Jury deliberations will resume Monday in the trial of a Georgia woman accused of killing her husband and burning his remains on their property.

Melody Walker Farris is charged with malicious murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, concealing the death of another and making a false statement in the death of her husband, Gary Farris, who was a prominent attorney in the Atlanta area.

The couple, who were married for 38 years, lived on a working farm in Alpharetta that spanned about 10 acres. They lived together in the main house, while one of their four grown children lived in an apartment above the barn.

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On July 5, 2018, deputies from the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office were called to the property for a report of human remains in a fire.

Detectives initially thought Gary might have suffered a medical problem and fallen into the fire, but quickly began investigating the case as a homicide after a bullet was found lodged in one of Gary’s rib bones. The bullet, a .38, did not match any weapon found during searches of the property.

Investigators say the Farris’ marriage was rocky, and Court TV reviewed documents that show Gary filed for divorce in February 2010. The petition was dismissed in August.

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Melody initially denied having extramarital affairs when questioned by investigators, and later claimed that her relationship with Roy “Rusty” Barton had ended a year before her husband’s death. But investigators determined that was a lie, and later arrested her in Tullahoma, Tennessee, where she had been spending time with Barton.

Prosecutors say that at the time of the murder, the couple had been arguing about finances, particularly Gary’s refusal to give money to Melody and instead give it to their grown children.

This story was originally published by Lauren Silver and Tiffany Smith at TV court.