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Georgia attorney Gary Farris’ unfortunate and mysterious death in 2018 will be explored on NBC's upcoming Dateline episode which premieres today. Farris was found burned at his home in Cherokee County, which he shared with his wife, Melody, and one of his children, Scott. Gary Farris' wife, Melody, was recently sentenced to serve a life sentence in prison for the murder of her husband.
On being convicted, she had tried to pass on the blame to their son Scott who denied the allegations and testified in court against his mother. Apart from Scott, Melody and Gary Farris had three more children, Emily, Christopher, and Amanda. Among the four, it was Amanda Farris Bruce who believed in the innocence of her mother and testified in support of Melody.
Emily is an HR Specialist and she has her own family, while Scott is engaged and soon to be married. Christopher is a business owner and manager who lives with his wife. Christopher and Scott live in Georgia while Emily resides in Tennessee. Gary Farris' kids played an important role in bringing justice to him after his death.
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All about Gary Farris' children
Gary Farris' four children testified in court following the murder of their father. While it was previously thought to be an accident, investigations revealed that Gary's death was a case of homicide and Melody, his wife was the prime suspect. Here are the details explored about Gary's children.
Scott Farris
Born in Georgia, Scott Farris is a Milton High School graduate who also served in the United States Army as an 11B Infantryman from July 2008. Following the death of his father, Scott started dating Rebecca Day in 2019 who helped him endure some of the toughest times in his life as he was reeling from the loss of his father while also fighting off accusations of murder by his mother.
Following three years of togetherness, Scott Farris proposed to her in 2022 and the couple got engaged. With his mother's trial having ended, Scott and Rebecca are planning to marry soon this year. The couple live in Dahlonega, Georgia, and are excited to begin a new chapter in their lives after closing a gruesomely ugly one.
Emily Payne Farris
Emily Payne Farris has a degree in Public Relations from The University of Alabama and has worked as a Personal Banker at Wells Fargo. Emily is career-oriented and has worked at a number of places, always aiming to go higher up the corporate ladder. In February 2013, she switched jobs to Cygnus Capital Real Estate Advisors, where she held the post of Compliance and HR Coordinator/Office Admin.
Following a short stint here, Emily moved to STAR Physical Therapy in Franklin, Tennessee, where she worked for eight years, as a HR Assistant and later as an HR Generalist. As of now, she is an HR Specialist at Outpatient Imaging Affiliates.
Emily Payne Farris is professionally successful as well as a devoted wife and mother. She has two children, Olivia and Jackson, and lives with her family in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Christopher Farris
Christopher began his professional career at Panda Painting, LLC, as a General Manager and he worked in that role for more than six years, from 2008 to 2015. Following this, he founded his own company in January 2015, Farris Painting LLC. After seven years of business, he switched to Bravo Painting Company where he became the Commerical and Residential Project Manager. Currently, he works as a Sales and Estimating Representative at Alpha Insulation & Waterproofing.
Christopher Farris is married to his long-time partner, Kellie Long Mullinax, and the couple share two grown-up daughters, Addison Marie Farris and Ella Farris. Chris and his wife are sports fans and regularly attend baseball and football games.
Amanda Farris
Amanda is the fourth child of Melody and Gary Farris. She was the only one who testified for her mother and said that it was her brother who committed the crime. According to her, Scott had bouts of aggression after returning home from the military, and in one of those fits he had murdered their father. Not much is known about Amanda.
Catch Dateline's upcoming episode, A Little Patch of Perfect, which will air on NBC today for more details about the murder of Gary Farris.
