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A young woman is found dead in her burning home. She’d been involved with a firefighter — could he have set a fire to cover her …
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Yes…her family comes through as utterly loving and loyal…..he is thoroughly despicable and defective.
So unhinged. As a fireman, hes probably a pretty masculine dude..he was gonna have a SON! he could've been a weekend dad..barely any effort on his part yet still being his sons number 1 fan
This is an absolutely heinous crime. However I also think any woman who engages in casual sex and then decides to keep a baby when the man doesn’t want it, is really stupid.
This is so unfair that she and her precious unborn child died. How come he couldn’t except that she was gonna keep her child. Listen you just ended a perfectly beautiful relationship and your life. So heartbreaking.
What did the victim see in this guy to get pregnant with his child? He has no personality, at all.
Sooooo this lady didn’t run when she smelled smoke??????
A tragedy which could have been avoided by practicing contraception when not married
2 lifetime sentences for Mommy and 2 lifetime sentences for the baby.
the defense attorney didn't follow any leads?? who else is there? is denies it's his child, won't marry her and has multiple girlfriends AND was there that day? What else do you need?
I absolutely detest the argument of "he's a firefighter so there's no way he would hurt anyone". Do you know how many cases there are of cops who are domestic abusers? I'ts like arguing "Bernie Madoff's job is to be responsible with your money, so there's no way he could've stolen it"
So if your embarrassed you fathered a child and dont tell people you are automatically guilty in America. Remember that
Evidence doesnt show he murdered Melissa. So imagine that is your son saying he didnt do it. The 2 hour conversation with his boss he never said he did or didnt. That makes him guilty?
lol you can tell his lawyers dont even belive him by how they speak, you can usualy see it in layers of people who are clearly guilty
Incredible agents, investigators and detectives!!! They did a good job on this case!
She so would have run out ot the house if a fire broke out. She would have saved her baby no matter what. His DNA was under her nails, she was strangled. Hello. If it looks like a duck…..
This is crazy question but how long can a baby in the womb stay alive when the mother dies?
If the child's birth is only a couple of days away when the mother dies, could the body be quickly c-sectioned?
I'm asking because if there was no destruction caused by burning in the bodies and the fire brigade nevertheless came soon with an ambulance, or did I understand wrong?
I wonder if the baby could still have been saved, even though the thought seems scary.
The cat also perished. Was he not charged with animal cruelty?
This case sounds familiar
Scott Peterson and this guy.
Despicable human beings..
Her mom said it best, he could have just walked away!!!
I cannot understand defense attorneys that go on interviews and defend their lies… scary
It's just amazing how those two lawyers can sit there and defend him when they know he did it.
I'm sorry his lawyer said that he just went and talked about giving her money and being present how did they know the only person giving them information is the defendant.
Monster
Im so sorry, your loved ones are in heaven. I pray for the family of Melissa and her beautiful son Barrett 😢 I thank Gid for justice. 🎉🎉🎉
Melissa made terrible decisions that ended in her death. He was honest enough to say he didn't want the baby, but she kept pushing him including telling his parents. She shouldn't have done that. He wanted to be a player and he had every right to play. She messed with the wrong guy. A real shame.
She IS a beautiful soul 🐈
Just Horrible…
Not wanting kids doesn't make one a bad person. Use protection. Sometimes, some of these girls want a baby later in life with guys they wouldn't date in their youth. She wanted to get pregnant, and the guy friend was the only guy with stability and available. She was pushing the guy to have this kid. When a woman wants to get pregnant they will. oh well.
Lesson, never get in a relationship with a fire fighter that has commitment issues.
Crazy casue so many fires are actually started by fire fighters.
Wow, this story had me on the edge of my seat! 🔥🚒 Firefighters are true heroes, but this secret adds such a shocking twist. What were your thoughts when the truth was revealed? Let’s talk about it!
Mathew's attorney should be ASHAMED! Evil lawyer.
The father is a COWARD.
When you don’t even say ONE TIME when being questioned numerous times that you had nothing to do with it, you’re pretty much saying you’re guilty without saying the words!!!
They let him in the department even though they knew something was off. It's really hard finding qualified people these days.😢😢😢
So sad. I feel for her family
With abortion being legal, i sure hear a lot of talk about the baby
So is it a baby worthy of life to the feminists. Or just a fetus that belongs solely to the woman
Okay the fire may be undetermined but no soot in her lungs is not. Evidence of strangulation is science. The defense counsel saying the fire wasn’t intentionally set but then saying the cops didn’t investigate anyone else is incredibly contradictory.
Yayyyyy!!
I think Matthew was a control freak! He couldn’t control Melissa so he killed her. What a psycho!
A horrifying story. So sad!
Smart and just jury
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I can’t imagine being excited to be a mother and that new chapter and to have someone take that away. One of the most upsetting cases I’ve heard. She had so much support from her family, it’s a shame she met a monster. And a coward.
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