A murder suspect's daughter speaks out | Forensic Files

so can you tell me a little bit about your dad he's a really dude Feig I like that's the best way I could describe him
how old were you when you lived with him I was in high school so I guess I was 14
about 16 did you see the relationship between the two of them my dad and crystal yeah yes
I mean obviously they tried to hide like if they were fighting from me and stuff
because I'm just a kid you know but at the same time you can feel like the tension in the room and you can tell
when they're arguing and the two years you were with him were they mostly happy it seemed like they were mostly happy
when they did have like big fights she would go and run to Facebook and post about how much she loved her family and
how proud she was that they were her family and my dad would do the same stuff so it was like they were a really
fake towards social media sounds like they wanted the perfect family do you think he's remorseful for what happened
oh yes I promise you as much as all of her family probably hates him he hates himself more for what he did you believe
it was spur-of-the-moment yes I believe it was just like a mistake and I don't think that I don't think that he even
meant to do it in the moment when he did it I think that he just lost control of
his like like anger and like didn't realize how much strength he was using but I just don't like everyone's gonna
sit here and like call him a monster and call him all his other names even though
they might have those opinions on him and he might be a monster for killing her and whatever else you want to call
him it doesn't make him less of a dad or a brother or a son

Murder suspect Steve McDowell's older daughter, Krysta, describes her father's toxic marriage to Crystal McDowell and what she believes happened the day Crystal was murdered.

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Brief Summary

A son reflects on his father's regret and family dynamics after a tragic incident.

Key points

The Perfect Family Facade. They portrayed a happy family on social media despite their struggles.
Remorse and Regret. He believes his father is deeply remorseful for his actions.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It doesn't make him less of a dad or a brother or a son.

Reflecting on his father's duality after a tragic event

1:45WatchOct 29, 2017

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