killer still walking free. i would say tiktok, you r coming and we re not giving up. hello and welcome t dateline melvin roberts was a vip in hi tight-knit community, and juli phillips was the light of hi life the couple seemed inseparable, then, a murder shattered the love affair and exposed th dark underbelly of a zip code, where it s considered polite t smile at your friends and your enemies. here is andrea campaigning wit death in the driveway. awesome york, south carolina, a town seeped with america history and southern manners its charm is deeply embedded a the pride of the people wh live here. it s a nice southern count, it s very quiet. it s not the sort of plac you d expect evil to com knocking my life just changed, forever. and these are not the sor of people you d expect to be victims of a vicious crime he s a prominent man in a small town she s a good christian woman sweet southern belle and in the end, what woul forever haunt this peacefu place
he adored her and he adored her. united in life, divided in murder. this is nothing but green lights. and it s not good. she was with him that night, found bruise, and wrapped in duct date. he said if you say anything, i ll kill you. so what was the motive was it money or maybe revenge? there was a thick file of suspects. he could definitely have a laundry list of people who would want to kill him. but was his killer and enemy or a friend? those could be fighting worse for somebody. pretty strong words i can see where someone could be upset. and the mystery that haunts a small southern town is a killer still walking free. i would say tiktok, you re coming. and we re not giving up. hello and welcome to dateline. hello and welcome to dateline. melvin roberts was a vip in his tight-knit community, and julia phillips was the light of his life. the couple seemed inseparable, then, a murder shattered the love affair and exposed the dark underbelly of a
you all sound thick as thieves, the three of? you absolutely. the last thing i did every day was i gave dad a big hug and told him i love him, and he told me the same thing. every single day. he loved to take me out to the farm. melvin s only grandchild, recalled how her granddad had our way of keeping the family close. we would always go vacationing, different countries, fishing in costa rica, for my graduation, from college, or scuba diving and really bonding together. it was an amazing relationship. and then there was julia. she and melvin started dating ten years earlier. he was divorced and she had recently been widowed. they quickly become a fixture around town? yes, immediately. he adored her, and she adored him. she loved travel, she spunky,
and then there was julia. she and melvin started datin ten years earlier. he was divorced and she ha recently been widowed. they quickly become a fixture around town? yes, immediately. he adored her, and she adore him. she loved travel, she spunky she s fun, what he thought was his perfect match. she fit right into th tight-knit family. she was bubbly, she was a good cook away to a man s heart or woman. they became a team. melvin even help julia start her own business he eventually bought her he own store, so that she could sell her cosmetics and women s clothing she opened the store in thi town where she had grown up, she called it julia s. she started to become par
she loved travel, she spunky, she s fun, what he thought was his perfect match. she fit right into the tight-knit family. she was bubbly, she was a good cook away to a man s heart. or woman. they became a team. melvin even help julia start her own business. he eventually bought her her own store, so that she could sell her cosmetics and women s clothing. she opened the store in this town where she had grown up, she called it julia s. she started to become part of the family? yes. we were really happy for that. but now, everything has changed as investigators work the crime scene, tommy jenkins, then your police captain knocked on brawny s door. he says ronny i have to tell you something, your father is dead and i said no tommy, that