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Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP78 "Defendant's Initial, Inconsistent Story"Prosecutors could not call Melody Farris to the stand. So, for jurors to hear her side of the story on what happened to her husband they played back both Interviews detectives recorded of her early in their murder investigation. In the unedited second recorded police interview topics ranged from Melody's extramarital affairs, access to the family's finances, and even her blood found in different parts of the crime scene where Gary's remains were discovered.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP79 "Asssumptions Based On Evidence"The second recorded police interview of Melody Farris was not over yet in playback for jurors. In the long conversation, she went into details in the hours leading up to her husband, Gary's, murder. The whole time she sounded as if she didn't know what could've happened to him. The detective questioning her pushed back on her for inconsistent and erroneous claims she was making. Lead Detective Daniel Hayes was heard saying: Our assumptions are based on evidence.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
S1, EP80 "Lies, Denials And Distortions"The jury heard detectives raising doubt in her role in Melody Farris' claims. These doubts were heard on audio recording of her second extended police interview. Investigators were not letting her off the hook. They were catching her on lies, denials and even distortions about her alleged role in Gary's murder and why his corpse was found burning up in a pile of debris on the family farm. Toward the end of this interview, the defendant sounded frustrated at the two detectives questioning her.
Treadmill Abuse Murder Trial
S1, EP1 "Deadly Child Abuse"Opening statements began with the story of how child abuse at home gradually led to a family homicide. Six-year-old Corey Micciolo lost his life by blunt force trauma suffered when his father, Christopher Gregor, forced him to run on a treadmill because he was too fat. The defendant was charged with first-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. He faced a maximum Penalty of 40 years in prison.
Treadmill Abuse Murder Trial
S1, EP2 "The Mother"Prosecutors began their evidence to the Jury with testimony from Corey Micciolo's mother. She confirmed that the defendant, Christopher Gregor, entered Corey's Life when he was 5-years-old. Jurors learned of the family drama Corey was born in. Breanna Micciolo was only 17-years-old and in the 11th grade dealing with a methamphetamine addiction when Corey was born. His father, Gregor, didn't even know he was the father until he was 5-years-old.
Treadmill Abuse Murder Trial
S1, EP3 "Emergency Order Of Protection"The Jury learned about the emotions of a mother who was in fear of her young child's life. Just weeks before Corey Micciolo died, just after a hospital visit, Breanna Micciolo, had to file an emergency order of protection to get full custody away from Christopher Gregor, Corey's dad. The defendant was initially charged with child neglect, based in part on the treadmill video police reviewed. After his arrest for murder, Gregor rejected the State's plea deal of a 30-year prison sentence.
Treadmill Abuse Murder Trial
S1, EP4 "Treadmill Incident"The Infamous video of the treadmill abuse of young Corey Micciolo was shown in full to the jury. His father, Christopher Gregor, told detectives that he pushed his son hard in the Fitness Center because he was concerned about his weight. Apparently, Corey was getting too fat. Next, what life was like in the last weeks of this six-year-old's life was relayed back to jurors. To do this--prosecutors introduced text messages between Corey's parents, Corey's bruises, and hospital visits.
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S1, EP4 "Hometown Hero"HS football coach Ed Thomas is a legend in Parkersburg, Iowa, who had mentored multiple players into the NFL, and kids even had a poster of him on their walls; when he is gunned down during an early morning workout, the entire town is shocked.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
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.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
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.
Burn Pile Murder Trial
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.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP41 "Back To Testify"The judge directly addressed Scott Nelson asking him if there was any more evidence he wanted to introduce to the jury. As he did in the guilt phase before being convicted of the murder of Jennifer Fulford, the defendant took the stand in his death penalty phase. He wanted to get back on the witness stand to make certain things known specifically his life as a federal prison inmate. Scott Nelson was determined to let the jury know about his mistreatment while incarcerated in federal prison.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP42 "Defendant Clears Things Up"Scott Nelson's defense was trying to spare his life for the capital murder of Jennifer Fulford. He took the stand in his motivation to let the jury know how maltreated he was as federal prison inmate in the past 25 years. There were clear discrepancies between the defendant and his legal team. While he wanted to testify to the jury about issues he believed they should know Nelson's lawyers thought otherwise believing it didn't help his case against life on death row.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP43 "I'M A Homicidal Maniac"Scott Nelson believed the federal prison system turned him into an animal. He told jurors that he was a homicidal manic that wanted the death penalty. He testified to jurors on how his allegely brutal time in the penitentiary system led him to kill 56-year-old nanny, Jennifer Fulford, a woman he never met before. After his testimony his defense rested their case to jurors and the State began it's rebuttal case.
Nanny Abduction Murder Trial
S1, EP44 "State's Rebuttal Case"The State's rebuttal case was underway. This would be the last attempt by them to convince the jury to recommend the death penalty for Scott Nelson in the murder of Jennifer Fulford. Prosecutors brought in a mental health expert who evaluated him. Three different doctors testified for the Defense's case claiming Nelson had mitigating factors that led him to murder which included serious cognitive impairment. Prosecutors wanted to challenge those assertions.
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S1, EP1 "Too Close to the Sun"Successful Atlanta entrepreneur Lance Herndon usually got what he wanted, but when he is found bludgeoned to death in his waterbed, it appeared he got more than he could handle, possibly due to a business deal gone wrong or a girlfriend's revenge.
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