‘Unforgotten: Crystal’ The First 48 episode details the murder of Crystal Marie Welch. How Did She Die?
Crystal Marie Welch was an American woman who got brutally beaten to death before being set on fire. The case was considered the most difficult unsolved case for the Tulsa Homicide department, as they went through various suspects in several years.
With further investigation, the detectives landed on a theory that a group of juveniles unintentionally met Crystal during the break-in, and they killed her and set the body on fire.
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Unforgotten: Crystal Marie Welch Murder
The First 48, the documentary TV series on A&E, aired the episode ‘Unforgotten: Crystal’, the story about the 2014 murder case of Crystal Marie Welch.
The episode aired on 19th August 2021, and it is the 20th episode of the 20th season. It tackles the case as investigators follow the evidence, forensic reports to solve the case and identify and arrest the perpetrator.
A concerned neighbor called the fire department after seeing smoke come out from the house. The Tulsa Fire Department responded to a call around 6 am on 9th September 2014 and extinguished the flames quickly.
After concerning the local police and searching the residence, they found out that there were no functioning utilities in the house.
How Did She Die?
Soon after, they discovered Crystal Marie Welch’s burned remains in the bedroom. She got severely burnt, and it took a while to identify her. Further investigations revealed that Crystal was beaten to death, and her body was set on fire at around 3 in the morning.
Crystal Marie Welch suffered blunt force trauma to her head, and her body was severely burnt. She got killed in a house in the 3600 block of West Easton Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
While searching the crime site, the detectives discovered methamphetamine-making products, and there was no active meth lab in residence. They could not find a motive or incriminating evidence because of the fire damage, reports The Cinemaholic.
Who Was Crystal Marie Welch?
Crystal Marie Welch was a 35 years old woman. She was also known by the name Crystal Wishart. Her full name was Christen Crystal Marie Welch.
Talking about her children, Crystal had three young boys. The details about Crystal Marie Welch’s husband are private.
She had gone down a rough road in life, and she was trying to get her life back on track before being murdered. Welch loved her children, deeply cared about the family, and tried hard to do better, reports Tulsa World.
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