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Did one man's dream lead him to a missing girl's body?

March 28, 2014 / 03:43

This episode discusses the murder of Crystal Champagne, the discovery of her body by John Tomlinson, and the subsequent investigation involving Damon Tibido.

John Tomlinson recounts how he found Crystal's body more than five miles from where she disappeared, claiming it was due to a dream he had. His girlfriend Stacy was with him during the search, and their 911 call raises questions about their reactions.

The conversation highlights inconsistencies in Tomlinson's statements to the police, particularly regarding his instructions to Stacy during the search. The episode also touches on the confession of Damon Tibido, who is believed to have killed Crystal.

Tomlinson speculates that Tibido may have harmed Crystal inappropriately, leading to her murder. He denies any involvement in her death, despite being the one who found her body.

The episode raises questions about intuition, coincidences, and the emotional responses of those involved in the case.

TLDR

John Tomlinson finds Crystal Champagne's body, raising questions about his involvement and the confession of Damon Tibido.

Episode

3:43
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We used to have our own little saying, you know, we'd meet each other at the crossroads one day. We just had our
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little connection there. It was you and Crystal. Yeah. It was when we pass, we'll meet at that crossroad. That's
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kind of a heavy conversation with a 14-year-old, isn't it? Yeah. But she was like that. She was very smart. Crystal
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Champagne's body was found deep in the brush more than five miles from where she disappeared on foot by this man,
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John Tomlinson. So, how did Tomlinson happen to find her in the very first place he looked? Because of the dream.
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What did you actually dream? All I in my dream was remember just staring up and being standing right underneath the hue
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long bridge. But you know that sounds a little suspicious, John. I mean that you would
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just happen to drive to the exact spot where the body is. Yeah, it's in my dream. Are you telling me you have ESP?
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I don't. You're clairvoyant. It just I know. I get that feeling. Tomlinson wasn't alone. He was with his
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then girlfriend Stacy. There there's another thing that I had a problem with your statement. So, at one point you're
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telling the police that you tell Stacy to stay in the car, but you don't want her getting upset if you find the body.
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But then you tell Stacy to go look at the body, right? That that seems to be inconsistent. Well, it's it's it's not
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inconsistent. It was like a double check. You know, when Stacy called 911, the call is is strange.
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911 operator 25. I need West Police Department right away, please. What's the problem? Uh, I've been looking.
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We've been looking for a 5-year-old little girl. I mean, we've been looking for a little girl since yesterday. Since
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5:00 yesterday. Uh-huh. Uh, when we putting out uh flyers out here in B City, somebody told us they seen her on
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a levy. We came out here, started looking on Levy, there's a body. She doesn't say, "Oh my god, I think we just
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found Crystal." She says, "You know, we were looking for a 5-year-old." "No, it was 5:00 and we found a body." She's
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upset. Well, no. I mean, it's kind of the opposite. If I had just found my best friend's daughter, I'd be going,
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"Oh my god, I think we just found Crystal Champagne. We just found 14-year-old." And she doesn't say that
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on the phone. Isn't that a little strange? It might be, but she could be a little upset and confused, too.
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Tomlinson says that the man who killed Crystal was the same man who confessed to her murder, Damon Tibido.
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Well, tell me again. I mean, why why would Damon kill her? Why do you believe he killed her? Cuz he did something
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wrong at first. What do you mean wrong at first? Touching her wrong. She was probably saying that I'm
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going to tell. I know Crystal. Crystal would have said, you know, don't touch me. That's
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not right. you know, and she'd tell. You think that's probably what happened to her?
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That someone touched her inappropriately and you know, and she she was going to go tell daddy is what it was. Did you
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kill Crystal? No. Did you have anything to do with her death? No. Even though you're the one who found her body. You
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went directly to where her body was. Sure. And that's just intuition. Intuition. It's strange, but it's true.

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 80
    Most heartbreaking
  • 70
    Most shocking
  • 65
    Most intense
  • 60
    Most dramatic

Episode Highlights

  • Suspicious Circumstances
    Questions arise about how Tomlinson found the body so quickly.
    “It was like a double check.”
    @ 01m 37s
    March 28, 2014
  • Confusing 911 Call
    Stacy's strange reaction during the 911 call raises eyebrows.
    “Isn't that a little strange?”
    @ 02m 36s
    March 28, 2014
  • Intuition or Coincidence?
    Tomlinson insists his intuition led him to the body.
    “It's strange, but it's true.”
    @ 03m 38s
    March 28, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • We just had our little connection there.
    Did one man's dream lead him to a missing girl's body?
  • It was like a double check.
    Did one man's dream lead him to a missing girl's body?
  • That's not right.
    Did one man's dream lead him to a missing girl's body?
  • It's strange, but it's true.
    Did one man's dream lead him to a missing girl's body?

Key Moments

  • Body Discovery00:22
  • Suspicious Dream00:33
  • Inconsistent Statements01:34
  • 911 Call Confusion01:47
  • Inappropriate Touching02:59
  • Intuition Claims03:38

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