Jury finds Cherokee County woman guilty of killing her husband and setting his body on fire

A jury found a Cherokee County woman guilty of murdering her husband.

In court, Melody Farris showed no emotion, but family members did.

Her adult children and others cried in the courtroom as the jury read the verdict and showed even more emotion when they walked into the hallway.

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The jury deliberated for four days.

At one point, the jury told the judge they were deadlocked.

The judge told them to try one more time.

Tyisha Fernandes from Channel 2 He said he noticed that jurors did not eat together on Monday as they normally do.

He said there was obvious tension.

A jury found Farris guilty of five charges connected to killing her husband of 38 years, prominent lawyer Gary Farris, and then setting his body on fire in 2018.

He will be sentenced in December.

“In July 2018, a horrific murder occurred in Cherokee County. A man was shot, then left on a burn pile, and his remains were later found there. The victim, Gary Farris, was killed by his wife on his own property. “The shocking facts of this crime will forever remain in the minds of everyone involved in this case, including first responders, prosecutors, jurors and witnesses,” said District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway. “Today, thanks to this verdict, we can finally get justice for Gary Farris.”

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