What happened to Elizabeth Ferrell? Details explored ahead of Killer Relationship With Faith Jenkins

The murder of Elizabeth Ferrell at the hands of her husband, Jonathan Allee, took over headlines in 2016. Ferrell was a victim of domestic abuse who was killed in a fit of rage by Allee after he discovered her texts with another man on her cellphone.

Elizabeth Ferrell was in the shower when Jonathan Allee strangled her and stomped her on the neck till she was dead. Allee reportedly confessed the murder to an inmate, who then came forward with the information.

The Killer Relationship With Faith Jenkins episode titled Body In The Bayou documents the horrific murder of Elizabeth Ferrell, as it re-airs on September 14, 2024, at 4 p.m. EST on Oxygen. The official synopsis of the episode reads:

"Young mother Elizabeth Ferrell goes missing in Texas as a body is found in Louisiana. As detectives connect the dots between the two cases, secrets rise to the surface and reveal a shocking tale of love, betrayal and revenge."

---

Who was Elizabeth Ferrell?

Elizabeth Ann Ferrell was born to TY and Maurina Ferrell on May 31, 1987, in Houston, Texas. She met with her tragic death on April 23, 2016. Elizabeth Ferrell had begun living in Humble, Texas, after her schooling years where she met her to-be husband and her co-worker, Jonathan Allee, at a restaurant. Elizabeth was 18 at the time.

The pair were allegedly smitten with one another. Their close friend Liz Whitney, spoke about their chemistry on Killer Relationships with Faith Jenkins and said:

“Anytime that they talked, she would just light up. It was just like, ‘Oh my god! Kiss already!’ Jonathan was really appreciative of Liz. It looked really adorable and wholesome. This might be a beautiful match.”

After the pair started dating, they moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, and within six months, Elizabeth found out that she was pregnant, forcing the couple to move in with Allee’s grandmother in Humble. Ferrell and Allee welcomed their first daughter, Rowan Allee, in August 2010.

Jonathan Allee was reportedly a proud father to Rowan. Their second daughter, Autumn Allee, came along four years later, but the couple's marriage had started showing cracks by then. According to Oxygen, Allee and Ferrell chose to remain together for the sake of their children.

---

What happened to Elizabeth Ferrell? Details explored

Elizabeth Ferrell's submerged body was discovered in Louisiana by a fisherman on April 23, 2016. According to WAFB 9News, the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office received a call around 11 a.m. local time informing them about a woman's body found in the Whiskey Bay waterway.

Elizabeth Ferrell had been reported missing in the days previous to her body being discovered. The authorities used her fingerprints to positively identify her. The autopsy results showed that she had faced blunt force trauma to the head and the cause of death was determined to be strangulation. At the time of her death, Elizabeth was 28.

As the investigation into Elizabeth's death began, her five-year-old daughter gave away the most crucial part of the puzzle. Rowan reportedly told the police how Jonathan had taken the girls on an 8-hour-long drive.

As reported by the Huston news portal Chron, Rowan told law enforcement that sometime during the trip, her father stopped the car and got something from the back of the vehicle, but she didn't know what that was. This information helped the authorities piece together the rest of the puzzle with the help of surveillance videos.

A confession from a Harris County, Texas inmate revealed the details of the murder wherein Allee reportedly discovered raunchy texts on Elizabeth's phone while she was in the shower and thereafter strangled her to death in a jealous rage.

---

Tune into episode 4 of Season 3 of Killer Relationships with Faith Jenkins to catch all the details of Elizabeth Ferrell's murder as the episode airs on Oxygen on Saturday.