Speculation Station is parked in Morgantown, West Virginia, this week—where we examine the murders of two college freshmen whose case still lingers in uncertainty... despite *technically being closed.

When best friends Mared Malarik and Karen Ferrell disappeared after a night out at the movies, it was initially written off as a possible runaway situation or hitchhiking gone wrong. Months later, the community was confronted with a far darker and more disturbing reality when their bodies were discovered in the woods.

Strap in and let us know if YOU think they got it right in the 1970 WVU Coed Murders.

SOURCES:

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/west-virginia-murders-mared-malarik-karen-ferrell-rcna192293

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11528885/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/karen-ferrell-mared-malarik-murdered-west-virginia-investigators-high-tech-help-evidence/

https://wvuengage.wvu.edu/event/8512723

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/investigators-examine-murders-karen-ferrell-mared-malarik

https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/10/15/the-overlooked-confession-morgantown-man-thinks-he-knows-who-killed-two-wvu-coeds-in-1970-and-hes-getting-assistance-from-the-state-police/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/48y4rx/mystics_murder_and_missing_heads_the_1970_wvu/ 

https://www.coedmurders.com/about-mared-and-karen 

https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/05/21/wvu-coed-murders-how-one-set-of-parents-turned-grief-into-grace/

https://www.dominionpost.com/2022/05/15/renewed-investigation-begins-on-murdered-coeds-case-we-want-full-disclosure/ 

WVU Coed Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen?