Peter Van Sant

The only adult child who Melody said wasn't depending on Gary was their youngest daughter, Amanda.

As detectives put it, Gary was giving away money like it grew on trees.

As detectives worked to figure out what had happened in the days leading up to Gary Ferris' murder, they took a deeper look into the family.

There was Chris, the oldest.

Back in 2018, he was 38, married, and had two daughters.

The second oldest, Scott, turned 35 two days after the remains were discovered.

He was single, living and working on his parents' property, and didn't have any children.

Scott and Chris looked like they could be twins, even though they're three years apart.

Emily, their third child and first daughter, was 30, married with one young daughter, and she was the only sibling who lived out of state, building a life in Tennessee.

And finally, Amanda, their youngest.

At the time, she was 29 and engaged.

Her wedding was set for the upcoming spring.

The last time Amanda and Emily saw Gary was the weekend before he disappeared.

The whole family had gotten together to celebrate Gary's 58th birthday.

They had a cookout at the farm.

Scott told detectives that the last time he saw his father was at a restaurant called Johnny's Cherokee Ranch, not far from the farm.

This was on July 3rd, two days before finding the human remains.

This is from an interview with Detective Hayes.

He said that he and his mom didn't stay much longer before heading their separate ways.

Later in the day, his brother Chris stopped by the farm with his daughter.