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Crystal Marie Johnson New

Case from Burlington, IA dated Aug 09, 2012

Victim Details

Crystal Marie Johnson New

Female

White / Caucasian

Burlington

IA

2012-08-09

32

Crystal

Marie Johnson New

06/28/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 9, 2012, the life of 32-year-old Crystal Marie Johnson Newman, a White/Caucasian female, came to a tragic end in her Burlington, Iowa, home. Responding to a welfare check prompted by reports of a domestic dispute, police officers were forced to enter the locked residence. Inside, they made a grim discovery: Crystal was found on the bedroom floor with a gunshot wound to the head.

The initial scene was staged to suggest a suicide. A semi-automatic pistol ...
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  • KCCI: Man points at officer, says he knew what happened
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