Two Years Ago In Malvern: Murder Not 'Random Killing'

November 2013

Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan says that Drew Ferguson, the Malvern man found shot in his home on Tuesday, was not killed in a random act, according to a story from the Daily Local.

Authorities are currently investigating the homicide and have several leads, the story says.

Ferguson was found dead of gunshot wounds in his home on Miner Street, authorities said on Tuesday.

January 2014

A criminal trial date has been set for Merritt Dudas, the Collegeville man who allegedly killed 21-year-old Drew Ferguson in November.

According to Chester County court documents, Dudas’s trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Jan 21. Judge Ann Marie Wheatcraft will hear the case.

Documents also state that a pre-trial conference is scheduled for February 19. It is unclear at this time if this means the trail will not start on Tuesday as scheduled.

Dudas is charged seven felonies, including criminal homicide, third-degree murder and receiving stolen property. He also faces a number of misdemeanor chargers, including abuse of a corpse.

Chester County Detectives say 21-year-old Ferguson was found dead the week before Thanksgiving, wrapped in a sleeping bag and buried under a a makeshift couch in a detached garage at the Malvern home he shared with his grandparents.

September 2014

Dudas admits to the killing, sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison.