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Crystal Denardi

Case from Wasilla, AK dated Jun 05, 2016

Victim Details

Crystal Denardi

Female

White / Caucasian

Wasilla

AK

2016-06-05

30

Crystal

Denardi

Yes

07/15/2026

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White/Caucasian female Crystal Denardi, 30, was found dead on June 5, 2016, near Wasilla, Alaska, alongside 43-year-old Ben Gross. Troopers were called to a possible shooting just before dawn and arrived to find the residence ablaze; autopsies later showed both victims died of gunshot wounds, while a third person at the property was injured and hospitalized. Within days, investigators publicly identified the victims as they pursued a double-homicide investigation that began amid the charred rema ...
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role of the detached garage in Crystal's case. It seems like such... ...Read More
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