'I wanna choke her'
Family of mom bludgeoned in front of her baby say they want to ‘strangle’ killer fiance’s mistress who knew of plot
KELSEY Berreth's family members say they want to "choke" and "strangle" the woman who knew of the plot to murder the young mother for months - and did nothing.
In a preview from tomorrow night's that was obtained by The Sun, the family also says that they want to HUG Krystal Kenney for putting Patrick Frazee behind bars.
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"Part of me wants to strangle her. Part of me wants to hug her," states Kelsey's uncle Scott Morin in his first ever national TV interview.
"She could've stopped this from happening altogether, and for that, I wanna choke her."
He goes on to add: "But she finally fessed up. And for that, I wanna hug her. And thank her."
PUNISHMENT
Krystal was sentenced to just three years in prison for her role in the murder plot last week.
It was a stupifying decision to many given the fact that she could have stopped the crime that has left Kelsey's toddler daughter Kaylee an orphan.
She admitted to police that she spent hours scrubbing blood and retrieving teeth from the murder scene, and disposed of evidence in the case including the victim's cell phone.
This did not matter though since her testimony was needed to convict Frazee of murder due to the lack of a body, murder weapon or any trace of human remains.
Krystal was also well aware of the murder plot for months, and on three occasions even went to Kelsey's home with the intent of killing her at the behest of Patrick.
She backed out each time at the last second, and flat-out refused when asked to try a fourth time.
At no point did Krystal warn Kelsey however that she was in danger.
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CRIME
As a result, Kelsey had no idea that was about to be beaten to death with a bat after Patrick covered her eyes with a scarf and claimed he was going to have her smell some candles.
The couple's daughter was just a few feet away at the time.
She testified that on Thanksgiving Day she received a phone call from a "rattled' Patrick who 'told me I have a mess to clean up."
Krystal then drove 11 hours overnight to his Colorado home with cleaning supplies to scrub the blood and remains of Kelsey from her home.
She said on the stand that Patrick also asked her to look for Kelsey's tooth in a vent.
That was just the start of her explosive testimony, which lasted six hours and ultimately succeeded in putting Patrick behind bars for life.
Krystal told the court that Patrick shared , stating that she begged him to "please stop."
STAR-CROSSED KILLERS
She argued that she did as Patrick told her because she feared for her own life, and recounted the moment when she informed Patrick in March 2016 that she was pregnant with his child.
Krystal, who was married at the time with two children of her own, testified that Patrick did not even react when she told him the news.
Patrick did eventually express his concern though about being the father to a "bastard child" said Krystal.
He then said: "Well, I guess you're a baby killer or you're not."
Krystal told the court that she aborted the child a short time later.
The couple dated back in 2006, but split after a year together said Krystal back in October.
There was a brief reunion in 2008, when Krystal met with Patrick to purchase a border collie.
She thought the trip was nothing more, but after arriving Patrick asked her to leave her fiance and rekindle their romance.
Krystal said that she refused that offer but did leave with the dog, which led to a threat from her ex.
"Patrick said if he didn't get the check, he was going to come to Idaho and kill the dog," said Krystal.
He did not follow through on that threat, but did implore her to leave her fiance once more the night before their wedding.
MURDER SHE WROTE
Over the next five years there was no contact. Krystal had two children with her husband, and settled down in Idaho where she worked as a nurse.
Then, in 2015, she and Patrick got back together when her marriage hit a rough patch said Krystal.
A year later, after her abortion, Krystal put their relationship on hold for a bit and filed for divorce from her husband.
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It was a few months before the murder when she claims Patrick first asked her to murder Kelsey.
In one instance, she was to give her coffee laced with drugs. Krystal said that she did bring Kelsey the coffee because Patrick as watching, but did not poison her as directed.
Then she was asked to take Kelsey's life with a baseball bat, but again backed out after approaching the back door of the mother's home with weapon in hand.
She said that Patrick supplied her with a metal pipe during her third attempt, and asked her to take out Kelsey by striking her on the back of her neck.
The Dateline special Devil’s Bargain airs this Friday at 9pm ET/8pm CT on NBC.
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