Police: Attorney's wife killed spouse, burned his body
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say the wife of an Atlanta attorney shot him and then burned his remains in a wooded area on their property.
News outlets report 59-year-old Melody Farris was arrested in Tennessee on Tuesday and charged with malice murder, aggravated assault and concealing a body. Farris' son found the remains in July 2018 in Cherokee County but the badly charred remains were difficult to identify.
The remains were later identified as that of 58-year-old Gary Farris, the founder of the Atlanta office for the regional law firm Burr & Forman. Police say the couple had marital issues.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Melody Farris is being held without bond in Manchester, Tennessee, and is expected to be extradited to Georgia.
It is unclear whether she had a lawyer who could comment on her behalf.