AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Nearly four years after a young mother vanished from Aiken County, her family received the answer they never wanted.
Investigators discovered human remains buried in a remote area of Barnwell County last month. DNA testing confirmed this month that those remains belonged to 30-year-old Krystal Anderson, a mother of four.
“It’s been a nightmare,” said Shadira Smothers, Anderson’s sister. “Sometimes I still wake up and say to myself this is not real because it’s just been so hard.”
Years of searching
Anderson was first reported missing in August 2022. Investigators believe she was last seen after an argument with her boyfriend, Tony Berry…