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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

'Mother you don't want to mess with': Ex-cop seeks help in finding daughter's killer

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Josephine Funes Wentzal is "a mother you don't want to mess with," according to the San Diego prosecutor who is investigating the strangulation murder of 30-year-old Krystal Mitchell. Wentzal, a former homicide investigator is leading the way in searching for Raymond McLeod, an ex-Marine who allegedly fled to Central America after killing Mitchell. Nancy Grace help's Wentzel get the word out to the world about the fugitve McLeod in this episode, along with Seattle lawyer Anne Bremner, private investigator Vincent Hill, York psychologist Caryn Stark, juvenile Judge Ashley Willcott, and Crime Stories co-host Alan Duke.

Transcript

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This case may close, but what has happened to our family

0:04.0

would never close.

0:06.0

A gorgeous young woman strangled

0:16.0

a woman with a heart attack

0:20.0

and a heart attack.

0:24.0

A gorgeous young woman strangled

0:30.0

dad while on vacation.

0:33.0

Right here in the U.S., vacation in San Diego,

0:37.0

her mother now begging for your help.

0:41.0

I'm Nancy Grace.

0:43.0

This is Crime Stories.

0:44.0

Joining me right now is Josephine Funez-Wenzel,

0:48.0

the mother of a gorgeous young girl.

0:53.0

Her daughter murdered crystal, strangled, dead.

0:59.0

She wants answers.

1:01.0

And I believe that you have those answers.

1:06.0

Joining me right now is Josephine Funez-Wenzel,

1:10.0

the mother of crystal.

1:13.0

Miss Wenzel, thank you for being with us.

1:15.0

Thank you for inviting me on.

1:17.0

I appreciate your effort.

1:18.0

Your daughter was found dead on vacation in San Diego.

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