Chris Ferris

My father was larger than life. He was the rock of the family. My sister called and said, Daddy's missing.

My father was larger than life. He was the rock of the family. My sister called and said, Daddy's missing.

It clicked in my mind that he was going to burn that burn pile.

It clicked in my mind that he was going to burn that burn pile.

We went up to the barn to look at the animals. The barn is about 300 yards away from the main house. And Addison and my mother walked down to the pond to see the new baby ducks.

We went up to the barn to look at the animals. The barn is about 300 yards away from the main house. And Addison and my mother walked down to the pond to see the new baby ducks.

I mean, it was a large property. And he would, you know, work on projects and things like that. And it wasn't uncommon for my parents to not know where each other were at certain times.

I mean, it was a large property. And he would, you know, work on projects and things like that. And it wasn't uncommon for my parents to not know where each other were at certain times.

And she said, you know, Daddy's missing.

And she said, you know, Daddy's missing.

No, sir. My thoughts were maybe he went to the office, but then when I found out his car was still there, it raised my worry. Yeah. quite drastically.

No, sir. My thoughts were maybe he went to the office, but then when I found out his car was still there, it raised my worry. Yeah. quite drastically.

So on the way up, I was frantic. I was calling my other sister, Emily. I was talking with Amanda, just trying to help in the search for him.

So on the way up, I was frantic. I was calling my other sister, Emily. I was talking with Amanda, just trying to help in the search for him.

I jumped on that ATV and I drove up to the barn and I searched the barn. On the way back, I looped back around to the house and saw my brother and my mother walking down towards where that burn pile was and it clicked in my mind that he had told me on July the 3rd that he was going to burn that burn pile on the 4th of July.

I jumped on that ATV and I drove up to the barn and I searched the barn. On the way back, I looped back around to the house and saw my brother and my mother walking down towards where that burn pile was and it clicked in my mind that he had told me on July the 3rd that he was going to burn that burn pile on the 4th of July.

That image of seeing that is something that I don't think I'll ever get over. I mean, it's one thing to see something that horrific on TV or in a movie, but to see your own father like that, it's something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

That image of seeing that is something that I don't think I'll ever get over. I mean, it's one thing to see something that horrific on TV or in a movie, but to see your own father like that, it's something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

I pretty much blacked out and went into shock at that time. The authorities arrived very, very soon after all this.

I pretty much blacked out and went into shock at that time. The authorities arrived very, very soon after all this.