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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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