Krystal’s boyfriend, Chris, rose to the top of the police’s suspect list. Police believed Chris deliberately lied about Krystal’s true identity. If he was lying about Krystal’s real name, what else could he be lying about?

Chris was at the top of the suspect list, but he lacked the motive and the means to murder Krystal. Krystal was the breadwinner in the relationship and Chris financially dependent on her. Also, Chris didn’t even have a car. How was he supposed to murder Krystal nearly 45 miles away? 

Three days later, police learn about a local taxi driver, Herb Fry. who was infatuated with Krystal. Herb Fry told several people that “if he can’t have her (Krystal), nobody can.” Herb Fry instantly became suspect #2. However, there was ZERO forensic evidence linking either Chris or Herb to the murder of Krystal Beslanowitch.

By 2008, forensic scientists were able to swab the rocks found around Krystal’s body down by the river. The female DNA profile matched Krystal, but there was an unknown, partial man DNA profile found on the rocks. The partial DNA profile did not match Krystal’s boyfriend, Chris, or Herb Fry. Police were back at square one. 

By the year 2013, there was a new DNA extraction tool known as the M-Vac System. The M-Vac is basically a sterile, small, wet vacuum. The system sprays a collection solution onto a surface while at the same time vacuums the surface. It creates like a “mini hurricane” that loosens up the DNA material that is transferred to a collection bottle, where the DNA material can be concentrated into a filter. The M-Vac is pretty much the world’s greatest vacuum.