In Search of the Perfect Child
It was 1997 when Crystal and Jesse were about to become parents… finally. Jesse was adopted himself and they were aware of the benefits of adoption. They found a little girl on an agency’s website. “She was a beautiful child,” Crystal remarked.
Caralee. Source: CBS News
They went all the way to Moscow, Russia, to meet the nine-year-old girl who was the epitome of a beautiful child, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Crystal figured, “this is an older child we can give a normal life.” After paying nearly $30,000 to make all the arrangements, they headed to pick her up.