![]() ![]() While Alyssa had gone to live with her birth mom, Melissa was kept under observation. When police went to Dawn’s house to talk with her about the homicide, she said she and her current boyfriend, James Matlean, had been together all night watching movies and drinking. However, investigators determined that he was out of town at the time of the slaying. Dawn’s ex had a record and was said to have not been happy with the way Ben was treating Dawn. The girl told them that she’d heard a door creak and saw a figure in her house but didn’t know if it was a man or a woman.Īt that point, Melissa said a former boyfriend of Ben’s ex-wife, Dawn, could be a possible suspect. ![]() ![]() Melissa allowed her 6-year-old stepdaughter, Alyssa, to be gently questioned by police. Meanwhile, in an interrogation room down the hall, Craig was grilled about the shotgun shells.ĭespite Melissa and Craig’s denials of wrongdoing there was too much evidence to release them, according to “Killer Motive.” The siblings were given a gunshot residue test that would show if either of them had recently fired a gun. When questioned by police following the slaying, Melissa explained to investigators that she was a very sound sleeper, but that seemed unbelievable. Minutes into the case, there were two suspects. ![]() They also turned up weapons in the garage. As police searched the Oxley home, they found shotgun ammo in the bedroom of Melissa’s teenaged brother, Craig, who lived with the couple. ![]()
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