MUS-2026-0065
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MUS-2026-0065
Homicide
- Incident
- 2019
- Indexed
- Oct 3, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Avon Police Department
- Location
- Avon IN
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Najah Ferrell, 30, a mother of two, vanished on March 15, 2019 en route to a Panera Bread job orientation in Avon, Indiana; her car was found abandoned. On April 8, 2019 a severed foot was found in a Crown Point pond more than 100 miles away and DNA-confirmed as hers in May 2019. No person of interest or suspect has ever been named, no leads ever surfaced publicly, and the investigation stalled the same year. The Avon Police Department in Hendricks County holds the case.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2019
Najah Ferrell, 30, vanishes en route to a job orientation on March 15; her car is found abandoned.
- 2019
A severed foot is found in a Crown Point pond on April 8; DNA confirms it is hers in May.
- 2026
No POI or suspect has ever been named; coverage ends in 2019 with the investigation stalled.
Key people
The people in the file.
30, a mother of two in Avon, Indiana. Vanished March 15, 2019.
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Investigating agency
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