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[Music] do you remember the case of Crystal champagne yes in my business most of the time
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you're doing autopsies on bad guys but doing autopsies on children is something that quite often will stay
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with you my name is Fraser McKenzie I'm a forensic pathologist and in 1996 I was
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doing autopsies for the Jefferson Parish Corner's office Crystal champagne was a
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14-year-old loving caring child that would help anybody she loved Sports she loved
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animals and she wouldn't hurt anybody just somebody I miss very much [Music] I am da champagne and I'm Crystal
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champagne's mother everything seemed like it was just a regular day going on I want to
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say she left my house about 5:15 and went to the store she wanted to go get her some noodles she liked her
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Chinese noodles and that was the last time I seen [Music] her I was asking people if they seen her
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and I couldn't find her I called the police I need to get a cop to my house my 14-year-old daughter's been missing
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for the last 2 and 1/2 hours and we just found of nowhere she's been missing yes
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okay what's your daughter's name ma'am Crystal c r y the hardest in my life just stay up waiting for her to
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come walking through the door 14-year-old white female had been reported missing approximately 24 hours
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prior to her discovery deputies found the champagne's oldest daughter under the Huey Peong bridge
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last night she was found unresponsive a leature was found around her neck matter
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of death is considered to be homicide authorities believe she may have also been sexually
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assaulted Damon Tibido was a 22-year-old Drifter who came to town recently as a cousin of the family I got a job here as
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a deckhand Tibido was someone the family trusted police were questioning Damon when news came of Crystal being found
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dead by the end of the questioning Damon confessed to the rape and murder of Crystal champagne WRA the wire around
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twice yes you tell them you did do it yeah you confess M I was in shock you don't just say that you
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murdered her you say you raped her mhm it was surprising to hear that that he confessed to doing it my name is Damon
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tibero until someone is in the position that I was put in they will never understand why someone confesses to a
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crime they didn't commit