Chrystul Kizer, 17, Kills Her Abuser. Is It Murder?

Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

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🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Chrystul Kizer is 17 when she is arrested for the first-degree murder of Randy Volar. The question that will be answered through investigation and the court system is whether or not Chrystul Kizer killed an innocent man, or did she kill a man who was sexually abusing her and other underage girls. On this episode of Body Bags, Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack will breakdown the case and take an in-depth look at what story the forensics tell and what information a judge will have to consider in sentencing a teen who saw murder as her only way to live.

Transcript Highlights

00:00:17 Introduction: growing up

00:02:18 Discussion of Chrystul Kizer, 17, abuse victim

00:06:52 Talk about fire debris and dead body

00:09:57 Discussion of heat causing teeth to shatter

00:13:15 Discussion of destruction of a person

00:17:05 Discussion of multiple victims

00:21:47 Talk about laws regarding sexual abuse

00:25:54 Discussion of electronic forensics

00:29:01 Talk about Chrystul Kizer trying to survive

00:33:04 Discussion of damage 2 shots to the head can cause

00:38:11 Discussion of stippling

00:41:43 Talk about victim escaping in BMW

00:44:27 Discussion of plea deal offered

00:45:18 Conclusion – sentence coming in August

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0:00.0	Bodybags with Joseph Scott Morgan. It's hard for me at this point in my life to remember what being 16 was like or 17.
0:28.0	You know, your life is caught up and all these things that you at that point in time
0:35.0	believe are so important and they are they are in your little world you know
0:42.1	football and you're trying to make good grades and having to take
0:47.3	college entrance exams and all that sort of thing.
1:11.1	I remember feeling a stress during that period of time of my life that I had never felt before up to that point I think. But you know every night I had a home to go to I had food I had a roof over my head I had a food, a roof over my head, I had a bed to sleep in. I even had a car. But you know, it goes without saying there are many kids that are 16 and 17 in our world that don't have that as a matter
1:29.8	fact I think that some have they're in the negative column for things that might otherwise
1:37.2	be positive in life.
1:39.6	Today I want to discuss a rather perplexing case involving a young lady who at the time when she
1:52.0	committed when she committed homicide was only 17 years old but her story begins way, way before that.
2:04.6	We're going to talk about Crystal Kaiser today.
2:11.8	I'm Joseph Scott Morgan and this is body bags.
2:15.0	Dave?
2:18.0	Joe, before we get too far you mentioned today's episode is about Crystal Kaiser, but for those who don't know,
2:24.4	Crystal Kaiser is just 17 years old when she is arrested for the first-degree murder of
2:29.2	Randy Volar. The question that has to be answered through the investigation and the court system is whether or not
2:35.2	Crystal Kaiser killed an innocent man or did she kill a man who was sexually abusing her and other underage girls.
2:42.4	Remember, Crystal Kaiser was just 17. using her and other underage girls.
2:42.5	Remember, Crystal Kaiser was just 17
2:45.0	when she is arrested for first-degree murder.
2:46.9	So, the decision has to be made.
2:49.3	Is she guilty of first-degree murder
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