Host Eva Pilgrim

We were literally along for the ride with investigators as they were trying to figure out what was going on and the twists and the turns. We had interviews that we didn't know when we talked to them what would develop later down the road.

Yeah. I mean, everyone in my home state was paying attention to it. It was a talker locally. And so it was flack to us. Hey, pay attention to this one. It could be really interesting. Also, because this guy went to Juilliard. Yeah. It was a trained pianist. Yeah. So you just thought, how did this happen? He didn't know this girl. Why would they have been involved with each other? It made no sense.

Yeah. I mean, everyone in my home state was paying attention to it. It was a talker locally. And so it was flack to us. Hey, pay attention to this one. It could be really interesting. Also, because this guy went to Juilliard. Yeah. It was a trained pianist. Yeah. So you just thought, how did this happen? He didn't know this girl. Why would they have been involved with each other? It made no sense.

Yeah. I mean, everyone in my home state was paying attention to it. It was a talker locally. And so it was flack to us. Hey, pay attention to this one. It could be really interesting. Also, because this guy went to Juilliard. Yeah. It was a trained pianist. Yeah. So you just thought, how did this happen? He didn't know this girl. Why would they have been involved with each other? It made no sense.

And what could you see happened?

And what could you see happened?

And what could you see happened?

Could you tell that it was a stabbing or a shooting?

Could you tell that it was a stabbing or a shooting?

Could you tell that it was a stabbing or a shooting?

Was there anything else about that room that seemed odd to you?

Was there anything else about that room that seemed odd to you?

Was there anything else about that room that seemed odd to you?

She was the mother to one little girl. She was a vet tech. She was clearly very bright. She'd gone to the governor's school for math and science. Being from South Carolina, I know that's a really prestigious thing, right? But somehow she didn't. graduate from college. She didn't seem to have very good choices of partners, at least according to her sister.

She was the mother to one little girl. She was a vet tech. She was clearly very bright. She'd gone to the governor's school for math and science. Being from South Carolina, I know that's a really prestigious thing, right? But somehow she didn't. graduate from college. She didn't seem to have very good choices of partners, at least according to her sister.

She was the mother to one little girl. She was a vet tech. She was clearly very bright. She'd gone to the governor's school for math and science. Being from South Carolina, I know that's a really prestigious thing, right? But somehow she didn't. graduate from college. She didn't seem to have very good choices of partners, at least according to her sister.

And she had this really contentious custody battle with her ex-boyfriend, John Mello. At one point, Mello had taken their daughter to Italy, which caused this whole thing for her to try to get her daughter back. But he had dual citizenship? Right. He was also Italian. So he could be in both places. Aha. Aha. Got it. He wanted to have the daughter to himself.

And she had this really contentious custody battle with her ex-boyfriend, John Mello. At one point, Mello had taken their daughter to Italy, which caused this whole thing for her to try to get her daughter back. But he had dual citizenship? Right. He was also Italian. So he could be in both places. Aha. Aha. Got it. He wanted to have the daughter to himself.

And she had this really contentious custody battle with her ex-boyfriend, John Mello. At one point, Mello had taken their daughter to Italy, which caused this whole thing for her to try to get her daughter back. But he had dual citizenship? Right. He was also Italian. So he could be in both places. Aha. Aha. Got it. He wanted to have the daughter to himself.

So we were trying to figure out what happened here, right? You go to everyone who you think knows these people. And who would have known Christina Parcell? Her sister, who she was living with, and her ex, who she was in this custody battle with. I mean, the custody battle was really bad, Debra.