The Mother Who Vanished Ahead of Hurricane Harvey - August 26 2025

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

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🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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August 26th: Crystal Seratte McDowell Reported Missing (2017) Sometimes a case is made more difficult by things far beyond our control. On August 26th 2017 a woman was reported missing in the midst of a natural disaster. One that made her case all the more difficult to solve. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/body-missing-texas-realtor-crystal-seratte-mcdowell-found-ex-husband-n800061, https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/baytown-tx/crystal-mcdowell-7552481, https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/08/baytown-womans-murder-case-is-solved/, https://www.ajc.com/news/national/sheriff-slain-realtor-tearfully-admits-strangling-her-eve-harvey/KEpCZzYttcdA89nh7qdVUI/, https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/amid-houston-flooding-family-searching-missing-realtor-crystal-seratte-mcdowell-n796691, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-goes-inside-the-search-for-mom-who-vanished-ahead-of-hurricane-harvey/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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