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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 C-PAP machine every night until the day he went missing. Prosecutors pulled up Digital Records of this Machine in their case against the defendant.

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 C-PAP 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, EP34 "Pointing The Finger At The Son"

The reality of the broken marriage between Gary and Melody Farris was explained further for jurors. The couples' youngest son happened to be a 35-year-old farmhand who lived and worked on the 10-acre property. Despite the Defense's hints of Scott Farris in being the real killer in this case, prosecutors argued instead that he had no motive to kill his father. One, he was completely reliant on him financially and two, he emotionally testified through tears that he loved his father.

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S1, EP35 "I Was A Suspect"

Gary and Melody Farris' son who was living on the farm with them had to defend himself on the stand. Scott, who first discovered his father's remains, was being accused by his mother's defense as being the real shooter in Gary's death. Scott testified that he was told that he was a suspect in his father's death soon after he came across his remains. But until the arrest of his mother for first-degree murder nearly a year after Gary was killed no other persons were treated as a suspect by police.

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S1, EP36 "Denying Any And All Involvement"

Melody Farris' defense team wasn't letting Scott Off the Hook. Her lawyer argued that with his height and Weight only he could've shot and killed his dad, Gary, and dragged his 300-pound body to a burn pile to have his remains charred. Scott denied having any role in killing his father and disposing his body. He admitted to the jury that he fully understood why investigators deemed him as a suspect in the homicide.

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S1, EP37 "Youngest Daughter Speaks"

A close friend of the defendant's son took that stand. He happened to be with Scott Farris earlier that morning when Gary Farris was found dead with his human remains charred in a burn pile on the family property. Next, the youngest child of Gary and Melody Farris testified. Jurors already heard extensive testimony from two of the couple's adult sons.

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
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