On 5 July 2018, Scott Farris made a grim discovery on his family’s 10-acre farm in Alpharetta, Georgia, when he found the body of his father Gary on top of a burn pile. At first, investigators believed Gary had suffered a heart attack and tragically fallen into the fire. But when a postmortem found a bullet lodged in his rib, his death was declared a homicide – and it was his wife of 38 years, Melody Farris, who would become their prime suspect.
THE VICTIM
Prominent attorney Gary, 62, was much admired by the local community. In 1995, he founded the Atlanta office of law firm Burr & Forman, where he served as a partner. Following his death, his colleagues expressed their deep sorrow, with one saying, ‘Gary was a…
