Candyman: The True Story Behind The Bathroom Mirror Murder - Introducing Blood Is Thicker: The Farris Wheel

Episode Date: March 11, 2026

When the remains of the patriarch of a wealthy Georgia family were discovered on his Georgia farm, investigators asked who would want to kill Gary Farris, and why? What they discovered is a dysfunctional family fueled by jealousy, betrayal, and money-related tensions. Soon, allegations start flying round and round like a sinister Ferris wheel ... and a mother and son face off over who could be responsible for destroying their family. Listen to Blood is Thicker: The Farris Wheel now, wherever you get your podcasts. 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

Jerry, you got it. I've won the patient of your emergency. On July 5th, 2018, Scott Ferris called 911 to report something unsettling. My father has come up missing. Gary Ferris, the beloved family patriarch, known as Big Daddy, hadn't been seen in two days. Something's really off here. So that's when we decided to start searching the property. Scott, along with his siblings and mother, looked everywhere. And that's when they came upon something horrifying. Look, there's human remains down there.

I was like, stay away from there. After detectives arrived at the scene, they made an even more chilling discovery. There's a bullet found lodged in a ribboat. It's a homicide. Absolutely. Detectives discovered Gary had been shot. But by whom? And why?

From the outside, the 10-acre Ferris family farm looked like the kind of place anyone would be happy to call home. But on the inside, the reality was much different. I don't see how anyone can look at this story and think they were happy. And every member of the Ferris family suddenly looked like a potential suspect. This is horrible to have to put all the secrets out on the table. Secrets involving money. Around four and a half, five million.

Infidelity. She was the one happening in the affairs. Not him. And jealousy. I think a lot of things that have happened in our family get swept under the rug. Much like an actual Ferris wheel, the blame game went round and round.

He just told me that he thinks my mom might try to poison him. You kill your daddy, you set your mother up, She goes to prison. You get everything. I absolutely had nothing to do with my father's death. I'm Peter Vance Sat. From 48 hours, this is Blood is Thicker, the Ferris Wheel. It has been called the Ferris Wheel. And it was, but it was our Ferris Wheel.

It was our life. Blood is Thicker. The Ferris Wheel is coming soon to a podcast app near you. You can follow and listen to Blood is Thicker, the Ferris Wheel on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.