Crystal McDowell // 327

Going West: True Crime

Dark West Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In August of 2017, a 37-year-old realtor and mother went missing the day before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. In the wake of the disaster, as the state tried to pick up the pieces, police discovered that someone in this woman’s inner circle had used the storm to cover up their crimes. This is the murder of Crystal McDowell. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. In Memory of Crystal Seratte-McDowell: https://www.facebook.com/InMemoryofCrystalSeratteMcDowell/ 2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183205591/crystal-ann-mcdowell 3. Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/baytown-tx/crystal-mcdowell-7552481 4. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/crystal-mcdowell-disappears-days-before-hurricane-harvey#:~:text=Crystal%20had%20once%20had%20a,coop%20and%20sexually%20assaulted%20her. 5. ABC: https://abc13.com/hurricane-harvey-baytown-realtor-crystal-mcdowell-chambers-county/5345919/#:~:text=Crystal%20was%20originally%20reported%20missing,Needlepoint%20Road%20in%20Chambers%20County. 6. Investigation Discovery: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/ex-husband-of-realtor-who-went-missing-before-hurricane-harvey-charged-with-murder 7. 48 Hours: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-goes-inside-the-search-for-mom-who-vanished-ahead-of-hurricane-harvey/ 8. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/ex-husband-charged-after-womans-body-discovered-in-wake-of-hurricane-harvey/ 9. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2017/08/crystal-mcdowell-houston-real-estate-agent-missing-husband/ 10. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/body-missing-texas-realtor-crystal-seratte-mcdowell-found-ex-husband-n800061 11. Anthony's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184762095/anthony-paul-walters 12. Pamela's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163340495/pamela-sue-walters 13. National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/hgx/hurricaneharvey 14. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-impact-by-the-numbers-trnd/index.html 15. Outsmart: https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/08/baytown-womans-murder-case-is-solved/ 16. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-texas-real-estate-agents-body-found-husband/story?id=49740114 17. Neal Davis Law: https://www.nealdavislaw.com/criminal-defense-guides/sudden-passion-crimes-texas.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What is going on true crime fans?
0:16.2	I'm your host Tee.
0:17.2	And I'm your host Daphne.
0:18.5	And you're listening to Going West.
0:20.7	Hello everybody.
0:21.7	Thank you so much for tuning in and thank you to Melissa for recommending today's case.
0:27.2	This is a crazy one that takes place during a hurricane, which just makes everything
0:31.5	so much more complicated, so the road to justice was a rocky one.
0:38.0	Yes it absolutely was, but if you're all caught up on Going West and you want some more
0:42.7	Going West content, we have a bonus series called Real Crime and you can find that on Patreon.
0:48.9	If you head on over to patreon.com slash Going West podcast or you can subscribe on Apple.
0:55.2	It just makes it so much easier if you're an Apple user.
0:58.4	So go check it out.
0:59.4	Yes, we just released a brand new episode on a Haley Dodge.
1:02.8	She's a 17 year old girl who went missing in Australia back in 1999.
1:07.9	And this case is crazy.
1:09.4	It involves like a terrifying anonymous phone call.
1:12.5	So if you want to listen to that in over 90 other full length ad free bonus episodes that
1:17.6	take place both in and out of the United States.
1:20.3	We do a lot of international Canadian Australian.
1:23.3	Do what he said.
1:24.7	Alright guys, well this is Episode 327 of Going West.
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