Sergeant Daniel Hayes

I don't know that I'll ever experience that again in my career.

I don't know that I'll ever experience that again in my career.

My first impression of that case was, this is going to be a tricky trial.

My first impression of that case was, this is going to be a tricky trial.

That's exactly right. What we know is that he ended up on the burn pile. We know he was at least shot twice. But the rest of that theory just leads us to Melody being the only person that could have done that.

That's exactly right. What we know is that he ended up on the burn pile. We know he was at least shot twice. But the rest of that theory just leads us to Melody being the only person that could have done that.

That was part of what made this prosecution challenging.

That was part of what made this prosecution challenging.

So that puts her right there with knowledge about what happened to his body. And it's definitely an admission that we needed the jury to hear.

So that puts her right there with knowledge about what happened to his body. And it's definitely an admission that we needed the jury to hear.

There was only one person who had the motive, means, and opportunity to commit this crime.

There was only one person who had the motive, means, and opportunity to commit this crime.

I think... With Emily, the jury got to see a little bit of Gary. Emily seemed like the closest one to him, and she knew a lot of information from her relationship with her father.

I think... With Emily, the jury got to see a little bit of Gary. Emily seemed like the closest one to him, and she knew a lot of information from her relationship with her father.

Gary entrusted her with a lot of information about the family and about his financial position with Melody.

Gary entrusted her with a lot of information about the family and about his financial position with Melody.

State calls Chris Ferris. You can please raise your right hand.

State calls Chris Ferris. You can please raise your right hand.

We needed him to address his financial issues and his relationship with his father and if those issues led to any conflicts between him and his father, which it did to an extent. Would you and your dad ever get in arguments about money?

We needed him to address his financial issues and his relationship with his father and if those issues led to any conflicts between him and his father, which it did to an extent. Would you and your dad ever get in arguments about money?