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Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP43 "Georgia Bureau Of Investigation"Agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation dominated testimony. Prosecutors wanted to show jurors that key crime scene evidence analyzed had Melody Farris's DNA on them. This went along with the state's theory on how Gary was killed. His wife shot him and then moved his body to a burn pile in an attempt to get rid of any signs of his remains. Finding and linking Melody Farris' DNA on the tractor and a bullet inside the home was more proof that she was involved in this murder.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP44 "Autopsy Report"The thorough but limited autopsy report was explained to jurors. Forensic pathologist Dr. Stephen Atkinson admitted how hard it was to find out how physically Gary Farris died because his remains were so burnt up. A process of elimination was the way he concluded the manner of death. Dr. Atkinson claimed Gary's remains showed no signs of a natural death, accidental death nor suicide. So, homicide and undetermined were the only classifications left.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP45 "First Infidelity Then Murder"The first of two of Melody Farris' lovers testified against her. During the latter years in her marriage to Gary, the defendant allegedly stepped out on her late husband and carried on at least two different sexual affairs. Next, more details on the forensic science of the crime scene were divulged to the jury. This time it was a firearm expert who examined the bullet fragments recovered from the Farris family 10-acre farm.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP46 "Firearm Examination"A State gun examiner explained to the jury the firearms and bullet projectiles she analyzed. They were retrieved from the family property where Gary Farris was found dead. Investigators believed he was fatally shot at the farm and his body dragged into a burning pile of debris. Even though a murder weapon in this fatal shooting was never found, investigators did conclude the exact bullet projectile make the killer used.
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S4, EP2 "Toxic Love - Frank Bredt"When flames tore through a Buffalo, New York home in 2018, the investigation revealed a toxic relationship and a hot-tempered arsonist, Frank Bredt, Jr. Now Bredt is talking about his crime from behind bars. In this episode of Interview With a Killer, host David Scott revisits the fire, the evidence, and the unraveling timeline - exposing a jilted lover hidden behind smoke and destruction and giving viewers an unfiltered look into the chilling death of an innocent mother.
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S4, EP4 "Overkill - Nicholas 'Pickles' Camfield"In 2013, the small city of Weatherford, Texas was rocked by the brutal slaying of local son, JD Doss. The murder weapon? A pickaxe. The murderer? His close friend, 24-year-old Nicholas Camfield. In a shocking twist, Camfield not only killed his victim by repeatedly striking him in the head, he also mutilated, scalped, and defiled his body over the course of days. In one of David Scott's most shocking interviews, Camfield gives a glimpse inside his deranged, murderous mind.
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S4, EP3 "The Golden Boy - Tommy Gilbert, Jr."In his first ever television interview, killer Thomas Gilbert, Jr. discusses the murder that shook New York's elite. The Princeton-educated Gilbert became a tabloid obsession when he shot his father after his $1,000 allowance was cut off. But in this unique installment of Interview With a Killer, Gilbert appears to be a far cry from his once golden upbringing. Host David Scott explores his long history of mental illness and the privileged pressure cooker that shaped his downfall.
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S4, EP5 "Unmasked - Celeste Beard Johnson"She's one of the most camera-friendly killers in true crime history. A glamorous Texas social climber turned convicted black widow. Celeste Beard Johnson has done many television interviews, flashing a smile as she proclaims her innocence and pleads for sympathy. But she's never been questioned by David Scott. And this interview is unlike any that she's ever done. In this special episode of Interview With a Killer, host David Scott reveals the real Celeste - cunning, calculating, and deadly.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP39 "Homicide And The Family Divide"Melody Farris' daughter recalled the day her dad, Gary, was found dead with his remains charred in a burn pile. Things got emotional when Emily Farris recalled for the jury the moment she learned her father was found dead. She had her own suspicion that her mother had something to do with her father's death. This came as soon as investigators found the bullet lodged in the chest of Gary's remains and concluded his death was a homicide.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP40 "The County Coroner"The county coroner arrived on the scene where Gary Farris's human remains were found in the burn pile. This coroner happened to live just up the road from the 10-acre Family Estate. It took several months for a death certificate to be finalized in Gary's death. It took nearly a year for police to narrow down their homicide in his fatal shooting when they arrested his wife, Melody, in another state.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP41 "Blue Star"Prosecutors turned jurors' attention back to the crime scene where Gary Farris's charred remains were found. Investigators had to scour the entire 10-acre family farm to figure out what exactly happened. Traces of blood were the focus for these crime scene investigators searching the Farris family home. While Gary's corpse was found in a burn pile outside, police came across key physical evidence inside the house, which included bloodstains and bullet fragments.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP42 "DNA Analysis"The jury learned more about how many bloodstains and where exactly they were found at the Farris family farm where Gary lost his life. On the stand were crime scene investigators who processed and examined the different bloodstains and smears uncovered. A forensic expert from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation testified on her DNA and blood analysis in this homicide case. The State wanted experts to break down key pieces of physical evidence linked to the shooting death of Gary Farris.
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S3, EP4 "Wrath"In 2019, a notorious crime ripped a Texas community apart as a bad break-up left a beloved teacher stabbed to death and a former high school football player convicted of the brutal slaying.
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S3, EP5 "Murder in Absentia"In 2015, Halford conspires with her boyfriend to rob her great uncle; both men end up dead in a blitz of gunfire and Halford would be convicted of capital murder; Halford questions the fairness of a legal system while serving life in prison.
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S3, EP6 "The Code Killer"David Scott follows Delgadillo into the criminal underworld as he explains how a thousand-dollar robbery of crystal meth kicked off an evening of mayhem that ended with the drug thief branded with a tattoo gun and left for dead.
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S4, EP1 "Deal With The Devil - Maggie Ybarra"Nobody knew about suburban dad Michael Hendricks' dark sexual fantasies or his dangerous dalliance with Maggie Ybarra. Behind closed doors, Hendricks and Ybarra nurtured a secret relationship that would turn deadly. In her first-ever interview, Ybarra reveals to host David Scott what it was like to fall under the spell of the Devil Next Door - and how their twisted partnership ended with abusive mind games, a shocking murder, and an innocent life destroyed.