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
her conversation style is unlike most people, weird was something to open the jury up to she might be weird, she might be inconsistent but look, she s not a killer. the defense also reminded the jury, julia was a victim. she had been attack and that she told police there was a perfectly good reason why that deducting pushed loose. and if the tape hadn t got wet from the rain, i don t know if i ve gotten off. but wouldn t have still pull some skin or some hair? it was raining the night of the incident, so as it s raining it s getting wet, it s not sticking as much as usually does. and since it was raining that buys, the prosecution had asked why wasn t julia wet and muddy? easy the defense said, she was. on the video, you can see her jeans are soaking wet. she is not dry. she has mud all over her pants, which was from the rain and the dirt. the defense also addressed the gunshot residue found on julius close, which seemed to undermine her story that she was behind a wa
it was raining the night of the incident, so as it s raining it s getting wet, it s not sticking as much as usuall does and since it was rainin that buys, the prosecution had asked why wasn t julia wet and muddy? easy the defense said, she was on the video, you can see her jeans are soaking wet. she is not dry she has mud all over her pants which was from the rain and th dirt the defense also addresse the gunshot residue found on julius close, which seemed t undermine her story that she was behind a wall, 60 feet awa from where the gun went off. julia s lawyer argued that there wasn t enough residu found on julia to do a accurate test. if this had been the fbi lab, any of our military labs, they could not have justified tha the gunshots residue were ther