Identified! GA - Cherokee Co, Remains in Woods Behind Home on Purcell Ln, July 2018 - Gary Farris *wife arrested

[Mony Mony]

These are (hopefully) the clips of the security cam footage showing a young looking Melody.

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[RickshawFan]

I recall it was searched too because the defense said his place was basically a pig stye but the shower was mysteriously clean.

IIRC Scott also said his place was searched.

 

[RickshawFan]

These are (hopefully) the clips of the security cam footage showing a young looking Melody.

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Thanks.

The current look is staged by defense, IMO. Demure clothing, well-cut hair, silver-grey. And she got her hair done for Rusty.
She doesn't walk young in the older videos IMO, but has little bouncy tennis skirts on...

 

[arielilane]

Mrs. Martha was already a fave witness just from her storytelling about the past…But now she’s saying that after watching Rusty’s testify on @CourtTV she felt compelled to tell police about a stolen gun? Is it related to the never recovered murder weapon? http://court.tv/live

https://twitter.com/x/status/1849863135844499954

 

[arielilane]

"It felt like the right thing to do." Martha Jane Barton, Melody Farris' second cousin and Rusty Barton's stepmother, testified that she called the police to tell them about her missing gun after watching Rusty's testimony on #CourtTV.

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[arielilane]

DAILY TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS​

DAY 15 – 10/25/24​

• Prosecutors rest its case-in-chief on Friday. Jurors heard from 37 witnesses and experts over 15 days.
• Melody Farris’ second cousin, Martha Jane Barton, testified that her .38 Special handgun went missing sometime after her husband died in 2014, but only reported it missing on October 18, 2024. Barton said she told one other person, who is now deceased, that her gun was missing.
  • WATCH: ‘It Felt Like the Right Thing to Do’: Farris Cousin Reveals Missing Gun
• Barton was asked to describe the relationship between Gary and Melody. She took a long pause before answering and said, “There was no love there.”
• A cell phone tower dump near the Farris’ Purcell Lane home shows the last phone and data location for Gary Farris’ phone ended on July 4, 2018, at 6:24 p.m. Prosecutors and law enforcement contend that Gary Farris was murdered on July 3, 2018, after 10:00 p.m.
• According to cell phone records presented to the jury, Gary Farris left his home at 8:28 p.m. on July 3, 2018, and headed to a nearby restaurant, and stayed at the restaurant until 9:21 p.m. Gary Farris’ phone is moving toward his home from 9:26 p.m. and 9:32 p.m. Melody Farris calls her son, Scott, at 10:52 p.m. needing help rounding up the farm animals who had broken free from their enclosures. Scott Farris arrives home at 11:30 p.m. and calls his mother after realizing the animals were back in the pasture and he saw the burn pile burning.
• On July 4, 2018, data points show Gary Farris’ cell phone is moving around the property beginning at 5:52 a.m. through his last phone activity at 6:24 p.m. Scott Farris called his mother to pick up the debit card at 6:12 a.m., returns home to give the debit card back to his mother, and leaves for his 7:00 a.m. tee time at a nearby golf course. Amanda Farris, Gary and Melody’s youngest daughter, encourages her mother to meet her and her fiancé at Lake Lanier around 11:28 a.m. Melody Farris leaves her home to head to Lake Lanier at 12:47 p.m. She returns home with her step granddaughter just before dusk. Chris Farris, the couple’s oldest son, drops his daughter off for a sleepover soon after Melody Farris returns home. Chris does not stay long after dropping off his daughter.
• There is no cell phone data if Scott Farris returned home after playing golf on July 4, 2018. A digital forensic expert states that he was at Lake Lanier at the time.
• Judge David Cannon Jr. denied the defense’s motion for a directed verdict on all four counts of the indictment against Melody Farris. Farris is charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and concealing the death of another.

GA v. Melody Walker Farris: Burn Pile Murder Trial

Posted at 8:12 AM, October 28, 2024

 

[arielilane]

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[Luna20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1850898527968469101

I’m surprised that this case doesn’t have a large following. It’s fascinating from a number of perspectives.

Today was brutal with the daughter being so emotional. I had to step away for a bit because it was so sad.

 

[Leilei]

I’m surprised that this case doesn’t have a large following. It’s fascinating from a number of perspectives.

Today was brutal with the daughter being so emotional. I had to step away for a bit because it was so sad.

Her heart is broken. Hard to watch, for sure.
I'm a couple of counties over from Cherokee, and I hadn't heard of this case until a few weeks ago. I'm usually on top of crimes in the ATL area but this one slipped by.

 

[Luna20]

Her heart is broken. Hard to watch, for sure.
I'm a couple of counties over from Cherokee, and I hadn't heard of this case until a few weeks ago. I'm usually on top of crimes in the ATL area but this one slipped by.

Yes, her heart is broken and it’s obvious that she is suffering through it.

Maybe the case hasn’t been in the news much until the trial started. It may not be as talked about as the Murdaugh case but it has similar drama and implications.

 

[RickshawFan]

Oh, man, Amanda on the cross.... The prosecutor is FAB. He managed to list all the stuff the jury should consider as evidence, by asking Amanda if she thinks all those items should be considered.... I didn't watch her direct.

Oh, man...when there was a whiff that Melody had a thing for Amanda's husband!

The defense attorneys are now sitting about a mile from their client. Methinks this happened after MJ put a nail in her coffin.

 

[Leilei]

Yes, her heart is broken and it’s obvious that she is suffering through it.

Maybe the case hasn’t been in the news much until the trial started. It may not be as talked about as the Murdaugh case but it has similar drama and implications.

This is one I'm going to have to re-watch, because I've missed a lot due to the Boone and Simon trials.
The Murdaugh trial was crazy captivating.

 

[fred&edna]

This trial has been quite the airing of dirty family laundry!

 

[RickshawFan]

This trial has been quite the airing of dirty family laundry!

Yep, it's extraordinary. I've never seen a trial quite like this one. I feel like I'm watching "Murder in Dallas".

 

[fred&edna]

Yep, it's extraordinary. I've never seen a trial quite like this one. I feel like I'm watching "Murder in Dallas".

lol! true!

 

[Luna20]

Yep, it's extraordinary. I've never seen a trial quite like this one. I feel like I'm watching "Murder in Dallas".

Exactly! It’s riveting.

Bombs keep dropping, like Amanda’s husband but I don’t believe that.

Scott is getting a lot of negative attention. I didn’t realize that he got control of the estate first.

Do you know who posted Melody's bond?

 

[fred&edna]

Do you know who posted Melody's bond?

RSBM

I don''t but would love to know! Great question.

And, as an aside... forward, all, etc in the Rusty/Melody phone convos are cringe-worthy! Silly adults.

 

[seekingjustice**]

This trial has been quite the airing of dirty family laundry!

So true! This has to be one of the most entertaining trials I've ever watched and I watch a lot of them. This is truly one dysfunctional family from way way back before the murder.

 

[seekingjustice**]

Oh, man, Amanda on the cross.... The prosecutor is FAB. He managed to list all the stuff the jury should consider as evidence, by asking Amanda if she thinks all those items should be considered.... I didn't watch her direct.

Oh, man...when there was a whiff that Melody had a thing for Amanda's husband!

The defense attorneys are now sitting about a mile from their client. Methinks this happened after MJ put a nail in her coffin.

Wow, I was totally taken aback by that hint about Melody and Amanda’s husband! Honestly, it wouldn’t surprise me. In the trial, she seems like a plain-looking grandma, but I could totally see her as a ‘man eater’ in real life.

 

[nodamselindistress]

Exactly! It’s riveting.

Bombs keep dropping, like Amanda’s husband but I don’t believe that.

Scott is getting a lot of negative attention. I didn’t realize that he got control of the estate first.

Do you know who posted Melody's bond?

Oh wow, did not realize it was Scott, I thought I heard it was Chris who filed first. Scott is a strange dude.