Fundraising Friday

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone celebrating today has a happy and healthy holiday.

This is the first post of a new installment I am adding to my blog. Each Friday, I will be posting 3-5 missing persons/murder cases that have currently active GoFundMe pages or other online fundraisers. Please consider supporting the families of missing persons by donating and/or sharing these stories! Also feel free to request cases to be added. 

The holidays can be a very tough time for the families of missing persons. Though these families may still gather to celebrate, they are constantly reminded that there is a loved one missing from the celebration--and that loved one's whereabouts are unknown. A special time of year often becomes devastating for these families--especially after years pass without any answers. We can support these families by donating to their causes.

Links to the fundraisers and full case write-ups are provided as well.

Mayushi Bhagat.

24 year-old student at the New York Institute of Technology who has been missing since May 2019. [fundraiser for family search efforts] [full case write up]

Jermain Charlo

23 year-old woman who vanished during the early-morning hours of June 16th, 2018 in Missoula, Missouri. [fundraiser for reward money] [full case write-up]

Chelsea Cobo

22 year-old young mother who vanished in Brooklyn, New York on May 7th, 2016. [fundraiser for investigative fees] [full case write-up]

Najah Ferrell

Young woman who vanished without a trace in Avon, Indiana during March 2019. In April 2019, her severed foot was found in a pond located over 100 miles away. [fundraiser to support her 2 sons] [full case write-up]

Katelin Akens

19 year-old who vanished while visiting family in Northern Virginia. She was due to fly back to Arizona on December 5th, 2015, but she disappeared beforehand. Ex-stepfather is the prime suspect. [fundraiser for investigative fees] [full case write-up]

Stay tuned for the next set of cases with active fundraisers, which will be posted next Friday! Please consider sharing these stories and/or donating. 

The Disappearance of Najah Ferrell

Najah Ferrell vanished in Avon, Indiana on March 15th, 2019. 

The mother-of-two was reported missing after she failed to show up for employee orientation for her new job at Panera Bread. Over a week later, on March 26th, 2019, Najah's car was found abandoned in Indianapolis, near the Panera where she worked. Additionally, some of Najah's items were found strewn across the interstate. By that point, Najah's family members were certain something bad had happened to her. Najah's mother made a tearful plea for information on her daughter's disappearance during a March 28th press conference. 

Ten days later, on April 8th, 2019, two fisherman called authorities after they reeled a severed foot onto the shore of Crown Point--a pond location over 100 miles away from the town where Najah was seen. In early May 2019, that severed foot was confirmed to belong to Najah Ferrell. Investigators have now shifted her disappearance into a death investigation until police receive more details.

Najah's murder remains unsolved. and her family members are desperate for answers. Anyone with information that could lead to Najah's killer(s) is asked to contact authorities at 317-262-TIPS (8477).

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