Christina Parcell's Sister

That man, of course, is John Mello. And this chance encounter is the start of their friendship.

That man, of course, is John Mello. And this chance encounter is the start of their friendship.

It was in May of 2021. Zach actually goes to Italy to visit John Mello. What's that trip about?

It was in May of 2021. Zach actually goes to Italy to visit John Mello. What's that trip about?

Cemented by the time in Italy, their connection continues when Zach Hughes returns home to South Carolina.

Cemented by the time in Italy, their connection continues when Zach Hughes returns home to South Carolina.

But investigators are starting to believe that Zach Hughes did, in fact, meet Christina Parcell on at least one occasion. And they say they've now got the evidence to prove it.

But investigators are starting to believe that Zach Hughes did, in fact, meet Christina Parcell on at least one occasion. And they say they've now got the evidence to prove it.

And at a bond hearing for Zach Hughes, the courtroom is packed with supporters insisting that he's not capable of murder.

And at a bond hearing for Zach Hughes, the courtroom is packed with supporters insisting that he's not capable of murder.

Ultimately, the judge denies Hugh's bond, and now it's up to the state of South Carolina to prove to a jury that this 29-year-old piano virtuoso is also a cold-blooded killer.

Ultimately, the judge denies Hugh's bond, and now it's up to the state of South Carolina to prove to a jury that this 29-year-old piano virtuoso is also a cold-blooded killer.

And prosecutors now think they have evidence implicating Mello in the murder. There was a text exchange between you and Zach where you ask him, how's the music research going?

And prosecutors now think they have evidence implicating Mello in the murder. There was a text exchange between you and Zach where you ask him, how's the music research going?

On the day of the murder.

On the day of the murder.

So were the men discussing music or murder? Three years after Christina Parcell's murder, Zachary Hughes' trial begins. Family and friends pile in here to the Greenville County Courthouse to see if this accomplished musician might also be a killer.

So were the men discussing music or murder? Three years after Christina Parcell's murder, Zachary Hughes' trial begins. Family and friends pile in here to the Greenville County Courthouse to see if this accomplished musician might also be a killer.

One of the first witnesses to take the stand clad in an orange jail jumpsuit is Christina Parcell's fiancee, Bradley Post. Prosecutors want to ask him about that morning he found her dead.

One of the first witnesses to take the stand clad in an orange jail jumpsuit is Christina Parcell's fiancee, Bradley Post. Prosecutors want to ask him about that morning he found her dead.