#DC-0062
Krystal Marshall
On trial · allegations
last updated 17 July 2026 · 7 sources
Confirmed facts
13
Open questions
3
Latest report
14 Jul 2026
Trial status
Continuing
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Timeline of what's confirmed13 entries
20 October 2023
Authorities were called to a home on Barracoota Crescent at Aldinga Beach just before 3:30pm after a neighbour reported smoke from the roof; fire crews extinguished the blaze and found the body of a 38-year-old woman inside the property.
ABC News, citing authorities and SA Police
21 October 2023
SA Police said Southern District Detectives attended the Aldinga Beach address on Saturday night, arrested a 48-year-old man, and charged him with murder; ABC reported he was refused bail and due to appear in court the next day.
ABC News, citing SA Police
22 February 2024
Officers arrested a 29-year-old woman at Para Hills West and charged her with murder, arson and defiling human remains; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News, citing police
22 February 2024
Detective Superintendent Des Bray said police believed Krystal Marshall was most likely killed on 19 October 2023 and the house was set on fire on 20 October 2023; this was reported as police belief, not a court finding.
ABC News, citing SA Police Detective Superintendent Des Bray
22 February 2024
Detectives said they wanted to speak to a person who made an online Crime Stoppers report on 22 October 2023 at 5:25pm and to drivers of a blue Holden Astra and a white delivery van seen around the area near the relevant time.
ABC News, citing SA Police Detective Superintendent Des Bray
23 February 2024
Anastasia Marshall, 29, of Para Hills West, appeared by video link in Adelaide Magistrates Court charged over Krystal Marshall's death and denied the charges; the charges are unproven allegations.
ABC News
4 March 2024
An Adelaide court heard prison phone call recordings allegedly captured Anastasia Marshall and her then-unnamed male co-accused discussing the case on numerous occasions; defence lawyer Nicholas Vadasz disputed prosecution allegations about witness interference.
ABC News
16 April 2024
The Adelaide Magistrates Court lifted a suppression order allowing Johnathan Paul Parker to be identified as the man alleged to have murdered Krystal Marshall.
ABC News
16 April 2024
ABC reported that Parker, then 48, had been charged with murder, defiling human remains for the purpose of concealing an offence, and property damage; the charges were allegations at that stage.
ABC News
1 July 2026
Johnathan Paul Parker, 51, of Aldinga Beach, was standing trial in South Australia's Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to murdering Krystal Marshall, 38, in October 2023.
ABC News
1 July 2026
Parker pleaded guilty to destroying human remains to pervert the course of justice after admitting to setting Krystal Marshall's remains on fire.
ABC News
1 July 2026
Prosecutor Jim Pearce KC told the court it was alleged Parker killed Krystal Marshall between 2:09pm and 2:55pm on 19 October 2023 and set fire to her body the next day; these were prosecution allegations.
ABC News, citing prosecutor Jim Pearce KC
14 July 2026
South Australia's Supreme Court heard recorded prison calls between Parker and Anastasia Marshall, including a call in which Parker denied murdering anyone and other calls in which he discussed being careful about what was said; the murder allegation remains before the court.
ABC News
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What verdict will the South Australian Supreme Court reach on the murder charge against Johnathan Paul Parker?unconfirmed; ABC reported on 14 July 2026 that the trial was continuing · unconfirmed
What is the current final court posture for charges involving Anastasia Marshall?unconfirmed in the trusted sources reviewed after earlier reporting that she was charged and denied the charges · unconfirmed
Whether investigators ultimately identified the Crime Stoppers caller and the two vehicle drivers sought in February 2024 is not established in the trusted sources reviewed.unconfirmed; police appeal reported, later resolution not found in trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
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