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Crystal Smith, a 19-year-old woman, was last seen on July 19, 2014, at the Travel Inn on Veterans Boulevard in Kenner, Louisiana. Few details are available about her disappearance, and her case remains unsolved. At the time she went missing, Smith was described as being 5'2", weighing 150 pounds, with black hair. Despite efforts by law enforcement and the involvement of the public, no substantial leads have emerged regarding her whereabouts. Her family and investigators continue to seek any info ...Read More
Last Seen: Jul 19, 2014

Victim Details

Oct 06, 2020

Oct 06, 2020

Crystal

Smith

29

19

62 inches

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the summer of 2014, a young woman named Crystal Smith vanished from Kenner, Louisiana, leaving behind a void of information and a family searching for answers. At nineteen years old, Crystal was last seen at the Travel Inn, located in the 2200 block of Veterans Boulevard. The specific details surrounding the exact date of her disappearance remain somewhat vague, though it is recorded as occurring in July of that year. At the time she went missing, she was described as a white female with black hair and brown eyes, standing approximately five feet two inches tall and weighing around 150 pounds. She has a birthmark on her right arm, a small but potentially significant identifying feature for those who may have seen her. When she was last seen, Crystal was wearing a black jacket, pink pants, and gold sandals. These clothing descriptions offer a snapshot of her last known moments, a final image for investigators and loved ones to hold onto. The circumstances leading up to her being at the Travel Inn and what transpired after she was last seen there are not widely known, adding layers of complexity to the investigation. The Kenner Police Department took on the case, designated with the agency case number G81298-14, but public information regarding any persons of interest or specific leads has been scarce. Years have passed since Crystal Smith was last seen, and her case has grown cold, though it has not been forgotten. For her family and the community, the lack of resolution is a persistent source of pain and uncertainty. With no clear evidence of her whereabouts or what may have happened to her, the case remains an open wound. The overview of this case is one of an abrupt and mystifying disappearance of a young woman at the cusp of her adult life, from a public place with few, if any, witnesses to what happened next. The absence of concrete information has left a lingering question in the Kenner community: what happened to Crystal Smith?

Jul 19, 2014

Kenner

Louisiana

Jefferson Parish

70062

No

91377

Kenner Police Department

Kenner

Louisiana

Jefferson Parish

70062

500 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062, Louisiana

5047122200

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.kennerpd.com/

G81298-14

2014-07-19

Kenner Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

05/26/2026


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