Crystal Grebinger was 32 and a mother of four when she vanished from Lafayette, Louisiana on February 8, 2013. She had been living in a shelter for abused women and had filed for divorce from her husband of sixteen years, Sean Grebinger, after a long history of domestic abuse. Crystal obtained a protective order in November 2012; family and friends say Sean continued to violate it.

Crystal was last seen leaving the women’s shelter wearing a gray jogging suit and black sequined Sperry shoes. One of her shoes was later found near Lake Fausse Pointe, about 20 miles from Lafayette. She failed to appear at upcoming child custody hearings and was reported missing on February 18, 2013.

The investigation focused on her estranged husband, who disappeared two days after Crystal was last seen and later fled to Brazil, where he obtained residency under false claims. In January 2020 he was arrested in Brazil for assaulting his new wife; U.S. authorities sought his extradition on murder charges in Crystal’s case. He was found dead in his Brazilian jail cell; his death was ruled a suicide and his letters offered no information about Crystal. Her body has never been found and the case remains unsolved.

Anyone who knew Crystal, her movements in Lafayette in February 2013, or who has information about Lake Fausse Pointe is asked to come forward.