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Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast

MURDERED: The Murder Of Miya Marcano & The Murder Of Jessica Edwards

Black Girl Gone: A True Crime Podcast

Cloud10

True Crime

4.92K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In October 2021, 19 year old, Miya Marcano disappeared from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. A week after she was last seen her body was found in a wooded area behind an apartment building. 30 year old Jessica Edwards was a young mother living in Windsor, CT when she disappeared the day after mothers day in May 2021. 2 weeks later her body was found. Find out more about HelpYouFind.me and how you can create your "If I Go Missing File" https://helpyoufind.me/go/1109/ SUPPORT OUR SHOW! And Join Us On Patreon To Unlock Exclusive Content! www.patreon.com/blackckgirlgonepodcast Show Sponsor Better Help Visit www.BetterHelp.com/GirlGone for 10% off your first month Follow Us! IG: @BlackGirlGonePodcast TikTok: @BlackGirlGonePodcast FB: Black Girl Gone Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello listeners, I'm your host Amara and this is Black Girl God, a true crime podcast.

0:31.0

On this episode of Black Ropon, we tell the stories of two women who were murdered in 2021.

0:39.0

In October 2021, 19-year-old Mia Mercano went missing in Fort Notre Dame, Florida.

0:46.0

The day she vanished, she was supposed to fly home to visit her family, but Mia never made her flight.

0:53.0

A week later, her body was found in a wooded area.

0:59.0

Jessica Edwards was a young mother living in Windsor, Connecticut when she went missing the day after Mother's Day and May 2021.

1:07.0

Jessica's family immediately suspected her husband whom Jessica had been planning to divorce.

1:13.0

Two weeks later, her body was found.

1:16.0

Both Mia and Jessica had their lives taken in brutal ways.

1:21.0

And although their families know who killed them, their stories are reminders of the ever-present danger that women face.

1:30.0

The scene and the unseen.

1:33.0

This is Mia and Jessica's story.

1:38.0

The two stories that I will be sharing with you this week are Patreon mini episodes that I recorded last year.

1:45.0

If you've been listening to the show from the beginning or at least since last year, then you may have noticed that we have put out an episode every week for the past 67 weeks, no breaks.

1:56.0

But full transparency this week, I kind of needed a break.

2:01.0

So instead of not releasing an episode at all, I decided to release these two mini episodes as one.

2:08.0

And so as you listen, keep in mind that these episodes were recorded last year.

2:14.0

And so there may have been more information released about these cases since these episodes were recorded that's not included.

2:21.0

It's also why I refer to these cases as being new in the beginning of the stories.

2:26.0

Nonetheless, the point of telling these stories remains the same, because both of these women deserved so much more.

2:35.0

And while Mia's family will never really get true justice, Jessica's family is just beginning their journey for justice.

2:46.0

Mia Reconna was born April 26, 2002 in Pembroke Pine, Florida.

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