There has also been a spike in domestic violence and child abuse.
0:38.3	If you do not feel safe and quarantine, please call 1-800-799-SAFE or 7233 or you can dial 911
0:48.0	and just leave the line open if that's all you can do.
0:51.3	Remember, you are not alone.
0:54.2	There are resources.
0:56.6	Please reach out if you need help.
0:59.5	I'll have international resources as well as these US numbers in today's show notes.
1:07.8	Southern Fried True Crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners and there
1:12.2	may also be some explicit language used.
1:16.1	Today's case is about sexual assault and an especially graphic murder.
1:22.0	Murder discretion is strongly advised.
1:28.6	It's a beautiful Saturday night in Conway, South Carolina.
1:32.5	It stays in the 70s here even midway into November, so I still mostly have my summer tan.
1:40.2	Nights can be chilly, but I barely even need the light jacket I brought with me.
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