On the eve of January 18, 1970, Mared Malarik and Karen Ferrell, two (2) freshman students at West Virginia University, disappeared while hitchhiking back to their dorm after attending a showing of the movie, Oliver! at the Metropolitan Theater in downtown Morgantown. Initially the girls were believed to have run off on their own free will, but soon authorities would learn the true nature of the fate of the young Co-Eds. With the discovery of the beheaded bodies ten (10) miles out of Morgantown, and the absence of the heads, Morgantown PD and the West Virginia State Police were soon tasked with the overwhelming responsibility of figuring out What Happened to Mared and Karen? In Part 1 of our two (2) part season finale, the Cold Case Crew takes you back to Morgantown in the 1970’s. We learn about our victims, Mared and Karen, discuss the circumstances of their disappearance and the search efforts leading up to the grisly discovery of the bodies. 

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Link for Geoffrey Fuller and S. James McLaughlin's Book, "The WVU CoEd Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen?" :
https://www.amazon.com/WVU-Coed-Murders-Killed-Mared/dp/1467146161/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JD4M5AUQNLZL&keywords=wvu+coed+murders&qid=1660054450&sprefix=wvu+coed+murders%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1

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References:

Books:
Bragg, George, Bragg, Melody. “West Virginia Unsolved Murders Book II”. The Death of Innocence: The WVU CoEd Murders. Pgs.1-15. Gem Publications. Beaver, WV.

Fuller, Geoffrey C., McLaughlin, S. James. “The WVU Co-Ed Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen?”. The History Press. Charleston, SC. 2021

Newspapers:
The Dominion News
The Beckley Post Herald
The Register Herald
The Courier News
The Central New Jersey Home News

Podcasts:
The WVU Co-Ed Murders- Appalachian Mysteria- Season _____________________________________________________________________________________

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