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Big Daddy Is Missing | Blood is Thicker: The Farris Wheel

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.17.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Gary and Melody Farris raised four children together and settled on a picturesque property outside of Atlanta. But when Gary goes missing, and his remains are found on the grounds of the family farm, investigators quickly determine that what looks like a tragic accident was actually a murder. Every member of the Farris family is under suspicion. Who would want the family patriarch dead? Enjoying this series? The next episode, Blood Is Thicker: The Farris Wheel, is available now wherever you get your podcasts. With 48 Hours+, you can listen to this and other limited series from 48 Hours early and ad-free. Visit 48hourspodcasts.com to start your free trial. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, listeners, it's 48-Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant.

0:04.6

Today, I have a special episode to share with you from my new podcast, Blood is Thicker,

0:11.1

the Ferris wheel. It's the story of a family caught up in a blame game when their beloved

0:16.8

patriarch is murdered. Gary Ferris went missing and was later discovered dead on his 10-acre

0:23.8

Georgia property. Who would want to kill him? Much like an actual Ferris wheel, the blame game in this

0:31.5

family went round and round. Here's the episode. There once was a woman who lived in a shoe. A size too snug, but what could she do?

0:42.0

But that's not where her story ends. Thanks to a little help from her Experian friends,

0:47.0

she got her score into much better shape and relocated to a box fresh new place,

0:51.9

with room to grow and a mortgage to suit.

0:55.1

Now, she lives in a spacious four-bedroom cowboy boots.

0:59.4

Better your Experian credit score to help get mortgage ready.

1:02.6

Experian.

1:03.6

Better your score.

1:04.8

Better your story.

1:08.2

I got a feeling, dude.

1:10.6

And I really hope I'm rolling.

1:13.1

But I just, I expect foul play out of this.

1:17.2

Scott Ferris was worried.

1:19.6

No one had seen his father Gary in two days.

1:23.7

Have you noticed anything odd at the house?

1:26.5

Anything unusual in the last two days?

1:28.5

No.

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