Two Minnesota Teachers Found Dead After Murder/Suicide | Crime Alert 1PM 07.31.25

Two Minnesota teachers involved in a romantic dating relationship were found dead in what investigators say was a Murder/Suicide. Crystal Marschel and John Gans were found dead after a welfare check was conducted on Marschel;s home when she failed to show up for court. 

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Crime Lord hourly update, Breaking crime news Now, I'm Dave mac.
Ever since an infant was found in a car seat
in the front yard of a home in a quiet
area of northwest Tennessee, law enforcement has been plagued by
a nightmare scenario that has plunged the small corner of
the world into the national spotlight. The information law enforcement

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begins with is that a dark colored mini van or
a white suv pulled into the yard, dropped off the child,
and took off at a high rate of speed. Minutes later,
nine to one one gets a call from the resident
explaining what has just transpired. The Crockett County Ambulance Service
responds immediately and the baby, who was found to be unharmed,
is taken into care. As investigators try to identify the baby,

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girl and locator family, a second discovery is made in
nearby Lake County. Four bodies who turn out to be
the immediate family of the infant abandon in the yard
are found dead. Law enforcement believe whoever left the infant
on the lawn may have done so minutes before carrying
out a coordinated massacre of the entire family. The TBI,

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the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case
and have confirmed they are actively searching for a suspect
or suspects. DA Danny Goodman, oversees both Lake County and
Dyer County, believes the victims were targeted and this does
not appear to be a random act. It's thought that
it was these people were randomly chosen, so I don't

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think that there needs to be an acount of concern or
figure in the community that was Danny Goodman on WMC.
Police identify the victims as the abandoned baby's mother Adriana
Williams twenty, her father Matthew Wilson twenty one, maternal grandmother
Courtney Rose thirty eight, and fifteen year old uncle Brayden Williams.

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As the TBI launches a full scale man hunt, investigators
are trying to figure out the motive behind the massacre.
The investigation is still trying to understand the timeline of
events and determined when and where the murders occurred and
whether the killer drove directly from the murder scene to
drop the infant off or vice versa. Authorities were seen

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pulling two vehicles out of the wooded crime scene area
where the bodies were found. Law enforcement has not provided
information about the condition of the victims, but sources close
to the investigation described the scene as gruesome and an
execution style killing. The TBI has not provided information about
the vehicles if they matched the description given by witnesses

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who saw the baby being dropped off at the end
of the driveway, as local law enforcement asked for residents
to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity. The orphaned infant
remains in protective custody. More crime and justice news after
this and now, two former Minnesota teachers who were in

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a dating relationship have been found dead and what authorities
are calling a murder suicide. The Morrison County Sheriff's office
says thirty two year old Crystal Marshall was shot and
killed by her boyfriend, thirty four year old John Gans,
who then turned the gun on himself. Deputies found the
couple dead at the scene. A forty caliber handgun was
also discovered on site. The bodies were discovered when Crystal

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Marshall failed to show up in court for a driving
well impaired charge, and authorities went to her home to
conduct a welfare check. John Gans, who was going through
a divorce at the same time, was also doing court
the same day. A GoFundMe page set up to raise
money for Crystal's two children said quote, we are heartbroken
to share the devastating the loss of Crystal, a loving

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young mother whose life was tragically cut short due to
domestic violence. Her sudden passing has left an unfillable void
in the lives of everyone who knew her. In other news,
the ex girlfriend of the Delta Airlines co pilot accused
of sexually abusing her underaged daughter allegedly joined him while
he carried out the sword to axe. Rustom Bagwager, thirty four,

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was arrested by Contracosta County detectives on Saturday after his
flight Delta twenty eight oh nine touchdown at San Francisco
International Airport from Minneapolis. Now, not only has the disgraced
pilot been charged in connection with the alleged crimes, the
child's mother, Jennifer Powell, has been charged as well. Forty
five year old Powell was charged for her alleged involvement

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in the crimes that took place between twenty eighteen and
twenty twenty three. Powell knew Bagwager was sexually abusing her child,
and even watched and participated in the alleged sex crimes,
according to court documents. According to prosecutors, the alleged abuse
started when the girl was just six and went on
until she was eleven, which was around the time Powell

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and Bagwagger split. The Sheriff's office started looking into the
co pilot in April after receiving a report of sex
crimes against a child. The girl did not live with
her mother at the time. Authorities say it's unclear if
the victim is biologically related to Bagwager. Both Bagwager and
Powell face twenty four felony charges, including engaging in a

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sexual act with a child ten years older younger, oral
copulation with a child forcable loot acts upon a child,
and aggravated sexual assault of a child. They are both
being held on fifteen million dollars bond and are due
in court next week. Bagwager of Homestead, Florida, was seen
in his mugshot wearing his pilot uniform and a stone

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faced expression. A video of his arrest went viral as
it shows plain clothes Homeland Security investigators swarming the aircraft
before Bagwager is arrested. A land Security was assisting in
the Contra Costa County Sheriff's department after receiving a tip
about alleged sex crimes. A RAIMI arrest warrant, which is
issued by a judge before criminal charges are filed, was

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then served to the suspect or the latest crime and
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podcasting app. With this crime Alert, I'm Dave mac