Before Mary Gingles was allegedly killed by her estranged husband, Nathan Gingles, in November 2025, she warned her friends and family that she believed he was going to kill her. On the latest episode of Us Weekly’s Uncovered, investigative journalist Kristin Thorne spoke to the Miami Herald’s Grethel Aguila and Joan Chrissos about the warnings Mary gave her loved ones and police.
“You would see it in her own words, in her own handwriting, ‘My husband’s going to kill me,’” Aguila explained. “So from people close to Mary, friends, neighbors, etc., everyone kind of said that she knew this was gonna happen.”
Aguila reiterated that Mary “would have this conversation with her friends” and would tell them, “One day you’re gonna be in a documentary … they’re gonna be asking you, an interviewer or journalist, is gonna be asking you questions about me and this relationship and how I tried to get away from him and how he keeps threatening me and he ends up killing me.’”
She then said that one of Mary’s close friends explained that around the time she confided in her friends, she would stay up late at night because she “feared her husband was gonna break in.”
“She always thought he would do it at night,” Aguila added.
Unfortunately, Mary’s fears may have been right, and Nathan allegedly killed her in February 2025 after she had gone to police at least 14 times to discuss her concerns for her safety.
Nathan has been accused of killing Mary in front of their 4-year-old daughter. He is also accused of killing Mary’s father, David Ponzer, and her neighbor, Andrew Ferrin.
Prosecutors said that Ponzer was enjoying a cup of coffee in Mary’s backyard when Nathan shot him in the head. Nathan then allegedly went after Mary, though she managed to escape to Ferrin’s home.
Nathan followed her to Ferrin’s house and shot him while he was asleep in bed, police said. Nathan then killed Mary in the corner of Ferrin’s bedroom while their daughter was present, according to police.
After he allegedly shot the three victims, police said Nathan kidnapped his daughter. Officers managed to track him down about an hour later at a local Walmart. The young girl was unharmed.
Nathan has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and is currently awaiting trial. If he’s found guilty, he could face the death penalty.
Also during the episode, Thorne spoke to Aguila and Chrissos about the steps Mary took to make sure police were aware of Nathan’s behavior.
Aguila said that “Mary did everything right” and added that “the only thing she could have done” to get away from her ex was move away.
Chrissos pointed out that Mary was a captain in the Army, so she knew to keep precise documentation of her issues and encounters with Nathan.
“When police would come and they would take her statement, she would tell them, like, ‘My husband’s stalking me,’ he’s doing this, he’s doing that,” Aguila said.
Aguila added that Mary told police that Nathan broke into her garage and placed a GPS tracker on her car. “She even went to the degree of doing their own job and investigating,” she said.
Despite presenting evidence of the GPS tracker, Aguila said “it’s very clear that” the police officer assigned to the case “didn’t do anything” to help Mary “until way later.”
After Mary’s death, at least eight Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were fired because of the way they handled the case and 21 others were disciplined. Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony also spoke out about the way his officers mishandled Mary Gingles’ case.
“It is painful to say this, but it is the truth — we failed Mary Gingles, David Ponzer and Andrew Ferrin. I am heartbroken by their deaths, and I am sorry that we didn’t do what we should have done to protect them,” Tony said in a statement. “Once I learned of the potential failures in this case, I instructed our Internal Affairs Unit to conduct an exhaustive investigation and to follow the evidence wherever it led and to whomever was responsible. This is the only way that BSO can continue to grow as an agency and to maintain the public’s trust. Once IA briefed me on their findings, I was determined to hold these employees accountable for their failures.”
