Bizarre details emerge in Tiffany Crawford’s murder as husband Jason breaks silence to double down on suicide claim

THE HUSBAND of Tiffiney Crawford has broken his silence around her murder to double down on his claim that it was suicide.

Jason Crawford was found guilty of murder following the death of his wife, Tiffiney Crawford in 2017 a their home in Cullman, Alabama.

The founder of online support group Mothers Helping Mothers was found dead in the driving seat of her van on May 2, 2017.

The 32-year-old's death was originally thought to be a suicide despite the fact that she had suffered two gunshot wounds to the head.

Following an investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's SBI, Mr Crawford was indicted a year later.

On November 18, 2022, a Cullman County jury found Crawford guilty of murder and on March 10, 2023 he was sentenced to 99 years in prison.

He maintains his innocence and claims that his wife died by suicide.

Crawford will feature in an exclusive interview on CBS' "48 Hours" report "The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford."

As part of the interview, a bizarre detail emerged about Crawford's call to 911 on the night of his wife's death.

Correspondent David Begnaud interviewed a number of people involved with the case.

Lead investigator Joseph Parrish told him about when he first heard the recording of Crawford's call to 911.

He said that the husband's tone "was very cold" and "didn't sound like somebody that was worried about his wife."

Parrish explained that his main concern was that Crawford refused to answer one of the questions from the 911 operator.

Begnaud asked Crawford: "She asked you 'who's she been shot by,' and you didn't respond. Why not?"

Crawford replied: "Yeah, I just felt like if I said it into existence, it'd be true."

He explained that he did not have the ability to say that his wife had shot herself.

Just after 11 pm, he told 911: "My wife is shot. I need someone out here please."

He told Begnaud: "It felt like it was taking longer and longer for anybody to get there."

The CBS special also got access to the body worn camera footage by deputies who arrived at the scene.

Tiffiney had a pink revolver in her left hand and was slumped over.

According to Crawford, his wife would keep it in the door of her vehicle for protection.

When asked by a deputy what happened, he replied: "Uh, I - We were arguing. I didn't let her in the house...and the last thing I remember...I was going in the house, and I heard a shot, a scream and then another shot."

The Sheriff of Culman County Matt Gentry told Begnaud that the day after the shooting, he handed the case over to the Alabama State Bureau Investigation.

This saw Parrish take over as there was a conflict of interest with Jason's mother, Ronda, working for him as an office manager at the time.

Parrish wanted to look over the van but found that after investigators photographed it on the night of Tiffiney's death, it was given back to the family.

The vehicle had been thoroughly cleaned by family members which Parrish said was "odd."

He told Begnaud: "It was odd that they would clean it up that quick after something like that."

Parrish added that while the gun was found in her left hand, the preschool teacher was right-handed.

He noted that two shots to the head are rare in a suicide incident, especially with both being taken by the non-dominant hand.

In questioning about a week later, Crawford told Parrish that the couple were arguing after he discovered that his wife was having an affair.

He told the investigator: "I said, you've ruined our home. I was like, you're no longer a part of this."

They argued for about an hour before Crawford claims he went into the house to fetch Tiffiney's work uniform so she could leave.

This was when he says he heard the gunshots and the screaming.

State Medical Examiner Dr Valerie Green told the CBS correspondent that she doubted Jason's claim that it was suicide.

"I think the thing that made me think that there could be something else going on with this case is that gunshot wound on the left side of Ms. Crawford's head," she said.

There was an absence of gunpowder residue and abrasions around the wound which means the shot was fired from at least 10 inches away.

"That's indicating that, you know, she's holding her arm outward beyond 10 inches and trying to shoot herself...Not saying that it's impossible. But it's not likely," Green added.

The medical examiner added that the closed door to the van was "concerning" due to the small space.

Green ruled on March 8, 2018, that Tiffiney's death was murder.

Assistant District Attorney Jeff Roberts: "I couldn't see who else did it. He's the only one who had a motive to do it, for one thing."

Meanwhile, Crawford's attorney Robert Tuten told Begnaud: "We don't believe Jason is guilty of this at all.

"I think she gave up...I think she just fell apart and decided to end it."

In a preview of the episode, Crawford says: "My family and friends … they never questioned that I wouldn’t kill my wife."

The episode will air on Saturday, March 25 at 10/9c on CBS and will be streamed on Paramount+.