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Dec 2023
43m 41s

Young Mom 'VANISHES' on Cross Country Tr...

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Katie Ferguson and Adam Aviles Jr. have been involved in a relationship for several years and share two daughters.

When Katie and Adam separate, Adam stays in Cody, Wyoming. Katie and the girls move in with Katie Ferguson's mother, Mona Hartling, in Dothan, Alabama. After spending the summer with her mother, Katie Ferguson reaches out to her ex, Adam Aviles Jr.

She wants the girls to have time with their dad. Katie Ferguson tells her family that Adam has really "grown up" since they have been apart. Adam starts the round-trip drive from Wyoming.

On their drive back, Aviles, Ferguson, and their girls draw the attention of local police. They are sitting in a parking lot with the front passenger door open on their Dodge Durango. A Trumann, Arkansas police officer asks how they are doing. Katie Ferguson tells the officer they are a bit tired but fine.

Four days later, the Dodge Durango, with Adam Aviles Jr. behind the wheel, is captured by a Texas DPS patrol camera. Two things are noticeably different from the police encounter in Arkansas.  Katie Ferguson is not in the vehicle and, there is a projectile hole in the front passenger door concealed with tape.

Where is Katie?

Click here for a GoFundMe page, set up to help with family with expenses as the search for Katie continues.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

  •  Mona Hartling -  Mother of Katheryn “Katie” Ferguson
  • Alen Ferguson - Brother of Katheryn “Katie” Ferguson 
  • James Shelnutt – Attorney – The Shelnutt Law Firm, P.C.; 27-year Atlanta Metro Area Major Case Detective and Former S.W.A.T. Officer; Twitter: @ShelnuttLawFirm
  • Dr. Shari Schwartz– Forensic Psychologist (Specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy); Author: “Criminal Behavior” and “Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology;” Twitter: @TrialDoc 
  • Justin Boardman – Retired Detective, West Valley City Police Department Special Victim’s Unit, Boardman Training & Consulting
  • “Turtleman” Chris Adams – Swamp Survival Expert; Facebook: Wiregrass Ecological & Cultural Project/ TikTok: @GAturtleman
  • Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline.com Investigative Reporter; Twitter: @nicolepartin 

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