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Do you use Facebook Marketplace? If so, this could be you

Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:16 pm
Posted by High C
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:16 pm
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A missing Alabama woman’s body was found burning at the end of a wooded, dead-end road after she reportedly vanished while making a Facebook Marketplace purchase.

The woman, identified as Jermiera Ivory Fowler, 31, had not been seen since Wednesday, the Birmingham Police Department said in a release.

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Birmingham Fire Rescue personnel put out the flames, and officers noticed “visible signs of trauma” on the victim, according to the release.

After she was pronounced dead, officials discovered she had been shot before being set on fire.

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I seen this picture and it went through my mind, that’s that lady out here that’s burning,” Brown said. “This shouldn’t have happened to her like that.”

Brown, who has lived on Tucker Avenue for 15 years, said he believes whoever did this knew what they were doing.

“That’s a dead end and you’d have to know this area to want to cut off onto that street and go down through there because it’s a church down that dead end, no traffic be down there,” Brown said.



Posted by Tiger328
Member since Mar 2017
596 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:17 pm to
Well thanks for ruining my day
Posted by Iron Lion
Sipsey
Member since Nov 2014
11875 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:18 pm to
I heard this in the radio this morning. Thats horrible.
Posted by John88
Member since Sep 2015
6241 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:19 pm to
That's terrible..
Posted by MrBobDobalina
BRo.LA
Member since Oct 2011
2997 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:19 pm to
Super avoidable, pick a public spot. If they aren't willing to work with you at all on a meet up spot, they had other plans all along.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
14090 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:19 pm to

About 10 years ago, someone attempted to rob and carjack a friend of mine at the Chevron station at Monterrey and Greenwell Springs when he showed up to buy a Playstation. Guy even had his kid in the truck. He shot back and the seller quickly sped off.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
151022 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:24 pm to
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I seen this picture and it went through my mind, that’s that lady out here that’s burning,” Brown said. “This shouldn’t have happened to her like that.”

Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
Member since Jan 2011
37422 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:25 pm to
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Jermiera Ivory Fowler
That name is filthy.
Posted by DoItDoug
Member since Sep 2018
393 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:41 pm to
Nope.
I don't leave home without it.
Posted by LSU Grad Alabama Fan
369 Cardboard Box Lane
Member since Nov 2019
10456 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:44 pm to
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Do you use Facebook Marketplace? If so, this could be you


I don't buy from young African American males, so it couldn't be me.

And they have already arrested the twins that committed this crime.
This post was edited on 6/6/23 at 1:47 pm
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38678 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:47 pm to
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Do you use Facebook Marketplace? If so, this could be you


I do.

I find that I get a lot of inquiries, I reply, and then complete silence. But since it is free, I guess this comes with the territory.

I always meet in public places. I like the parking lot of a bank. I have my CCL, and while I hope to never be put in a situation that would cause me to react, I feel confident that I would, especially if my life is in immediate danger.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37669 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 1:53 pm to
Whenever you buy/sell something online and need to meet them, ask if you can meet in a public place like a Walmart parking lot or something like that. Never let them come to your house.

If it’s something that can be moved easily, never go alone.
Posted by YumYum Sauce
Arkansas
Member since Nov 2010
8333 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 2:05 pm to
she must have refused to deliver it for free
Posted by chinhoyang
Member since Jun 2011
23760 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 2:08 pm to
I have a friend who buys vintage junk cars (for parts) off FB. When he goes to a meet, he comes armed and has two junkyard dogs with him. He also has a co-worker who surveys the meet from a safe distance (with a rifle).

Two of the first four times he started buying parts cars, he was robbed. It has never since he changed his practice.

Posted by Dlaughlin
Member since May 2023
26 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 2:10 pm to



Posted by Funky Tide 8
Tittleman's Crest
Member since Feb 2009
52899 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 3:16 pm to
Damn, that happened like 3 miles from my good buddy's house.
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
Member since Jul 2017
8540 posts
Posted on 6/6/23 at 8:01 pm to
I’ve bought some stuff from Marketplace. Always profile the seller or buyer from their page.

My friend who is a small town police chief recently set up an “exchange zone”. An area immediately n front of his station covered by cameras and audio. Buy and sell stuff and do custody exchanges. You can even ask for an officer to be present.

Frick that I don’t need cops.
This post was edited on 6/6/23 at 8:02 pm
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