Suspicious Facebook Messages Threw Murdered Wife’s Friend Off

A friend of victim Crystal Rasch takes the stand and details messages she received from somebody she claims was pretending to be Crystal. Robin Reals, who was friends with Crystal for 24 years noted how she became concerned for her safety when she received messages via Facebook from a different account purportedly to be Crystal’s. After receiving the messages, Reals told Crystal to call her to ensure that it was her, but she never received a call. Zachariah Rasch is standing trial on charges he killed Crystal and burned her body on their property. (6/2/26)