These Girls Are Why You CAN'T Camp in National Forests Anymore...

Summary

Key Points

• —Their text messages to friends became increasingly ominous, describing the man moving closer and wandering their campsite in darkness, before abruptly stopping. 0:48
• —Kylen Schulte and Crystal Turner, a married couple living a nomadic van life in Moab, Utah, were last heard from on August 13, 2021, after texting friends about a "creepy man" near their remote campsite. 4:59
• —After days of no contact, friends and family initiated a search, leading to the discovery of their vehicle and then their bodies on August 18th, both having died from multiple gunshot wounds. 17:00
• —Initial police statements downplaying public danger and a lack of immediate leads caused public distrust, while early investigations into a "mystery man" and connections to the Gabby Petito case proved to be dead ends. 24:21
• —Investigators later determined the women died on August 14th from multiple gunshot wounds, ruling out sexual assault, and identified the specific 9mm Hornady silver bullet casings used. 29:17
• —Well-known television personality Dog the Bounty Hunter became involved, bringing media attention to the case, though he did not directly solve it. 30:50
• —Authorities eventually identified Adam Pinkowitz, a drifter with past connections to Crystal and a history of hostility towards gay people, as the primary suspect. 32:56
• —Pinkowitz allegedly confessed details of the murders to a friend that were not publicly known, but he was found dead by suicide in May 2022, having taken his own life months earlier. 34:00
• —The case remains technically open, with some questioning if Pinkowitz was truly the "creepy man" the women described, as they never identified him by name despite his alleged prior connection to Crystal. 37:55
• —Kylen and Crystal's loved ones continue to seek certainty and closure regarding the full truth of what happened to the couple. 37:55