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

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

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

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

Detectives initially believed Gary may have suffered a medical issue and fallen into the fire, but they quickly began investigating the case as a homicide after a bullet was found lodged in one of Gary’s ribs. The bullet, a .38 caliber, did not match any weapon found during searches of the property.

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

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Melody initially denied having had any extramarital affairs when questioned by investigators, and later claimed that her affair with Roy ‘Rusty’ Barton 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, specifically Gary’s refusal to give money to Melody and instead gave it to their adult children.

This story was originally published by Lauren Silver and Tiffany Smith on Court Television.