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According to Gary Farris' legal assistant, he believed his wife, Melody, was poisoning him. Angela Phillips noted how sick Gary was before he was killed. He kept getting spells that forced him to get checked by a doctor for possible poisoning. A co-worker and a good friend of Gary's took the stand. Patrick Clarke explained to jurors the capital contribution process for an equity partner in the law firm they worked at.
According to Gary Farris' legal assistant, he believed his wife, Melody, was poisoning him. Angela Phillips noted how sick Gary was before he was killed. He kept getting spells that forced him to get checked by a doctor for possible poisoning. A co-worker and a good friend of Gary's took the stand. Patrick Clarke explained to jurors the capital contribution process for an equity partner in the law firm they worked at.
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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.
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S1, EP55 "Rusty Barton"Jurors learned more about the link between Melody Farris and her lover, Rusty Barton. The two of them were having an affair in the months leading up to Gary's death. Investigators wanted to know Rusty's actions and potential knowledge of 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.
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S1, EP56 "The Cheating Wife's Boyfriend"Candid details of Melody Farris' love affair with Rusty Barton were shared with the jury. During her marriage to 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.
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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, 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.
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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 CPAP 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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S1, EP51 "The Digital Forensics Examination"Melody Farris' granddaughter, Addison, testified remotely for jurors. She recalled the day she came across the burn pile where the remains of her grandfather, Gary, were found. Next, a digital forensics examiner testified for the prosecution team. He was tasked to analyze digital and computer records of various technologies belonging to Gary. They included his laptop and his sleep apnea machine.
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S1, EP50 "Recovering The Human Remains"The State called in Dr. Alice Gooding, a forensic anthropologist, who helped investigators excavate and recover Gary Farris's remains. They were found in a burn pile on his family farm with a bullet lodged in one of his ribs. The jury learned how the forensic pathologist and the forensic anthropologist collaborated in their conclusion on Gary's death. After he was shot and killed, his body was moved over a fire burning at over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
