Chrystul Kizer Case: Teen Kills Sex Trafficker, Sets House Ablaze

Discovery of the Crime

• 🚨 On June 5, 2018, a house fire in Kenosha, Wisconsin, revealed the body of Randall "Randy" Volar III, who had been shot twice in the head.
• 🔍 Investigators found evidence including liquor bottles, hotel key cards, and credit card records indicating Randy had taken an Uber from Milwaukee the night before.
• 🚗 Randy's BMW was found abandoned in Milwaukee, with security footage showing teenagers driving it, leading police to Crystal Kizer.

Randy Volar's History of Exploitation

• 📞 A prior 911 call from Randy's house involved a 15-year-old girl who claimed he had given her drugs and intended to harm her.
• 🌐 This girl met Randy through Backpage.com at age 14, receiving money for sexual encounters, and later reported he assaulted other underage girls.
• ⚖️ Despite an arrest, Randy was released without bail and never summoned to court before his death.
• 📸 Videos from Randy's home contained images of Crystal and other underage girls, suggesting a pattern of exploitation.

Crystal Kizer's Interrogation and Defense

• 🗣️ Crystal Kizer, 17, initially denied being in Kenosha, but inconsistencies in her and her boyfriend Delaney Nelson's statements emerged.
• 🚗 Evidence placed Crystal and others in Randy's BMW, and Crystal admitted to being in the car with her brother.
• ⚖️ Crystal's defense argued she was a victim of sex trafficking by Volar, seeking protection under Wisconsin's affirmative defense law.
• 🔫 Crystal eventually confessed to shooting Volar, claiming self-defense after he touched her and she felt threatened, and subsequently setting the house on fire.

Conflicting Accounts and Legal Proceedings

• 🗣️ Detectives noted discrepancies in Crystal's story, including the type of gun used and her actions after the shooting.
• 📱 Crystal's social media activity, including a Facebook Live video, raised questions about her motive and the nature of the shooting.
• ⚖️ Crystal was arrested for murder, and public opinion largely supported her, leading to reduced bail and her release pending trial.
• ⚖️ In 2022, she won an appeal to use the affirmative defense, but faced new charges in 2024 for bail jumping.

Plea Deal and Sentencing

• ⚖️ In May 2024, Crystal accepted a plea deal for second-degree reckless homicide to avoid a life sentence.
• ⚖️ She was sentenced to 11 years in prison followed by 5 years of extended supervision.
• 🙏 Supporters continue to advocate for her release, believing she was a victim who did not deserve the punishment.