Disappearance of Crystal Ann Tymich (California)
Six-year-old Crystal Ann Tymich disappeared on June 30, 1994, while playing outside her father's home in South Central Los Angeles, California. She was last seen between 2 and 5 p.m. picking peaches from a neighbor's tree with her three older brothers. Her brothers went inside, and when their grandmother came out shortly after, Crystal was gone without a trace. Despite extensive searches by the LAPD and FBI, and a re-opened investigation in 2005, she has never been found. The case remains unsolved, and Crystal's family still hopes she is alive.
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2026
3 updatesCrystal Ann Tymich was last seen wearing a pink t-shirt, flowered shorts, and white tennis shoes with a 'Little Mermaid' design. A new age-progressed photo shows what she might look like at 29 years old.
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The California Department of Justice has provided an age-progressed photo of Crystal Tymich, created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, showing her at 23 years of age.
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Crystal Ann Tymich's case remains open and unsolved. She would be 38 years old today. Her family continues to live in the same house in Los Angeles and has not given up hope that she is still alive.
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2025
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2025
1 updateThe case remains open as a cold case, with Crystal Ann Tymich still listed as a missing person.
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2023
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2023
1 updateCrystal Ann Tymich's family continues their search efforts, including a Facebook page spearheaded by her late brother.
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2020
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2020
2 updatesLaw enforcement does not believe that Crystal Ann Tymich's brothers had anything to do with her disappearance.
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Family members have been ruled out as suspects in Crystal Ann Tymich's disappearance, and it is believed that someone unknown to the family took her.
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2013
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2013
1 updateCrystal Ann Tymich disappeared in 1994 while playing outside her home in South Los Angeles; her family believes she was taken. In 2013, the rescue of kidnapped women renewed hope for her family.
2005
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2005
1 updateThe case was re-opened after a tip was reported to the FBI regarding a suspicious burial of an animal by a nearby house around the time Crystal went missing. The FBI and Los Angeles County Police raided the home and dug up the site, finding only animal and fish bones.
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1996
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1996
1 updateThe initial $10,000 reward for information leading to Crystal's whereabouts was raised to $25,000.
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1994
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