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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
