Crystal and David Brame - Part 1
Added 2025-11-15 19:00:09 +0000 UTCCrystal and David Brame had been married for eleven years when the tension in their home reached a breaking point. As David’s career in law enforcement advanced, Crystal found it harder to seek help and even harder to escape his control. In February 2003, she filed for divorce and moved out of their home, determined to start over. But in the weeks that followed, emotions ran high—and what happened next would leave an entire community reeling.
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Sources:
LaRosa, Paul. Tacoma Confidential: A True Story of Murder, Suicide, and a Police Chief's Secret Life. (2006). Berkeley. Kindle edition.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXDVsIB2cOA&t=168s Crystal Judson Family Justice Center
https://www.playpartyplan.com/thanksgiving-would-you-rather/
https://www.amazon.com/Tacoma-Confidential-Murder-Suicide-Police-ebook/dp/B002DMZ9UE
https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/brame-investigation-results-announced
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-hathaway-self-appointed-gadfly-of-tacoma-dead-at-69/
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/tacoma-police-chief-s-wife-says-he-pointed-a-gun-1113191.php
https://www.newspapers.com/image/741624406/?match=1&terms=%22david%20brame%22
Comments
I ordered it from eBay. It’s so weird it’s not for sale in stores!
Rich Bentley
2025-11-20 23:18:15 +0000 UTCI am also a Cherry Chip cake person! We have found it at Walmart.com each year!
Sarah B
2025-11-20 18:10:14 +0000 UTCWashington state is such a beautiful place to live. He was definitely a rotten apple. I can’t imagine how traumatic that was for the community. Thank you so much for your support!! I loved your comment and knew exactly what you meant and take it as a great compliment. 💗 It’s an honor to be recommended on Reddit! It can be a tough place 😅. Much appreciated!
Rich Bentley
2025-11-19 21:11:48 +0000 UTCAnother excellent episode(s). I live a couple hours north of Tacoma and remember it happening in real time. Tacoma is a large city so the fact that there was so much rot in the upper ranks of the police force and the city management was shocking. You’d think there’d have been more scrutiny, it wasn’t a small town off the radar. The crime was so horrifying. The red lights were flashing and the alarms were blaring but David Brame’s behavior was allowed to escalate unchecked. PS I think it was my Reddit rec you referred to. I clearly didn’t word it very well, lol. What I was trying to convey is that you two are naturally witty, you don’t try and force the funny. I’ve been recommending you a lot, I’ll phrase it better going forward : )
Carole Annie
2025-11-19 17:29:53 +0000 UTC
