Here is the cookie cutter answer that I found digging around the internet: According to Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office Captain Bobby Herring, authorities are aware of who posted her bond but have chosen not to release the individual's name to avoid compromising the ongoing investigation. I get that but really? You would think they would want to put this on blast to create a new lead after all this time. It sounds like this investigation has stalled. How frustrating.

Crystal Marie Beal, 29, went missing from Caddo Parish, Louisiana, after her last confirmed sighting on August 6, 2018. That day she had been transported from an arrest in Arkansas to the Caddo Correctional Center on charges of resisting an officer and illegal possession of stolen items; a friend posted her bail the same evening and she was released. The final online activity came two days later when a post appeared on her Facebook page on August 8, 2018.

Family reported her missing in November 2018 after she stopped all communication and failed to contact her young son. Crystal had a history of substance abuse and outstanding warrants at the time she disappeared, factors investigators say have complicated the inquiry. Authorities note a nearby disappearance in September 2018 of another woman from Shreveport, Kylie Hartman, but have found no definitive link between the cases.

Her mother, Melody, has actively pushed for answers and provided a DNA sample to assist the ongoing investigation. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office still lists the case as open and unsolved. If anyone knew Crystal’s movements in August 2018 or has information that could help locate her, please come forward.