075 - The Disappearance of Christian Ferguson
Trace Evidence
Steven Pacheco
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🗓️ 4 April 2019
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Following his parents divorce, and a bitter dispute in court, Christian's father, Dawan T. Ferguson was granted full custody while his mother, Theda, has visitation. Theda filed multiple claims against Dawan for neglect and child abuse, though these were never proven and the court did not accept them.
In 2001, Christian suffered a setback in which his condition worsened and he seized and fell into a coma. He suffered severe brain damage which inhibited his abilities and required full time supervision and care. While multiple nurses noted poor conditions at his home, Christian remained with his father.
In June of 2003, Theda won a court case in which she proved Dawan was denying her visitation. Dawan was ordered to give Theda back visitation starting on June 14th, but sadly, Christian would be gone by then.
On June 11th, Dawan called 911 to report that his vehicle had been stolen with Christian inside. Two hours later the vehicle was discovered, but Christian was nowhere to be seen. Over the course of the next sixteen years, investigators would uncover an avalanche of evidence suggesting Christian had been neglected, abused and possibly, murdered.
What happened to Christian Ferguson and what secrets remain in the mind of the man who was charged with taking care of him?
Official Police Report: https://www.riverfronttimes.com/media-archive/3190198.0.pdf
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| 0:30.0 | This episode examines a case involving a minor under the age of 10. Some details |
| 0:35.3 | may be disturbing and upsetting. Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:48.4 | Christian Ferguson was born with a life threatening illness. While he had the |
| 0:53.1 | ability to live as close to a normal life as possible, it did require a strict |
| 0:57.8 | regimen of medications and dietary restrictions. His parents underwent |
| 1:02.7 | detailed training on how to properly take care of their son. After a difficult |
| 1:07.8 | divorce in multiple battles in court, Christian's father, Duan, was granted |
| 1:12.0 | custody of his two sons. Christian's mother Theta would contest this ruling |
| 1:16.8 | multiple times and make accusations of neglect and abuse against her ex-husband |
| 1:21.4 | though these accusations could never be proven. When Christian was seven years |
| 1:26.3 | old, his illness came on strong and the child slipped into a coma and sustained |
| 1:31.1 | severe brain damage. From that day on, he had to relearn how to walk, couldn't |
| 1:36.6 | speak or swallow, and a feeding tube had to be implanted. On the morning of |
| 1:41.9 | June 11, 2003, Duan made a call to 911 to report that his vehicle had been |
| 1:47.9 | stolen and that his disabled nine-year-old son, Christian, was in the backseat. |
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