It was a normal day in February 2016 when Crystal walked through the front door & heard voices coming from their bedroom.

When she went to investigate, she found her husband Gio having sex with another couple in their bed.

Crystal, 43, & Giovanni 'Gio' Gambino, 40, had a 9-year-old daughter & lived together in the small town of Alexis in North Carolina.

Crystal was a singer who performed with a band & wrote her own songs.

 

Crystal's husband Gio had offered Stephanie and Geoffrey drugs in exchange for sex (Image: Facebook)

In 2009, Crystal took out a restraining order against Gio & filed for divorce, which was later dismissed.

There was no legal record of violence, but neighbors say Crystal had a temper & was known to shout.

One of the neighbors even said she had stopped talking to Crystal a year earlier because she had pulled a gun on her during a disagreement.

 

Stephanie Lynn Sanchez (Image: Mecklenburg Jail)

Then on 29 February 2016 police received a disturbing call from Crystal's brother-in-law.

He said Crystal had confessed to killing 3 people, & that one of the victims was her husband.

Crystal also claimed she'd “taken care of the bodies”.

The caller described Crystal as 'moderately crazy' & he wasn't sure whether she was lying because 'this wouldn't be the first time she had made up stuff', but he thought he should report it, just in case.

When police visited Crystal's home, they found 3 bodies.

Crystal's husband was dead in their bedroom, along with a man who was identified as Geoffrey Gilliland, 39.

Geoffrey's girlfriend Stephanie Sanchez, 33, was in the back yard, where Crystal had said she would be.

 

Geoffrey (pictured) and Stephanie lived 20 miles from Gio and had answered an ad that he’d placed online, asking for a couple to have a threesome with

It's unclear whether Crystal had been part of the original arrangements, but when she stumbled upon the trio in bed together, she flew into a rage.

It was obvious that Crystal had tried to cover up what she'd done by putting blood-stained bedding in the washing machine & dragging the mattress from the bed outside.

Crystal realized she had to pick up her daughter from school, then take her to a relative's house.

Crystal was held without bail & charged with three counts of first-degree murder, which would have resulted in three life sentences.

After it was found that Crystal suffered from documented mental health issues, she was allowed to make a plea deal to avoid spending the rest of her life in prison.

In March this year, Crystal pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the murder of her husband & guilty of second-degree murder for the killings of Geoffrey & Stephanie.

Crystal's lawyer said her crime was driven by domestic violence, mental health issues & infidelity.

It's a horrible tragedy, not only to these people, but to my family,' Crystal said.

The judge sentenced Crystal to serve 23-29 years in prison for the murder charges, & six to eight years on the manslaughter charge.