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The Internet activity of Gary Farris in the lead up to his death was introduced to jurors. On the stand was a digital forensics examiner who analyzed and retrieved Gary's digital footprint up until the moment he went missing. Days before he was killed, Gary had issues with sleep apnea. He used a C-PAP machine every night until the day he went missing. Prosecutors pulled up Digital Records of this Machine in their case against the defendant.

The Internet activity of Gary Farris in the lead up to his death was introduced to jurors. On the stand was a digital forensics examiner who analyzed and retrieved Gary's digital footprint up until the moment he went missing. Days before he was killed, Gary had issues with sleep apnea. He used a C-PAP machine every night until the day he went missing. Prosecutors pulled up Digital Records of this Machine in their case against the defendant.

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Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP56 "The Cheating Wife's Boyfriend"

Candid details of Melody Farris' love affair with Rusty Barton was shared with the jury. During her marriage with Gary, the defendant began a friendship with Rusty which over time evolved into a romantic Affair. Both of them admitted they were in love with each other. The not-so secret Romantic affair was made clear to jurors. For several years she was cheating on her husband, Gary, with at least two different lovers. But it was Rusty who admitted that it was he who turned her over to police.

Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP57 "Interviewing The Secret Lover"

The defendant's lover told the jury all that he told police during several interviews he had with him. One of which included an unsigned arrest warrant given to him for the murder of Gary Farris. Rusty Barton told jurors how he knew nothing about the murder and confirmed for the jury his alibi. Melody and Rusty were involved in a long, out-of-town affair months before the homicide, where the two of them would meet halfway between their homes in Tennessee and Georgia.

Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP58 "He's In The Burn Pile"

Prosecutors accusing Melody Farris of intentionally killing her husband, Gary, had more probing questions of her lover on the stand. According to Rusty Barton, Melody told him, Gary is in the burn pile. More insights and tidbits of conversations between the defendant and Her boyfriend were brought up for jurors. Some of the conversations were of phone calls she made to Rusty Barton after she was arrested for the murder of Gary, her husband.

Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP59 "Jailhouse Calls And Police Interviews"

More jailhouse phone calls were played for the jury. After she was arrested for first-degree murder in her husband, Gary Farris's death, Melody called her lover, Rusty Barton, who was afraid the two of them would break up. So, what did Rusty know about the victim's remains being found in a burn pile on the Farris family farm? The State tried raised suspicion on his role with what he said on recorded police interviews played out in Court.

Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP55 "Rusty Barton"

Jurors learned more about the link between Melody Farris and her lover, Rusty Barton. The two of them was having an affair in the months leading up to Gary's death. Investigators wanted to know Rusty's actions and potential knowledge to this murder. The sexual affair the defendant was entangled in became an important subject in her murder trial. An avid hunter who owned a bunch of guns and liked to ride his Harley motorcycle was the profile of Rusty Barton.

Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP54 "Calling In Tennesse Authorities"

The expert in how a human body burns wrapped up her testimony. Prosecutors wanted to make clear to the jury how and when Gary was shot and killed just before his corpse was set to burn away in a pile of debris and brush on his property. During their investigation, local authorities in Georgia collaborated with law enforcement in a neighboring state. Melody Farris was arrested in Tennessee for murdering her husband nearly a year after his remains were discovered in a burn pile.

Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP53 "How A Body Burns In A Fire"

Melody Farris' close friend divulged to the jury details of her family and her marriage. Next to the stand was Dr. Elaine Pope, a forensic anthropologist who happened to specialize in how the human body burns and the effect of fire on skeletal remains. She testified on the amount of time that the fatal fire was burning and how Gary Farris was positioned in that burn pile.

Burn Pile Murder Trial

S1, EP52 "Analyzing His Sleep Apnea Machine"

The Internet activity of Gary Farris in the lead up to his death was introduced to jurors. On the stand was a digital forensics examiner who analyzed and retrieved Gary's digital footprint up until the moment he went missing. Days before he was killed, Gary had issues with sleep apnea. He used a C-PAP machine every night until the day he went missing. Prosecutors pulled up Digital Records of this Machine in their case against the defendant.

According to prosecutors in their opening statements, money was the motive for this murder. Next, Melody Farris' defense delivered their opening remarks to the jury. They claimed police acted on confirmation bias when they allegedly narrowed erroneously on the defendant for the death of her husband, Gary. A complicated family coupled with a complicated police investigation all led to fingers pointing at Melody Farris for first-degree murder.
Original Air Date: Feb 21, 2025
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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