Kristal Anne Reisinger is a resident of
Crestone, Colorado
Description
The Town of Crestone is a Statutory Town in Saguache County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 141 at the 2020 United States Census. Crestone is a small village at the foot of the western slope of the Sangre de Cri ...
who has been missing since July 13, 2016. A mother of one, Reisinger relocated to Crestone from
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
in order to achieve
enlightenment
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Age of Enlightenment
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and
sobriety
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. While in Crestone, she temporarily worked at the Crestone Brewing Company. Her last known confirmed sighting was on July 13 at her residence in downtown Crestone, but some have stated seeing her at a later date.
In 2018, Saguache County Sheriff's Office and the
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
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now believe foul play was the cause of Reisinger's disappearance.
Personal life
An Arizona native, Reisinger was relocated to Denver to be with her aunt after a difficult childhood upbringing. This arrangement became strained, leaving Reisinger as a ward of the court at the age of 15. At this time, Reisinger moved in with Rodney and Debbie Ervin after dating their son. Thereafter, Reisinger spent a few years with the Ervins before attending
Western State College
Western Colorado University (Western) is a public university in Gunnison, Colorado. It enrolls approximately 2,600 undergraduate and 400 graduate students, with 25 percent coming from out of state.
Western offers more than 100 undergraduate areas ...
in
Gunnison, where she met her best friend Michael. During the summer vacations from college she would live with Michael's family and after college she remained living between Michael's family and the Ervins.
In 2014, Reisinger moved from Denver to
Gunnison, Colorado
Gunnison is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Gunnison County, Colorado. The city population was 6,560 at the 2020 United States Census. Gunnison was named in honor of John W. Gunnison, a Uni ...
, teaching a course and taking coursework in psychology and sociology at
Western Colorado University
Western Colorado University (Western) is a public university in Gunnison, Colorado. It enrolls approximately 2,600 undergraduate and 400 graduate students, with 25 percent coming from out of state.
Western offers more than 100 undergraduate areas ...
. Later that spring, she moved to Crestone in the
San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It co ...
.
Reisinger was a very spiritual person with interests in
Hinduism
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,
Buddhism
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, and
Native American religion
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.
She also practiced
tarotology
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and claimed to be a
clairvoyant
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and a
medium
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Science and technology
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* Medium of ...
. She has one daughter with her former boyfriend Elijah Guana.
Disappearance
The Saguache County Sheriff’s Office was notified of Reisinger's prolonged absence by her landlord, Ara McDonald, on July 13, 2016. Once inside the apartment, investigators found Reisinger's cell phone and medication. Numerous Crestone residents claim to have seen her at the Full Moon Drum Circle gathering the night of July 18, 2016.
McDonald and multiple sources claim the last person to have called Reisinger is a local man with a criminal history involving drugging and assaulting victims.
A $20,000 reward has been issued for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her disappearance.
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Media
Beginning in August 2018, the podcast ''Up and Vanished
''Up and Vanished'' is an investigative documentary-style podcast hosted by Payne Lindsey. The series investigates missing persons cold cases by reviewing old leads, interviewing witnesses and townspeople, and on-site investigation. The show is ...
'' focused on the case in its second season.
The case has been the focus of an episode of "The Missing" on ID Discovery.
See also
*List of people who disappeared
Lists of people who disappeared include those whose current whereabouts are unknown, or whose deaths are unsubstantiated. Many people who disappear are eventually declared dead ''in absentia''. Some of these people were possibly subjected to enfo ...
References
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2010s missing person cases
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American psychics
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Crimes in Colorado
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July 2016 events in the United States
Missing person cases in Colorado
History of women in Colorado
Saguache County, Colorado