3. The Disappearance of Najah Ferrell

What this episode covers

In our third episode Mallory covers the disappearance of Najah Ferrell, a mother of five who vanished on her way to work. A month after she went missing, fisherman found Najah’s severed foot in a pond more than 100 miles away. Despite a huge break in the investigation, there has never been an arrest or even a person of interest in Najah’s case. Where is she? What happened to her? And how did her case not blow up? SOURCES: https://people.com/crime/najah-ferrell-giving-indiana-mom-missing-more-than-2-weeks/ https://www.wishtv.com/news/avon-woman-still-missing-investigators-urge-anyone-with-information-to-come-forward/ https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/case-of-murdered-avon-mother-to-be-featured-on-still-a-mystery-show/531-b5fd49f8-6a27-4389-855a-f729032c17de https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/28/indianapolis-crime-avon-mother-missing-since-march-15/3301164002/ https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/indiana-mother-najah-ferrell-still-missing-after-disappearing-first-day-n987236 https://fox59.com/news/podcast-brings-attention-to-najah-ferrell-case/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/04/10/crown-point-remains-what-we-know-missing-avon-mom-najah-ferrell/3421272002/ https://fox59.com/news/police-confirm-remains-found-in-northwestern-indiana-pond-belonged-to-missing-avon-mother-najah-ferrell/ https://fox59.com/news/remains-found-in-northwestern-indiana-pond-preliminarily-identified-as-missing-avon-woman-najah-ferrell/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/indiana-mom-najah-ferrell-vanished-weeks-ago-police/story?id=62072886 https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/foot-found-in-lake-linked-to-missing-indiana-mom-najah-ferrell https://abc7chicago.com/missing-woman-indianapolis-crown-point-foot-found/5281159/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/21/najah-ferrell-search-continues-indianapolis-pond/3750768002/ https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/missing-avon-womans-family-still-pushing-for-answers-3-years-later/ https://www.areavibes.com/indianapolis-in/crime/

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In our third episode Mallory covers the disappearance of Najah Ferrell, a mother of five who vanished on her way to work. A month after she went missing, fisherman found Najah’s severed foot in a pond more than 100 miles away. Despite a huge break...

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