Crystal Gayle Puns

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Twelve-year-old Crystal Gayle Dittmeyer lived in Oklahoma City with her mother Tammi, step-father, and half siblings. The family lived at Pickwick Place Apartments near I-240. On June 13, 1996, Crystal's step-father, Benjamin Crider, was out of town for a business trip and was not expected to return until later that evening. Tammi had plans to visit a friend and left the apartment around noon, leaving Crystal by herself. Tammi returned around 3 pm and found the door locked from the inside with the chain. She went to her sister's home, which was in the same apartment complex, for a few minutes then returned home. This time the door was unlocked and Benjamin was home. Benjamin said he had not seen Crystal since arriving home, and Crystal was nowhere to be found. Crystal had last been seen by a friend near the apartment complex pool, with an injured hand.

Her step-father Benjamin was considered a suspect from day one. At 4:30 pm the day of Crystal's disappearance, Benjamin left the apartment to return a company vehicle to his employer. He did not return until 6:30 pm. Authorities state the trip should have only taken him 15 minutes, not two hours, and Benjamin had no explanation for this time gap. His supervisor confirmed that Benjamin had attended a seminar on June 13, but had turned in a travel voucher with 100 miles more than he had been authorized for.

The day after Crystal's disappearance, authorities noticed injuries on Benjamin's hands, and he had what looked like bite marks on his arm. He also had bruises on his shoulders. He had also purchased a new garment bag. Inside the apartment, blood was found on the carpet, a table leg, a towel, and a bedspread; as well as a pair of jeans and a bra. Blood matching Crystal's blood type was found inside Benjamin's work vehicle.

Authorities developed the theory that Benjamin had returned home from the business seminar and found Crystal using the master bathroom shower, which was against the rules, and had killed her after an argument took place. He then placed her body inside a garment bag, and used that to transport her body to his work vehicle before dumping her body. They believed he moved the body again two days later, possibly to a creek in Yukon, Oklahoma.

Two weeks after Crystal's disappearance, her half brother told authorities he had walked into his parent's room while they were arguing, and saw Crystal laying still on the floor. Her eyes were open and her legs were straight out. Tammi ushered the

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