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
No ones gonna get murdered in my family, thats in the movies. Who would want him dead . Someone came in with the intention to murder him and im thinking this person is still on the loose, you know. Are we safe. She was a southern belle. Little lady, very fun someone you could have a good time with when he was her longtime beau. He adored her and he adored. United in life divided by murder. Thats not good. She was within that night found bruised crying and wrapped in duct taped. He said if you say anything ill kill you. What was the motive was it money or maybe revenge . There was a thick file of suspects. He could have a laundry list of people who would want to kill him. Was his killer an enemy or a friend . Those could be Fighting Words for someone. Strong words i could see how someone could get upset. And the mystery that haunts a small southern town, is a killer still walking free. I would say the clock is ticking. Were coming . Were coming. And were not giving up. Hello and welcome
Booked a cruise with another woman. that must have really gotten under julia skin? i would think. he made it very clear to her that she was being replaced. and it was no coincidence that the costs cuter argued that melville julia had melvin killed on his birthday. do you think that this was a possibility that this was julia s present to julia? absolutely. now they thought so too. ronny and david sat in the courtroom every day hoping for one thing i wanted to hear one word. three and a half years, i just wanted one word. guilty? guilty. but would they get their wish? now it was the defenses turn. they have an explanation for the duct up, the mud, the gunshot residue. in the end, they said, the state s case was all smoke and mirrors. coming up.
Worried that she was never going to see that money, the reason the relationship between julia and melvin was over, sai prosecutors and she knew it. they put a friend of melvin on the stand to back up thei claims he wasn t paying her bill anymore,, and he wasn t having anything to do with her. and with prosecutors believ what the final straw, that witness told the jury, melvi had led julian know that he ha booked a cruise with another woman. that must have really gotte under julia skin i would think he made it very clear to her that she was being replaced. and it was no coincidence that the costs cuter argue that melville julia had melvin killed on his birthday do you think that this was a possibility that this was juli s present to julia? absolutely. now they thought so too ronny and david sat in the courtroom every day hoping for one thing i wanted to hear one word three and a half years, i just wanted one word. guilty? guilty. but would they get thei wish