About this episode
In August of 2017, a 37-year-old realtor and mother went missing the day before Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. In the wake of the disaster, as the state tried to pick up the pieces, police discovered that someone in this woman’s inner circle had used the storm to cover up their crimes. This is the murder of Crystal McDowell. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. In Memory of Crystal Seratte-McDowell: https://www.facebook.com/InMemoryofCrystalSeratteMcDowell/ 2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183205591/crystal-ann-mcdowell 3. Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/baytown-tx/crystal-mcdowell-7552481 4. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/crystal-mcdowell-disappears-days-before-hurricane-harvey#:~:text=Crystal%20had%20once%20had%20a,coop%20and%20sexually%20assaulted%20her . 5. ABC: https://abc13.com/hurricane-harvey-baytown-realtor-crystal-mcdowell-chambers-county/5345919/#:~:text=Crystal%20was%20originally%20reported%20missing,Needlepoint%20Road%20in%20Chambers%20County . 6. Investigation Discovery: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/ex-husband-of-realtor-who-went-missing-before-hurricane-harvey-charged-with-murder 7. 48 Hours: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-goes-inside-the-search-for-mom-who-vanished-ahead-of-hurricane-harvey/ 8. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crazy/ex-husband-charged-after-womans-body-discovered-in-wake-of-hurricane-harvey/ 9. Heavy: https://heavy.com/news/2017/08/crystal-mcdowell-houston-real-estate-agent-missing-husband/ 10. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/body-missing-texas-realtor-crystal-seratte-mcdowell-found-ex-husband-n800061 11. Anthony's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184762095/anthony-paul-walters 12. Pamela's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163340495/pamela-sue-walters 13. National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/hgx/hurricaneharvey 14. CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/27/us/harvey-impact-by-the-numbers-trnd/index.html 15. Outsmart: https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/08/baytown-womans-murder-case-is-solved/ 16. ABC: https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-texas-real-estate-agents-body-found-husband/story?id=49740114 17. Neal Davis Law: https://www.nealdavislaw.com/criminal-defense-guides/sudden-passion-crimes-texas.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.