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With the lead detective on the stand, more recorded conversations between Melody Farris and Her Lover was played out in Court. This time it was from a burner phone the two lovers were using to communicate during police's investigation into Gary's death. The questionable role of Rusty Barton kept coming up in this trial. He continued his communication with her even after Melody was arrested on allegations of killing her husband. All their recorded calls were played back for the jury.

With the lead detective on the stand, more recorded conversations between Melody Farris and Her Lover was played out in Court. This time it was from a burner phone the two lovers were using to communicate during police's investigation into Gary's death. The questionable role of Rusty Barton kept coming up in this trial. He continued his communication with her even after Melody was arrested on allegations of killing her husband. All their recorded calls were played back for the jury.

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S1, EP67 "This Was A Set Up"

The family turmoil following the arrest of Melody Farris was heard in jailhouse phone calls. The jury listened to the back and forth between her and her lover, Rusty Barton, who remained loyal to her after her husband was killed and she came out as the prime suspect. Rusty was heard saying: This was a set up. Early on, Melody pointed the finger of her husband, Gary's, fatal shooting at Her two sons-Chris and Scott.

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S1, EP68 "Statements From Jail"

I love you was heard in jail phone recordings between Melody Farris and her lover, Rusty Barton. This was after she was arrested for the murder of Gary, her husband. The two remained loyal during the police's investigation. Nearly a year after Gary Farris' remains were found in a burn pile, his wife, Melody, was arrested for his murder. But before she was out on bond leading up to her murder trial she made several phone calls as jail inmate. Next, the lead detective in this case testified.

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S1, EP69 "Tapped Phone Calls"

With the lead detective on the stand, more recorded conversations between Melody Farris and Her Lover was played out in Court. This time it was from a burner phone the two lovers were using to communicate during police's investigation into Gary's death. The questionable role of Rusty Barton kept coming up in this trial. He continued his communication with her even after Melody was arrested on allegations of killing her husband. All their recorded calls were played back for the jury.

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S1, EP70 "Lead Detective Explains"

The theme of candid, recorded phone calls continued to play out the courtroom. The jury listened to the all the calls her lover made to Melody Farris on his burner phone--all while police were investigating the death of her husband, Gary. Lead Detective Daniel Hayes explained to jurors how he and his team began their investigation. After they processed the crime scene, police scoured the large 10-acre family property to search for the murder weapon. Ultimately, they never found it.

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S1, EP66 "Calls With Her Lover"

Jurors listened to more of Melody Farris' recorded jail phone calls she made after being arrest for her husband, Gary's, murder. On the phone was her lover. Prosecutors wanted the Jury to get a deeper insight into the sexual affair she was having with Rusty Barton months leading to this homicide. While she never confessed to the murder of her husband, Melody did appear calm and collected in the recordings. She was convinced police did not have key evidence Linking her to her the murder.

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S1, EP65 "Phone Calls From Jail"

Jurors heard jail calls between Melody Farris and her daughter, her son-in-law, and the man she was having an affair with. The calls took place shortly after the defendant's arrest for the murder of her husband, Gary. What did Melody say in these recorded calls and what did she leave out? Jurors got the sense of her demeanor and explanations after she was accused of first-degree murder.

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S1, EP64 "Ashley Pope"

Another key detective who was assigned to Gary Farris' homicide investigation. Not only did investigators come upon key crime scene evidence they interviewed people of interests as they were gathering their information. While Ashley Pope is an arson Investigator, he was a Sergeant with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. He was among the detective team that scoured the large 10-acre family farm Looking for valuable clues and key evidence. Pope interviewed Rusty Barton, Melody's longtime Lover.

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S1, EP63 "Limited Information"

The detective working Gary Farris' Death Investigation wrapped up his testimony. Sergeant Trent Kuykendall explained to the jury how careful his team was in drawing conclusions early on in Gary's mysterious death. Next, prosecutors recalled the defendant's granddaughter, Addison. They wanted to give jurors more inside info on the lead up to victim's charred remains being found on a burn pile on the family's property.

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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