Murdered Mom Called Police Weeks Before Killing to Report Suspicious Backpack Left in Garage

Mary Gingles said the backpack, which she suspected was left by her husband, contained ”items that he would need to murder me”

Just weeks before she was killed, a Florida woman called police to report that her estranged husband had left a suspicious backpack in their garage, filled with items she believed were intended to kill her.

On Sunday, Feb, 16, Mary Gingles, 34, her father, 64-year-old David Ponzer, and their neighbor, 36-year-old Andrew Ferrin, were all found shot to death in their homes in Tamarac, Fla., the Broward County Sheriff’s Office previously stated.

Gingles’ 4-year-old daughter, Seraphine Gingles, was briefly missing before she was located in North Lauderdale with her father Nathan Gingles — Mary’s estranged husband. Nathan, 43, was subsequently arrested in connection with the murders as well as Seraphine’s abduction.

In newly released 911 calls obtained by the Miami Herald , Mary can allegedly be heard telling an operator that she’d found a backpack in her garage, allegedly planted by her husband, that contained plastic restraints, duct tape, zip ties, contractor bags, and other ”items that he would need to murder me…

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