Cross-examination began on the oldest child of Gary and Melody Farris. Melody's defense team wanted to poke holes in the family drama which the State claims was the motive for her to kill her husband, Gary, of 38 years.
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Tyler Edmonds was just thirteen when he confessed to helping his half-sister.
Paula Gutierrez fell in love as a teen with Nestor 'Chino' de Jesus.
Richard Kananen Sr. abused his wife and three children so badly that no one reported him missing.
Shanda Vander Ark, a promising law clerk, faces murder charges in the death of her own child.
Prosecutors called in her daughter, Emily, to bring light to the jury on how her mother was cheating on her father, Gary, years before he was killed. According to Emily, her years-long affair wrecked the family.
A close friend of the defendant's son took the stand. He happened to be with Scott Farris earlier that morning when Gary Farris was found dead with his human remains charred in a burn pile on the family property.
Melody Farris' defense team wasn't letting Scott off the hook. Her lawyer argued that with his height and weight only he could have shot and killed his dad, Gary, and dragged his 300-pound body to a burn pile to have his remains charred.
Gary and Melody Farris' son who was living on the farm with them had to defend himself on the stand. Scott, who first discovered his father's remains, was being accused by his mother's defense as being the real shooter in Gary's death.
The reality of the broken marriage between Gary and Melody Farris was explained further for jurors. The couple's youngest son happened to be a 35-year-old farmhand who lived and worked on the 10-acre property.
A seasoned forensic psychologist explained to jurors how she evaluates the mental health of a person. Dr. Julie Harper testified that she met with the defendant nine times after she was accused of killing her boyfriend, Jorge Torres.
Cross-examination began with the Defense's forensic psychologist. On the stand, Dr. Michael Brannon confirmed that Sarah Boone was a victim of battered woman syndrome in her turbulent and violent relationship with Jorge Torres.
A forensic psychologist testified for Sarah Boone's defense. Jurors will hear more about the mental health issues she claimed to be experiencing at the time her boyfriend, Jorge Torres, lost his life suffocating in a suitcase.
The jury listened to more testimony from the defendant on what led up to Jorge Torres' death. Under cross-examination, the State tried to poke holes in her credibility claiming her side of the story was inconsistent with the facts in this case.
The defense's crime scene expert critiques the police's handling of key physical evidence.
The defense hopes its crime scene expert helps prove that state investigators dropped the ball.
The prosecution cross-examines Alex Murdaugh's close friend and former law partner.
A partner at Alex Murdaugh's law firm was also his close friend of more than thirty years.
A longtime friend and colleague of Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his defense.
Prosecutors mocked the theory of the Defense's expert that the shooter may have been five-foot two, saying - that's a 12-year-old. They also frequently called into question his credibility, pointing out that he does not have formal training.
Do mechanical Engineers engage in speculation? Do they base their opinions on assumptions? That was part of the fiery attack on the defense's expert during cross-examination.
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