Investigator

And luckily, we're able to solve the vast majority of our homicides. We have one of the highest clearance rates in the country.

So one of the first things we do when we get there is secure the crime scene. Once it's secured, we call our forensics unit to come. With Christina, we collected her fingernails. We swabbed her hands. Anywhere that DNA could have been left. Once her body is removed from the scene, we can really start searching that house for any clues and really kind of figure out what happened.

So one of the first things we do when we get there is secure the crime scene. Once it's secured, we call our forensics unit to come. With Christina, we collected her fingernails. We swabbed her hands. Anywhere that DNA could have been left. Once her body is removed from the scene, we can really start searching that house for any clues and really kind of figure out what happened.

He was calm. You know, he wanted to be helpful.

He was calm. You know, he wanted to be helpful.

I remember him putting on gloves. He had on gloves when he showed up. He just said he was trying to be careful.

I remember him putting on gloves. He had on gloves when he showed up. He just said he was trying to be careful.

You don't see that much.

You don't see that much.

With that, we started looking into John Mello.

With that, we started looking into John Mello.

John Mello took her child to Italy without any communication to Christina about their intentions. He and Christina's daughter moved to Italy permanently.

John Mello took her child to Italy without any communication to Christina about their intentions. He and Christina's daughter moved to Italy permanently.

While Christina Parcell did not have full custody, she had visitation rights. She decided to attempt to get her child back through the Hague Convention.

While Christina Parcell did not have full custody, she had visitation rights. She decided to attempt to get her child back through the Hague Convention.

And Christina Parcell knew that the only person who had possession of these photos of her was John Mello. And they were taken when they were dating back in 2010 or 2011, when she was much younger. And there was also included in there a photocopy of an escort site. And it was claiming that Christina Parcell had been posting on an escort site as a prostitute looking for business.

And Christina Parcell knew that the only person who had possession of these photos of her was John Mello. And they were taken when they were dating back in 2010 or 2011, when she was much younger. And there was also included in there a photocopy of an escort site. And it was claiming that Christina Parcell had been posting on an escort site as a prostitute looking for business.

None of the photos were connected to the escort site. They basically took a screenshot of an escort site and then copied and pasted the URL onto some private pictures that Christina and John had shared years ago.

None of the photos were connected to the escort site. They basically took a screenshot of an escort site and then copied and pasted the URL onto some private pictures that Christina and John had shared years ago.

These packages all came from Greenville or Tennessee. And so we knew the person who sent them out or who put them in the mailbox and prepared them had to be living in the Greenville area. John Mello was in Italy.