S11:E2: The Senseless Murder of Krystal Anderson (30) "Delayed Justice""

Aiken County, South Carolina— 30-year-old Krystal Anderson was a mother of four when vanished after a violent confrontation with her partner - Tony Lee Berry. What followed would be years of unanswered questions, and a devastating discovery four years later. 

For more than three years, Krystal’s loved ones searched for her, while waiting for the truth. When her body was finally found, the details revealed just how senselessly her life had been taken.

In this episode, we examine the events leading up to Krystal’s murder, the search for answers, and the lasting impact of a crime that should never have happened and the devastating impact of Krystal’s murder. 

Listen to Season 11: Episode 2: “Delayed Justice” 

Rest in Peace - Krystal Anderson 🕊️🙏

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SPEAKER_06 0:00

This podcast contains graphic details which may be disturbing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. One involving domestic violence and a family left to fight for the truth. Back in August of 2022, 30-year-old Crystal Anderson vanished from her home in Wagner, South Carolina, after what witnesses described as a hated confrontation with her boyfriend, Tony Leeberry, what began as a missing person's case soon turned into something far darker. How does a mother of four disappear without a trace? Only for investigators to uncover signs of violence, a burned out car, and a case that would take nearly years to fully unravel. For Crystal Anderson's family, they knew something was wrong almost immediately. Crystal would never leave her four children. When Crystal's car was found burned out in the woods, there was still one question that hung over this case where it was Crystal. But before we get into the gruesome details of this case, we must first honor Crystal's life. Crystal Anderson was born in 1992 and raised in South Carolina her entire life. Crystal had deep roots to Columbia, South Carolina before she moved to Aiken County. She was a mother of four children, and by all accounts, her children were at the center of her world. Crystal went out of her way to provide for her children, working whatever job that she could to provide a stable home life. Her family, especially her sister Shadirus Mothers, said that everything Crystal did came right back to her children. Now Crystal was small in stature, but mighty in spirit. Crystal stood at just five feet one inch tall and weighed roughly around 120 pounds, and she had striking green eyes. Not only was her eye striking, but also her beauty. Family members would often say people would just stop and stare at Crystal because she was so beautiful. Not only was she beautiful outwardly, but she was a beautiful person on the inside. Crystal would go out of her way to help anyone, and family was her number one priority. What her family remembered most about her wasn't just her appearance. They remembered the way she cared for people around her, especially her children. Crystal was very close with her sister. They talked almost daily, and they would share in each other's joys of life. Her sister Shadera said, whenever she shared something with her sister, Crystal would be just as excited as though it was happening for her. Crystal was an organized person. She was a hands-on mother, and she always paid attention to the little things. She kept her home cleanly and in order, and she made sure that her children felt loved in simple everyday ways. She would leave cheerful back to school notes on the refrigerator for the kids, small reminders that showed how involved she was in their daily lives. Those small acts may not mean a lot to some people, but this was a part of how much Crystal loved the people closest to her. Crystal also built a presence online as a social media influencer. Now she created content and often made TikTok videos with her children, sharing positive moments. Crystal always had an uplifting word. Those videos reflected the bond that she had with her family. Most of her followers said that they loved her videos because of how encouraging she was. Those videos captured a woman deeply connected to her children and committed to building a life for herself. But behind that image, there were serious problems in Crystal's personal life. Before her disappearance, Crystal had moved from Columbia to a small home in Wagner, South Carolina. According to her family, that move was intentional. Her family said she was trying to distance herself from an abusive and volatile relationship with her longtime boyfriend, Tony Lee Berry, with whom she shared only one child with. That decision would later take on even greater significance because after Tony Lee moved in on August 20th, 2022, Crystal vanished. Now witnesses reported seeing her outside her home during a heated verbal altercation with Barry. And according to those accounts, the argument escalated. And witnesses alleged that Barry forced Crystal into the trunk of his 2007 Cadillac CTS. That would be the last time Crystal Anderson would be seen alive. Crystal's sister Shadera, who was used to hearing from her on a daily basis, received a phone call that immediately told her something was wrong. The father of one of Crystal's children said that Crystal had failed to pick up their son that Sunday and that no one had heard from her since. For most people, a missed phone call or a delayed pickup might not seem unusual, but for Crystal, her family said it was completely out of character. Crystal talked to her sister daily. She kept her sister updated on her life. Shadera knew that this was not normal. This was not her sister. Crystal's life revolved around her children, and missing a schedule pickup without any explanation was something her family said she would never do. Shidera, concerned regarding her sister's whereabouts, called Tony Barry, who told her that he had not seen Crystal since 1 a.m. on Saturday morning. Now that answer only deepened into the family's concern. Shadera went straight to the Aiken County Sheriff's Department to file a missing person's report. Later, she said that even after making that report, she did not feel that enough was being done to try and locate Crystal. She immediately began reaching out to other law enforcement agencies herself. Shadera was determined to keep the attention on her sister's disappearance. The deputies later spoke with Crystal's mother, Wanda Sumter, who described her daughter's disappearance as highly unusual. Wanda said that Crystal normally stayed in daily contact with family members, and that going silent like this was deeply troubling. The report also noted Wanda's concerns with prior violence in Crystal's relationship with Barry. This was a detail that gave investigators even more reason to look closely at this case. As the investigation moved forward, suspicion began to circle back to just one person only. In late August, law enforcement located Barry's in 2007 at Cadillac CTS to burn out in a wooded area in Newberry County. Now that discovery raised serious questions, especially after Barry's son, Darius Barry, was later charged as an accessory after the fact for helping destroy that vehicle. Then on September 28th, 2022, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office made a major announcement. Investigators stated that at the last known time that Crystal was seen the night that she vanished, she was believed to have been in a heated argument with Barry. They also confirmed that the evidence gathered in the case had led to an arrest warrant for Barry in connection with Crystal Anderson's disappearance. Her family pleaded for answers. The search for Crystal was agonizing. That search lasted for more than two years. But investigators knew that Barry was the prime suspect. In most cases, charges can still be filed and prosecuted without human remains being found. As the search continued, let's take a listen.

SPEAKER_03 10:27

Shadeirus Mothers says August 20th, 2022 will always be etched in her memory.

SPEAKER_02 10:38

So I can never forget that exact date.

SPEAKER_03 10:48

Children she was never without. Months later, investigators in Newberry found a car burned in a wooded area, and they were able to trace it back to her ex-boyfriend, Tony Barry. But they still haven't found her body.

SPEAKER_02 11:11

And that's the hardest thing is trying to keep having faith.

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Private investigator Chandra Cleveland says it isn't unusual for cases to stall like this.

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But law enforcement cannot give you play-by-play of their investigation. So waiting, I know it hurts families, but sometimes it can help. Help someone, if you don't have a private investigator, you can do something. And that is listen and put your word out in your community.

SPEAKER_03 11:41

She says the best advice is to let law enforcement do their job, even with the suspect behind bars. The case is not over.

SPEAKER_00 11:56

And Halley, this case has been getting national attention as well.

SPEAKER_03 12:00

It has, Richard. Back in October, I sat down with Vice Media to help them tell Crystal's story in the documentary. He's streaming on Tubi, but investigators tell me they're still working this case.

SPEAKER_00 12:10

And we hope for the best for an outcome there so that family can get some closure. Hallie Turner, live in our newsroom.

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Tony Lee Berry was on the run. On September 28th, 2022, the case took a major turn. Investigators tracked him down at a hotel in Lexington County, and they arrested him on kidnapping charges. For Crystal's family, the arrest confirmed what they had feared from the beginning. For investigators, they were now moving forward with the belief that Crystal had been taken against her will. The arrest warrant laid out the case in horrific detail. Investigators said witnesses had seen Barry arguing with Crystal on the night of August 20th, 2022, and they argued outside the home. According to the warrant, those witnesses later saw Barry force Crystal into the trunk of his Cadillac. That same vehicle, which was later discovered, burned out in a wooded area of Newberry County. Now that detail deepened the suspicion, and it also suggested an effort to destroy evidence. While investigators also began building a timeline through cell phone data. Cell phone records placed Barry in the same general area around the time that the Cadillac was set on fire, and the case against him did not stop there. Authorities alleged that Barry purchased several items that could have been used in the disposal of human remains that would include a shovel, gloves, plastic coveralls, and heavy-duty trash bags. Investigators also said that Barry searched online for ways to carry out the crime, but he also searched how to avoid leaving behind evidence. Even with those allegations, one fact made the case especially haunting. Crystal's body still had not been found. Her family was left in the painful position of moving forward without the recovery of their loved one. But the absence of a body did not stop the investigation, but it left a heavy question hanging over the entire case. Just a few months later, on December 13th, Barry's charges were upgraded. He was formally charged with murder in addition to kidnapping. Prosecutors moved forward on the belief that the evidence, including those witness statements, phone records, and those alleged purchases, pointed not only to kidnapping, but to Crystal's murder. Tony Berry pleaded not guilty to those charges. Let's take a listen.

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Captain Eric Abdullah is talking to Watch Fox News about the challenging disappearance of Crystal Anderson, an Aiken County mother of four. Abdullah giving the latest details about the search for Anderson's body.

SPEAKER_07 15:31

We have done a search in Barry County and have come up empty at the moment. We still have some other places that we need to look at.

SPEAKER_01 15:40

The search comes just days after deputy charged Tony Barry with murder in the case. According to arrest warrants, Barry had an argument with Anderson near her home on Severn Road in Wagner three days before she disappeared. Authorities say Barry was later seen putting her in the trunk of his 2007 Cadillac. Barry's car was found burned up in Newberry County. Late last week, his son Darius Barry was arrested and charged with an accessory.

SPEAKER_07 16:09

We have to go back through and go through all the data that we've collected.

SPEAKER_01 16:14

According to the warrant, Tony Barry bought several items that could be used to dispose of human remains, including a gas-powdered auger, shovel, pre-mixed fuel, plastic coveralls, and a box of trash bags. Captain Abdullah stressing to the community that the Aiken County Sheriff's Office is doing everything they can to bring closure to Anderson's family.

SPEAKER_06 16:54

For years, this case moved forward without one of the answers that Crystal's family wanted most. Where was Crystal's body? Then in May of 2026, they got their answer. Acting on information received during the investigation, the Aiken County Sheriff's Deputy searched an area near Highway 37 near Blackville, less than an hour from Crystal's home. There, buried in a shallow grave, and they discovered human remains along with personal items believed to be connected to Crystal Anderson. And on June 3rd, 2026, DNA testing officially confirmed the remains were Crystal. The coroner later ruled her death a homicide by homicidal violence. With that confirmation, the case entered a new phase. What had long been suspected was now formally confirmed, and the upcoming trial was postponed as prosecutors prepared to present the case with the recovery of Crystal's remains, now being the central focus of the trial. Let's take a listen.

SPEAKER_05 18:12

Continuing our coverage with some breaking news out of Aiken County, where the Aiken County Solicitor's Office has just given us the tragic news that they believe that the human remains found in Blackville yesterday are those of Crystal Anderson, who was last seen in August of 2022. We have lots of details, and this is a big story that we've been covering for the last four years. And actually, you've been a big part of sharing that story, communicating with family and the emotions over this. Talk to me about the community interest in this and why this is so big right now.

SPEAKER_13 18:44

It's been four years, and this isn't just our community here locally within the the story, but this case has gained national attention. A lot of people have been focusing on it, a lot of people are still asking questions about it. So to see today that we may get those answers, even though it is not the outcome that we were looking for, it's not the outcome that we wanted. I know for a fact that the family, this is not what they were wanting for the palace to end, but it is something. So not just for us locally here in the CSRA, but nationwide, people have been keeping this case in the back of their heads and their hearts, trying to figure out what happened to Crystal Anderson.

SPEAKER_05 19:21

And I think the other thing is like the ending to this story, if we get once we get that confirmation again, the solicitor's office telling us they believe those remains to be hers, but the coroner's office still doing their investigation and that autopsy. But uh the potential ending to the story being so close to home still, and like Aiken County Sheriff's Office working on it in Blackville. Um, and so for such a national case to see it all end again here, starting and ending here at home, so close to this family.

SPEAKER_13 19:49

And like I said, four years and the family really hasn't been able to grieve because it's always been that question in the back of their heads what if, what if, what if, and even now it still is a sense of what if, but with that information that we got from the solicitor's office, with the remains that were found yesterday, it does seem like we're pointing into that direction of this disclosure. But again, it's a sense of this family finally being able to breathe, four years delayed.

SPEAKER_05 20:18

Yeah. And then also, I mean, even though that this case has been covered, it didn't end with just the missing person's report and them believing it to be a homicide investigation. You know, you have charges coming out of this with her then boyfriend Tony Berry being charged with kidnapping and murder in her death. And then his son, Darius Barry, who was charged with accessory to the fact for the car, the vehicle that was burned in this, and lots of details that cases continue to be talked about through the court system. It didn't just end with that missing person's report and us up until today, not knowing where potentially she was. This has been a long road for this family of court and all of this. Most definitely.

SPEAKER_13 20:57

Um, even after it was about a month after Crystal Anderson was reported missing, that her boyfriend at the time Tony Berry was arrested, and that he was initially just charged with kidnapping, and then a few months later he was hit with that murder charge as well. So we do know for a fact that Tony Berry was set to have a trial next week, um, but that has now been delayed. We don't know what that means in connection with the remains that were found yesterday, but we do know that this is new information that we're just receiving.

SPEAKER_05 21:24

Okay, yeah, and I was gonna say that's probably the big question since we know that there have already been charges put forward. It's like, what does this mean now for those charges? So he was supposed to be going to trial for those charges next week. Now that's confirmed to be delayed.

SPEAKER_13 21:36

Yeah, exactly. Um, right now we are in a continued waiting period because remember, it's we've been waiting since uh Crystal Anderson was first reported missing. So we're we're still waiting now. Um we get we're getting closer to um closure. We are getting closer to someone being held accountable, but again, we're just at that waiting period. We have to see when Barry will go back to court. Not much information on his son's charges right now. We're focusing on Tony Berry right now, not his son Darius Berry, but Tony. Um, we do know that he had that court case scheduled for next week that has been delayed, so we are waiting to hear what are gonna be the next steps with that. From the beginning, I felt like the family knew something was wrong. Because you have to remember, they were kind of delayed in finding out that Crystal was missing. If you go back and look at some of our previous reporting, Crystal wasn't reported missing until three days after she was last seen outside of her home, and that was in Barnab. So even with that information, I know for a fact that they knew something was wrong. And then they had to push, push, push from law enforcement to get any sort of answers, any sort of questions, um, any other questions answered. Again, it was a sense of delayed justice for them because from the get-go they felt like they weren't being heard. It was really our station that was putting them out there, making sure that their voices were heard. Specifically, there's her sister Shadeira. Um, we had her on plenty of times. Uh, we followed uh Crystal's case plenty of times, and it was, I look back at some of our reporting I see it was a year later, you know, every year we were doing something different, and then we got to the point where here we are now. So I think for them specifically, with this case, there's always been some grief wrapped around it because, like I said from the get-go, they knew something was wrong. It was always the sense of as well with any family member. You always have hope, you know, you always want to hope that there will be some sort of uh there is always a sense of, you know, I hope that this person comes home. I don't know where they are, but you want to hold on to that hope. And I think for them, they were holding on to hope four years delayed, but there was also grief wrapped into it, and now it's like they're getting a sense of we know she may not be coming home, and now they're going to have to truly grieve.

SPEAKER_06 24:02

The final court outcome came nearly four years after Crystal Anderson's body was discovered. And on July 10th, 2026, Tony Lee Berry pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and kidnapping. Now, under the plea agreement, he was sentenced to 21 years for the voluntary manslaughter charge and an additional 21 years for kidnapping. With the sentences scheduled to run concurrently, because he had already been in custody since 2022, Barry is only expected to serve seventeen years in prison. That sentence was tied to a deal that carried the painful weight for Crystal's family. And part of that plea deal was that Barry had to provide the information that would lead to the recovery of Crystal's remains. For years her family lived without answers, forced to wait while searching, hoping, and fearing the worst. By the time her remains were found, the truth that they had dreaded was finally confirmed. They knew in their hearts that Crystal was gone because she would never leave her four children. But now they were faced with knowing that Barry had taken her life. During the sentencing hearing, prosecutors read aloud Barry's confession, and according to that statement, he stabbed Crystal in the chest after an argument over a phone bill. He then placed her body in the trunk of his Cadillac. A prosecutor said that one of Crystal's children actually witnessed the killing. This is a detail that made the crime even more horrific. But as the confession was read in court, Barry became emotional and he could be heard crying. For Crystal's family, those tears meant nothing. Her sister Shadera delivered a victim impact statement that made the family's position clear. She called Barry a monster, and she said he deserved to spend the rest of his life in prison. She also spoke about the first desperate days after her sister vanished when the family searched on their own, but also found disturbing red flags at the home where Crystal and Barry lived. Among those items she described were candles with Crystal's name and birthday, fingernails found near a bathtub, and a chair with rope. Standing beside her were other family members, and two of Crystal's children. Shadera rejected any notion that Barry was remorseful. She said everything he did pointed to someone trying to get away with murder, not someone who was sorry for what he had done. For the family, the sentence fell far short of justice. They wanted him to spend life in prison. The pain in the courtroom was not limited to the adults, but also statements from Crystal's children were also read aloud, including the daughter she shared with Barry, who was just six years old when the crime happened. Her statement said she missed her mother deeply, and that she cherishes the TikTok videos they used to make together. This was a meaningful memory that captured everything Crystal's children had lost. Even after the sentencing, the family said there was no real sense of peace, and the judge, presiding over the case, acknowledged the years they had spent without closure. He expressed hope that the sentencing might be one step toward it. But for Crystal's loved ones, closure was never gonna come from that courtroom alone. What remained was grief, the responsibility of caring for her four children she left behind, and the lasting reality of a life stolen and a senseless act of violence. Let's take a listen.

SPEAKER_04 28:32

Tony Berry, the man convicted of kidnapping, killing, and burying the remains of Crystal Anderson, was sentenced to 21 years in prison today. His sentence was part of a deal for a tip on where Crystal's remains were near Blackville, South Carolina.

SPEAKER_13 28:48

21 years. That's what a judge sentenced Tony Berry to, but he was given credit for time served. So he'll really only spend about 17 years behind bars for the murder and kidnapping a mother of four, Crystal Anderson.

SPEAKER_02 29:03

There is no amount of justice that could ever be served that could bring Crystal back.

SPEAKER_13 29:10

That's coming from Crystal's sister Shadirus mothers, standing alongside two of Crystal's children and other family members. We spoke with her moments after a judge handed down that sentence. But that was before the prosecution read aloud the chilling confession Barry made, saying he stabbed Crystal in the chest after an argument over a phone bill. He then put her body in the trunk of his 2007 Cadillac, one of Crystal's children witnessing that act. Barry became emotional as the prosecution recounted those details of the murder. He's not sorry at all. Um we do not receive it, we do not accept it. The investigation into Crystal's disappearance and murder showed what Barry did to conceal her death, including purchasing items used to dispose of her body, and then burning the car, he put her body in.

SPEAKER_02 30:41

And we also found the chair with rope.

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Victim impact statements also came from Crystal's children, read aloud by the prosecution. One statement coming from the child Barry shared with Crystal. Now, 10 years old, she was just six when that crime happened. Prosecution read those statements aloud.

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We don't go home with the sense of peace today. I don't think we will ever have peace.

SPEAKER_13 31:05

As for what's next for that family, what Shadir tells me right now they're planning to make funeral arrangements for Crystal, and there are ways that you can help that family. We'll have a link to that on our website, reporting in Aiken County. I'm Ashley Jones on your side.

SPEAKER_06 31:21

Crystal Anderson was not simply a missing person. She was a 30-year-old mother of four. She was a daughter, a sister, she was a friend. She was a woman whose absence was felt by the people who knew her best, those who loved her, for her bright and shining spirit, for the woman that she was, not just attached to her murder, but who she was in light. At a visual emballoon release held in Crystal's honor, family members, friends, and members of the community came together not only to mourn but to remember. Every prayer spoken represented love that had nowhere else to go. And every candle lit at that visual pushed back against the darkness surrounding her disappearance. And every balloon released into the sky carried a message that Crystal mattered. She was loved, she was missed, and she would not be forgotten. There's something especially powerful about a community gathering while grieving. They do not have a grave to visit. They did not know where Crystal had been taken, but they had her memory, and they refuse to allow the person responsible to erase her. Crystal's family and friends gathered to celebrate how she lived and how she loved while continuing to seek answers about her disappearance. Let's take a listen. Two, three, Justin Crystal!

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Purple balloons released to honor Crystal Anderson Friday night. God touch this family in a special way. God give them the things they need to endure. God give them what they need to come to closure with Crystal. God, give them a sign. God show her.

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Tonight we gather on the third somber year without Crystal. Three long years without her smile, her voice, her light.

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Prayers for answers and strength, as many wonder what happened to the 30-year-old mother of four.

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I'm begging on behalf of my sister's children. My mother. She was a mother. Now yeah, she's a sister.

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For the past three years, Anderson's family and friends have worked to keep her name alive in the media, hoping investigators will find the Aiken County woman. Officials say Anderson was last seen at her home on August 20th, 2022. Her family reported her missing three days later. Authorities arrested her boyfriend Tony Berry and charged him with kidnapping and murder.

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And I know they say life is not fair, but it's really unfair to a family that is in the dark and that's grieving over a loved one.

SPEAKER_09 34:30

Mother's death right now, Crystal's children have been separated, living with different family members.

SPEAKER_02 34:40

I'm gonna say where the youngest one that I have, is very hard for her because she went from growing up in a household with three siblings to basically being raised like an only child.

SPEAKER_06 34:53

Crystal Anderson was a 30-year-old mother of four. What shocks me the most about this case, and I'm gonna relate this to a theme in most of these cases, anger. When Tony Berry admitted that after arguing with Crystal over a phone bill that he stabbed her in the chest, Tony Berry made that choice. The phone bill was merely the setting for something larger and darker to control. People disagree over money, responsibilities, phones, children every day. But those disagreements do not normally progress to a homicide. Violence is a choice, violence is a decision. Crystal's life was stolen in a moment that should have never turned into danger. This man stabbed Crystal and placed her body inside the trunk of his car. One of Crystal's children witnessed what happened, and no child should ever have to carry that image. The brutality of this crime did not end when Crystal took her final breath. Because after taking her life, Barry turned his attention towards erasing what he had done, hiding the brutality of this crime. I don't know what is happening with men and anger. The anger fuels the entitlement. The entitlement fuels the control. The control fuels the rage. And in this case, a 30-year-old woman lost her life. There was time to stop this. There was time to call for help. There was time to tell the truth, to surrender. And it took years for Tony Barry to provide Crystal's family with the location of her body. And to put that family through this agony of hoping, waiting, wondering where their loved one is. And for nearly four years, Crystal's loved ones were forced to live between hope and grief. They knew she would not abandon her children. But without her body, they were given delayed grief. They searched, they prayed, they held visuals, they released balloons, they comforted her children, they spoke to the media, they kept her face circulating, and every day the person who knew where she was stayed silent. The sad part of this is that Crystal's children could not visit a grave. Her family could not arrange a proper funeral. They were left to imagine where she was and what had been done to her. Meanwhile, Crystal's body was in a shallow grave, not far from her home. The seasons changed, birthdays passed, holidays came and went, and her children continued to grow without her. One year became two, and two became three. And the family kept waiting for information that Tony Barry could have given them all along. What a cold hearted person. And let me get to the sentencing seventeen years to serve for murdering this young woman. It feels so unfair. You took a life, but you're gonna serve seventeen years, and you will be able to get out and have some of your life to live. Crystal doesn't get that chance. Her life was stolen in an instant. When we talk about domestic violence as if it's always loud or it's obvious or it's always dramatic, but the truth is that it often begins quietly. This type of violence is in the shadows of every day life. That is until one moment becomes the moment that changes everything. Crystal deserved better. She deserved safety. She deserved a world where a simple conflict didn't escalate into a tragedy. She deserved a world where she could feel safe, where she could show up for her children and be there for them every single day. But that was taken from her by a man who was arguing with her over a phone bill who decided to stab her to death. Crystal's story is absolutely heartbreaking. Her story is devastating. It is unfair because her life mattered. Her presence mattered. Her future mattered. But her absence is felt deeply by every person who loved her. My heart goes out to Crystal's children, to her family, to be her sister, to be her mother. This is a real person we're talking about here. This could be your family member. It could be you. Don't let Crystal's story become yours. Crystal Anderson, may your sweet and beautiful soul forever to rest in peace. If you or someone you love is experiencing domestic violence, or if you feel unsafe in your relationship, please know that help is available. You do not have to wait until things become physical or to reach out. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline 247-365 at 1-800-799-SAFE. That is 1-800-799-72233. You can text the word start at 288-788. Or you may also visit the hotline.org. Your safety matters, your fear is valid, and support is available when you're ready. Thank you guys for tuning in to another episode of Senseless True Crime. We appreciate every listen, every message, and every story you send our way. You can reach the show anytime at senseless true crime at gmail.com. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook at Senseless TrueCrime Podcasts. And until next time, stay safe, stay informed, and please take care of yourselves.