Peter Van Sant
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
From 48 Hours, this is Blood is Thicker, The Ferris Wheel.
When Gary and Melody Ferris bought their 10-acre property in 2013, it was meant to be the beginning of a new era.
The two had raised four kids, Chris, Scott, Emily, and Amanda, and were now grandparents.
The idyllic, well-groomed acreage was lined with a winding black painted fence and a long gravel road that could take you through the trees, past the pond, the main house, and all the way up to a huge horse barn.
By 2018, Gary and Melody had owned the place for five years.
They were in their 50s and had known each other for most of their lives.
And how old were you when you first met Gary?
She first saw him when visiting a church there.
They dated for a few years and then eloped in 1979.
Gary was a sophomore at the University of North Alabama studying finance.
Melody also studied there for about a year but dropped out to start working.
She ended up working at her parents' hardware store.
Three and a half years later, they had their second, Scott.