Episode 345: Crystal Deniece McCrory Jones

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

On February 9, 2023, police conduct a welfare check at a home in a neighborhood of Oak Grove, Louisiana. Inside the residence, they find a 43-year-old business owner, wife, and mother dead from a gunshot wound. The woman’s husband is devastated, as is the rest of the victim’s family. After a speedy investigation, the shooting is soon ruled a suicide. But when the woman’s family uncovers glaring holes in the investigation and learns that corners have been cut, things start to look extremely questionable, and it emerges that not everyone close to the victim has been adequately eliminated in the rush to declare the death a suicide. In episode 345, Jac and Alexis detail the heartbreaking suspicious death of Crystal Deniece McCrory Jones, the many lingering questions focusing on the local sheriff’s department’s involvement, and why Crystal’s loved ones continue to fight for a full and thorough investigation into her death.

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0:00.0	The first degree.
0:02.0	First degree.
0:03.0	First degree.
0:04.0	First degree.
0:05.0	First degree.
0:06.0	First degree.
0:07.0	The first degree.
0:08.0	You see it on the news.
0:10.0	You see it on the paper.
0:11.0	You see it on Facebook.
0:13.0	These things are supposed to happen in movies, not in real life.
0:16.0	I had just put my stuff down and I got a call from like a
0:25.1	area code 601 number that wasn't programmed and my phone so I ignored it.
0:29.1	And immediately after my oldest brother Dane called and he goes, hey I said hey he goes
0:36.5	are you sitting down and I said no why said, I need you to sit down.
0:41.0	I was like, just tell me what's wrong. And he goes, it's crystal. And I was like, what do you mean?
0:45.5	And so, like, I was in shock for a moment. Like, I didn't know what to say or what to do.
0:50.9	Welcome to the first degree of the true crime podcast that you might end up on. My name is Jack Vannick. I'm sitting here with Alexis Slinkletter, who is wearing a little piece of my merch, little Jack Vannick, Elder Emo Action. Honestly, I'm wearing this outfit ragged because it is my favorite outfit ever. It's very cute. Yeah. I love the support, but it is because it's so comfy.
1:11.7	I'm going to buy another one.
1:12.4	I know.
1:18.5	Before we get into today's episode, I have to remind you to please join our Patreon.
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