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Big Daddy Is Missing | Blood is Thicker: The Farris Wheel

March 24, 2026·30 min·3-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The podcast episode 'Blood is Thicker, the Ferris Wheel' investigates the murder of Gary Ferris, a 58-year-old patriarch and successful commercial real estate lawyer, whose remains were discovered in a burn pile on his 10-acre property in Cherokee County, Georgia, in July 2018. The cas

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Gary FerrisMelody FerrisScott FerrisChris FerrisAmanda FerrisDetective Daniel Hayes

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Cold CasesCriminal Justice ReformForensicsFraudMissing PersonsSerial KillersTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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