Chapter 20:The Murder of Lynnette Quast Craft

Lynnette Quast and Thomas Crafts were high school sweethearts when they got married at 21 in august of 1985. For a few years, everything is great and they're building a good life together. After Lynnette gets pregnant with their first child, though, their relationship starts to deteriorate and would come to a head 8 years later in July of 1999

If you or anyone you know is in a domestic Violence situation, know that their are resources out there to help.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline has multiple means of contact:
thehotline.org
Call: 1(800)-799-(SAFE)
Text: START to 88788

it's never too late to ask for help.

Associated Press. (2011, May 16). Man convicted of killing wife to be released (UPDATE). Wisconsin Law Journal - WI Legal News & Resources. https://wislawjournal.com/2011/05/15/man-convicted-of-killing-wife-to-be-released/

Bachchan, V. (2021, February 19). Lynnette Craft Murder: Who Killed Her? Where is Thomas Craft Now? The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/lynnette-craft-murder-who-killed-her-where-is-thomas-craft-now/

CBS Detroit. (2011, May 15). Husband Convicted Of Dismembering Wife To Be Released From Prison After 11 Years. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/husband-convicted-of-dismembering-wife-to-be-released-from-prison-after-11-years/

Dungjen, T. (2011, May 15). Man convicted in grisly killing of wife to be released in June. The Blade. Retrieved December 9, 2022, from https://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2011/05/15/Man-convicted-in-grisly-killing-of-wife-to-be-released-in-June.html

Fatal Vows: Deadly Obsession. (2017, July 8). [Video]. Investigation Discovery. Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/video/fatal-vows-investigation-discovery/deadly-obsession

Lynnette Marie Quast Craft (1962-1999) - Find a. . . (n.d.). https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/113976645/lynnette-marie-craft

Nelson, A. (2022, December 2). Scary and Real! 20 True Crime Stories That Would Be Great Movies. Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. https://parade.com/culture/true-crime-stories

Reyes, T. (2017, July 8). Lynette Quast, Tom Craft: Dismembered Mother’s Head Found, Body Parts In McDonald’s Dump, On ID’s ‘Fatal Vows.’ The Inquisitr. https://www.inquisitr.com/4353476/lynette-quast-tom-craft-dismembered-mothers-head-found-body-parts-in-mcdonalds-dump-on-ids-fatal-vows

Sign the Petition. (n.d.). Change.org. https://www.change.org/p/pass-lynnette-s-law

State v. Craft. (2003). [Press release]. https://cases.justia.com/ohio/sixth-district-court-of-appeals/2003-ohio-68.pdf

State v. Craft, 2003-Ohio-68

Victim’s family concerned after convicted killer’s release | ABC30 Fresno | abc30.com. (2022, January 19). ABC30 Fresno. https://abc30.com/archive/8202320/

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