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Elena Ferrarin

Elena Ferrarin is a freelance writer based in Chicago. She has two decades of experience as a news reporter, and speaks fluent Spanish and Italian.

The Unsolved Chen Family Murders of Upstate New York Remain Shrouded in Mystery
The Unsolved Chen Family Murders of Upstate New York Remain Shrouded in Mystery

A&E True Crime investigates the 2014 quadruple homicide of the Chen family of upstate New York and how the devastation caused by the murders continues to impact the Albany community today.
How a Daughter Helped Convict Her Mother's Killer—46 Years After She Identified Him
How a Daughter Helped Convict Her Mother's Killer—46 Years After She Identified Him

On July 31, 1970, 4-year-old Heidi Jones found the body of her mother, 23-year-old Loretta Jones. Heidi Jones-Asay recounts the 46 years leading up to Thomas Egley's long-awaited guilty plea.

What Is Phrogging? And Is It an Urban Legend or Real-Life Crime?
What Is Phrogging? And Is It an Urban Legend or Real-Life Crime?

'Phrogging' is the crime of individuals secretly living in someone's home—a reference to how frogs leap from place to place. We investigate the many different forms of this crime and the danger it presents to victims.

How Anna Sorokin, Con Artist and 'Fake Heiress,' Fooled New York's Elite
How Anna Sorokin, Con Artist and 'Fake Heiress,' Fooled New York's Elite

In 2016 and 2017, 'Anna Delvey' scammed hotels, banks and others out of $275,000 while climbing the ladder of high-society and trying to launch the Anna Delvey Foundation.

What Really Happened to Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez? Soldier's Murder Remains Unsolved
What Really Happened to Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez? Soldier's Murder Remains Unsolved

Many unanswered questions still remain about the death of U.S. Army soldier, Enrique Roman-Martinez, stationed at Fort Bragg, was found dead on May 22, 2020 in North Carolina.
Antoinette T. Campbell on the Lack of Diversity in Forensic Science—and What She's Doing to Help Change That
Antoinette T. Campbell on the Lack of Diversity in Forensic Science—and What She's Doing to Help Change That

The Philadelphia-based forensic scientist discusses her experience being one of the few Black women in the field and the work her nonprofit, Association of Women in Forensic Science, does to bring STEM to kids.
The Isdal Woman Cold Case: Mystery Over Her Identity Endures Over 50 Years
The Isdal Woman Cold Case: Mystery Over Her Identity Endures Over 50 Years

Was a dead woman found in Norway in 1970 a spy, a member of an international criminal organization or did she suffer from a mental illness?

'Candy Man' Serial Killer Dean Corll: Renewed Search for Victims After Nearly 50 Years
'Candy Man' Serial Killer Dean Corll: Renewed Search for Victims After Nearly 50 Years

The non-profit Texas EquuSearch, which helps find missing persons, has sparked a renewed effort to find the remains of possible additional victims of the ‘Candy Man’ serial killer.

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