Melissa Turner's Closing Act | Full Episode

A cosplay actor finds herself in the spotlight when she's accused of murdering her boyfriend. Can she convince a jury it was self-defense? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
#48hours #crime #mystery
True crime. Real justice. "48 Hours" investigates the most intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion. "48 Hours," which premiered in 1988, has developed a rich history of original reporting and impact journalism that has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, caused cold cases to be reopened and solved, and along the way changed lives.
Subscribe to the “48 Hours" KZbin channel: / @48hours
Watch full episodes of “48 Hours”: www.cbs.com/shows/48_hours/
Listen to the "48 Hours" podcast: link.chtbl.com/48-Hours
Listen to the "My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty" podcast: link.chtbl.com/CBSNewsMLOC
Follow “48 Hours” on Instagram: / 48hourscbs
Like "48 Hours" on Facebook: on. 1KkQuRn
Follow "48 Hours" on Twitter: / 48hours
Subscribe to our newsletter: cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T
Download the CBS News app: cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8
Try Paramount+ free: bit.ly/2OiW1kZ
For video licensing inquiries, contact: [e-mail]

[@48hours]

Click here to watch more full episodes of "48 Hours": kzbin.info/aero/PLcFHkKbd_jTJiRmfUfLX2Ay_hnf5j3cxH

[@catsanctuary5604]

48 HOURS PRODUCERS " DID YOU SEE MELISSA JUST TAKE A KNIFE OUT OF HER PURSE IN THE ADT VIDEO " ????? YOU CAN SEE A BIG KNIFE SHE TOOK OUT AND IS IN HER LEFT HAND !!!!!!!!

[@daniellef7811]

Please go back to the old school 90s early 2000 format that was real! Please!🙏

[@mfi-cf7sp]

@@catsanctuary5604she’s physically nauseating to me.. everything about her is fake.. her whole “blackout” is a lie! she’s a wanna be actress and this is her role of a lifetime 🤷🏻‍♀️ she meant to end this dude and thought she’d get away with it 💯 and who gets green hair dye and bleach in jail?! is she already out? no way! I gotta finish this special as I’ve only seen her interrogation tapes

[@freshrosemary]

​@@daniellef7811they're definitely trying to do a dateline / 2020 dupe

[@danaodriscoll9261]

She is such a bad actress. I feel for Mathew and his family 😢

[@lara3540]

The way everyone says “she’s an amazing actress” but this is honestly some of the worst fake crying I’ve ever seen

[@Ivan-ob1qg]

😂...

[@janetchien7319]

Sooooooooo bad

[@icingcake]

27:50

[@deetee705]

😂😂😂

[@danielleiezzi1973]

​@icingcake lmao yes I was looking for this comment 😭 I was like "Amber Heard what you doin" 😂

[@crypto-couch]

2 minutes in and i can tell this girl isnt normal

[@crypto-couch]

The home video in the house of her hunched over following him is extremely creepy

[@PinkIsTheBlondOfColors]

@@crypto-couch That was sooo creepy how she walked all hunched over like that! I started to wonder if she had bad posture and walked kinda hunched over like that all the time

[@lorrainemaila5356]

😂 same

[@LondonSadam777]

@@PinkIsTheBlondOfColorsshe has a posture.

[@TangentChaos]

Wow yeah 4:41 I'm only this far and her more recent expressions while attempting to mask as normal are creepy as.,..

[@merevione8255]

This girl is very disturbing and psychotic. She took Matthew's life. She deserves life with no parole.

[@Truth17John17]

Absolutely! WHY would that judge offer this monster parole?

[@glowindark64]

What exactly does psychotic mean to you ? Do you mean psychopathic??

[@keeper6458]

​@@glowindark64Why don't you look it up?

[@keeper6458]

​@@Truth17John17Exactly

[@andreadamato4482]

"Are you scared little girl? Cuz Matt is not here anymore!" Nah, he never said that. That's ridiculous. If someone put that line in a movie people would snicker at how unrealistic it is.

[@aihsela1976]

I think she realized it too, as soon as it came out of her mouth.

[@mccallosone4903]

word

[@bvici22]

Isnt that from a movie anyways. Heres JONNY

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

"I stabbed him lightly" is as much of an impossible sentence as "I killed him a little bit."

[@CarlottaEn]

😂😂 Very true. How can it be a light stabbing when someone bled out?

[@carolynhorne9863]

I'm a little pregnant 😅

[@marril96]

Brooklyn Nine Nine anyone? 😂

[@theformertexan1642]

It's like being a "little bit pregnant" I guess.

[@urmommabear5monthsago]

😂😂😂😂

[@DamagedArtwork]

As someone who went to SPFX school with her, I can confirm she has been and always will be an evil, manipulative person. The audacity of her trying to claim innocence in the beginning is infuriating

[@m00nk1n]

I'm sorry you had the misfortune of knowing her.

[@traviscoates6878]

Lol. Sure ya did

[@Ze_Moose]

I'm so sorry you knew her. I don't envy you one bit 😔

[@DamagedArtwork]

@@traviscoates6878 I did, she was the semester ahead of me but it’s funny that you’d think I didn’t. Again, I don’t need to argue my schooling with random people online but the school was small and everyone knew everyone and when this happened really none of us were surprised but reading her testimonies and hearing the audio blew our minds.

[@mamarobyn]

​@@traviscoates6878It's not that much of a flex who would lie about it??

[@aihsela1976]

4:10 "My dog stepped on a bee" performance LOL

[@lucypusch3029]

That is exactly what I thought immediately when I saw her speak. The simmularity to Ambers testamony was so obvious! Even the szenaio was simular.. this narcissistic women are so alike in their demanor and actions. The same lies, the same manipulations, and of course the victim blaming - and that is the most disgusting part! Johnny made it out alive, poor Matt was not that lucky. I hope his family finds peace Edit typo

[@ydoicare2000]

lol. You’re right!

[@ydoicare2000]

When two cops put u in a corner, u need to shut up and leave

[@liseklerekoper2441]

Total Amber Heard vibes for sure!!!

[@myliza700]

“ do you know what tears look LIKE!?” Damn her real personality showed itself there

[@danidakota7304]

Ikr. And then she says: I am crying because my life is on the line!" And what about Matt's life?? She is narcissist and a sociopath

[@saraharris4777]

Exactly that’s what that lawyer was counting on too. Got herrrr

[@alexandrabarrett9587]

“I stabbed him lightly in the back” I actually chuckled at the ridiculousness! She could not be any more guilty. She comes across as a total sociopath.

[@jenniferkim8790]

Minimising her actions to her audience..

[@e.a.4926]

Right? When she said that I rolled my eyes so hard i saw my brain. You dont stab someone "lightly" 🤡

[@alhaus7517]

I see she started to gain that Hundo back

[@rickyschultz6866]

LOL

[@flynntaylor5459]

I just don't believe her test about him having some psychological break it sounds to contrived.... her story changes far too much. And I think if Matthew had psyche issues others would have mentioned it. Apparently no one observed that but her.... hmmm that's telling.

[@esmurphy9405]

The audio from the neighbors camera across the street is absolutely chilling.

[@chantallvardas]

Beyond creepy. Possessed by a demon or perhaps 100 demons…

[@Wildcat221]

Yep 😢

[@user-nl9mq1ey7d]

@@chantallvardas Yeah it's alcohol. She claims he is the alcoholic but she's the one standing around yelling at walls and blacked out. She's the one with the problem.

[@conclavecabal.h0rriphic]

Seriously. Normal people, even when they’re angry as hell, aren’t making noises like there’s a god damned legion of demons trying to burst out of their pie hole.

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

It's like it's halloween 🎃

[@BeatlesFan1975]

His family should sue that witch and her defense attorney for defamation. It's an insult

[@patriciadonoho2199]

It was disgusting listening to them defame him like that!! Rip 💙

[@lettletts7501]

Defense attorneys only go hy what their client says and aso, EVERYONE is entitled to a defense attorney in the USA. If you can't afford one, one will be appointed to you. If they don't do their absolute best to defend their client, they can get in trouble. Don't ever be mad at defense attorneys. They're following the constitution.

[@mostajabalikhan8114]

The hunched over shot was so chilling. Goosebumps.

[@thejanitor769]

Outta a horror movie

[@jem3848]

It confirms, for me, how dangerous this behavior is. It's really reaffirming. I've seen this from people before whom I've decided are dangerous.

[@keeper6458]

​@@jem3848Same!

[@FailingProject185]

timestamp

[@mizqueeng]

her making herself cry is RIDICULOUS

[@BlaqueDNA]

Agreed! 😫

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Well. I'll give her an honorable mention for being able to _force_ tears, but the rest of her act is just terrible. It's not credible at all. If she had said there was an intruder, that would at least have a modicum of credibility. He was outside after all.

[@maramiro80]

yeah she is a terrible actress

[@Ellegirle]

No doubt her lawyer told her to squeeze out some tears.

[@deathkampdrone]

Yeah, it seems as if she is on the verge of bursting into laughter, but she tries to save it with a crying act. Embarrassing.

[@-Jersey-Shore-Girl-]

3 minutes into the interrogation, and she's already caught in a ton of lies. She is very manipulative.

[@mackenziewilliams4507]

Omg I’m at 4 minutes in where she’s talking about the EMT’s unfolding the sheet and she’s literally smiling!!

[@trustkillxxxx]

3 minutes into the interrogation, and she's already caught in a ton of lies. She is very manipulative.3 minutes into the interrogation, and she's already caught in a ton of lies. She is very manipulative.

[@Maya-yp2ey]

@jersey she’s so narcissistic she honestly believe everything she said they will believe her.

[@user-yf8lb4hf2c]

trump has made lying vogue.

[@marsukarhu9477]

Well, can can try and be manipulative, but isn't very good at it.

[@roxannececala7532]

When she said, I am crying because my life is on the line, what about Matthew's life and how he will forever be 25 yrs old. All her outfits she wore. Hope she likes her orange suit. It's an outfit she will be wearing a very, very long time. She is evil!

[@keeper6458]

Exactly!

[@sruff4723]

she's an absolute mess....how anyone could believe any of her act if insane

[@RedceLL1978]

It is extremely hard to convince people you're defending yourself when he was stabbed in the back from behind and seemingly threw himself out of a window trying to escape

[@IceSkater8491]

If she's a model then there's still a chance for me as a senior citizen.😂😂😂

[@fokthewef]

Every average person is a model these days 😂😂 but makeup helps in covering up the shame

[@ronyalemerrill]

😂😂😂Right!?? Lol

[@queva3062]

😂😂😂😂😂you know that there are many senior models??..

[@alhana8293]

😂😂😂

[@windycity1828]

She probably a foot or hand model 😮

[@jeansteel1516]

What I found most telling, and most interesting, was her physical changes. Her lightened hair, minimal makeup and soft clothing colors. Trying to make her demure and sweet.

[@ALT-vz3jn]

Clearly an attempt at manipulation

[@mariekatherine5238]

But her body language and eyes are cold and hard as stone.

[@chantallvardas]

She is 100% off-putting…

[@bees.857]

The Jodi Arias/Ezra McCandless makeover

[@danmahon127]

What I found most telling was the huge slice cut across the palm of her hand

[@JemGrrl]

I knew this girl for her entire childhood. I babysat her from kindergarten to her middle school years and lost touch after I moved out of state for work. I JUST found out about all of this about an hour ago. I would have NEVER, in a literal million years, imagined that this would have been the direction that her adult life would have taken her. She was literally the best kid. She was not strange or violent or had behavioral issues or anything-she was exactly the opposite as a child. I’m just in SO much shock right now.

[@kesses9041]

I'm sorry. It's must be a shock. I think she had really big problems with addiction and possibly other things too. You cant always tell which child will end up there. ❤

[@catsmith233]

Addiction

[@Alphacentauri819]

Often, with personality disorders, people can look pretty “ok” early on. It develops over time, and with hormonal changes and more, influencing, coming all together. Sometimes, it can be very apparent looking back..and sometimes very little, or not at all. Most humans want things to be obvious, cut/dry, either/or, and mental health just isn’t that clear some of the time. Personality disorders manifest over time, and really start revealing more in late teens early 20’s. Some with borderline, can come across so sweet, funny, charismatic, creative…and then, wow! Mental illness doesn’t come with a neon flag and a full description…it comes as a complex equation, specific to that person, their biology, their experiences, and more. We try to make sense of it with a very limited understanding of the neuroscience, and with the desire to not be blindsided by others…life isn’t that simple

[@holylandfan3275]

I believe she kept the gloves on for two reasons. 1. To look like she loved him and ‘attempted’ CPR. 2. To cover up her OWN cut so it wouldn’t be so noticeable and they wouldn’t see she needed a bandage and ask further questions (as they did when they saw it).

[@jennag3226]

I don't think so. In the vid they said the police gave them to her and told her to put them on bc she had blood all over her hands and was getting it all over every thing she touched.

[@EstbXCIII]

She said that HE would get a demonic look on his face and then just stare out into some random direction. That is EXACTLY what the camera caught her doing. She just stared at the door and talked at the air. This is after she's seen follwing him all hunched over like some ghoul. She's projecting her demonic behavior on him. Those clips were very unsettling.

[@misspeachy5626]

I agree, hearing it scared the shi# outa me.

[@EstbXCIII]

@@misspeachy5626 me too. Her screams. Her following him hunch backed and talking to the wall had me shook also.

[@josephmatthews7698]

Or it's a demon hopping from host to host. Just kidding thats all bs obviously. If you believe in that nonsense though why not believe in it transferring hosts?

[@ForPapaandGrandma]

You nailed it! After seeing the home security footage and listening to Melissa's Banshee-like shrieks, I realized that she wasn't simply fabricating that Matthew behaved demon possessed at times; she was projecting!

[@CarlottaEn]

I came here to write exactly what you've written about how creepy she was following him, and he was totally oblivious to the fact that he was about to die.

[@joannegregory3024]

That screaming is unreal….shes guilty af

[@joeyb.8613]

Ridiculous how someone can lie, then change their story, then change it again, and still try to act baffled why no one believes them.

[@bees.857]

'Acting' 'Model' Filming yourself flicking the bean, truly a cinematic masterpiece.

[@juliemoore5688]

She deserved a longer sentence, she’s a narcissistic person and knew her prey wouldn’t fight back. He’s a victim of falling for the wrong woman and paid for it with his life.

[@Tuturial464]

There are fates worse than deat

[@LifeisANovel]

​@@Tuturial464How so?

[@uhuraenterprise6372]

​@@Tuturial464I'm curious too

[@tankthearc9875]

she only cryed real tears at her sentencing for herself

[@mwahha6965]

See I had the exact opposite reaction

[@gloriaorth4628]

She's clearly a liar and a horrible actress. She deserves to be in prison. RIP Matthew 🙏

[@keddy5627]

Matthew was a 10 and she is a 4…narcs always think they can talk their way out of anything.

[@Mark-pz9xw]

@@keddy5627 And her acting is a 1. If someone is genuinely crying, they don't finish a sentence and then sniffle/breakdown etc. It happens mid-word and is uncontrollable.

[@reconstructingleslie4597]

Agree 💯

[@_sowhat_]

​@@keddy5627 If he were a 10, he never would have fallen for her transparent b.s. High value men know what's up.

[@keddy5627]

@@_sowhat_ if he were empathic he would never have focused on her deficits and instead stuck to what was good in the beginning and try to recapture it…high value people are believers in humanity and she clearly was faking. Thank you for your response!

[@daughterofolaf]

15:44 “Thinking back on it…” That knife fight I was in three hours ago but forgot about. lol

[@LA-ph2nc]

That "my dog got stung by a bee" a la Amber face, i mean seriously equally good "acting"...

[@BallparkFrankenstein]

Her attitude with the defense attorney was so revealing. She would stop crying just to give her a sarcastic quip. Not a single word of regret or sadness about the death of her fiance, but she was happy to call him an alcoholic. So happy that extremely revealing audio was captured, otherwise there was a chance people would've believed this psycho.

[@turtle19dad]

Yep. Ruin the victims reputation.

[@BallparkFrankenstein]

@@turtle19dadIf you notice... the killer always throws the victim under the bus.

[@kipper3309]

@ballpark, I totally agree with every word you stated!

[@ScragsSquirrel]

29:33 sealed it for me with her little "CORRECT!"

[@phoenixmerridian9119]

the fact that she only got 25 years and very likely wont have to serve the full sentence is appalling. How can they give someone who wont admit their responsible such a light sentence

[@mightymouse1531]

Disgusting how she's literally treating the interview as an acting gig. She's absolutely loving the attention. Hearing the audio is downright bone chilling and what that poor man had to suffer in his last moments.

she should have life in prisonn

[@blairalicia2273]

She should get the chair.

[@elinagk9902]

Exactly! This woman deserves an award for keeping it together after all the bs she's been hearing from all the bad acting she's interviewed over the years

[@carolegoldstein4482]

100% agreed. She's always a victim. So fake in her interview.

[@TekniQx]

"If I'm going to prison, then I'm going down fighting... I'm going down telling MY side of the story." AKA - I'm going to drag my murdered BF's name through the mud.

[@ryanengle7199]

There’s a happy ending to this one. At 40:35 Melissa finally achieves real tears. She’s peaked as an actress.

[@daughterofolaf]

I love how different her real crying is from her fake crying. 🤣

[@MsFunology]

The direction of her acting in this interview: 1. Wearing light colored cardigan, to show innocence and that she's an ordinary, normal gal 2. Her hair colored and done like an innocent gal who doesn't play character/acting 3. The low voice when speaking to show her sorrow and feminine to manipulate any naive audience to believe she's the victim 4. The crying acts every several seconds (with no tear) All in all. Nice efforts, but people are not stupid.

[@ashleybailey5513]

I noticed she does get a tear or 2 out occasionally which is better acting than most

[@chantallvardas]

The second she opened her mouth, I 100% knew she is guilty of murdering him & then trying to taint him, but, it is all her characteristics that she is putting onto him. She is demonic & evil…

[@pobster88j94]

People might be stupid though. Some voted for Joe Biden 🤷

[@theannamueller]

when i saw her hair-do i was thinking what's up with the inappropriate, wannabe bride curls

[@DVelez-wz3fe]

@@pobster88j94People that believe in our Constitution and don’t want an assaulter of women voted for Biden, iow, people who aren’t easily manipulated by a con man.

[@mallorywood3195]

That voice recording scared me half to death. I watch these shows all the time, ain’t never got chills like that. She sounds like a demon.

[@kellymckinney5975]

banshee!

[@vesnavesna978]

I was thinking same...

[@traviscoates6878]

Zzzzzzzzzzzz...

[@pinkishpoo]

And walking hunched over like in horror movies. That was scary as f. When she was talking about a victim behaving and even talking like a demon, she was talking about herself. It's called projection, a mechanism that is a part of narcisstic protocol.

[@ItCantRainForever2]

​@@pinkishpooAmen that's the exact same thing I thought.

[@biancaels5914]

This case is by far the scariest. There are people around the world walking amongst us who are just like her. Very terrifying to know that she will be released when shes 50, she can potentially commit crimes in the future or even in prison. I am so deeply sorry for the loss of Matthew and my condolences to the family! I hope and pray that God could give this world mercy by taking her out of it. RIP ❤

[@minigirl6839]

I hope they make it part of her parole conditions that she can never enter the State of Texas! We won't that mess around here!

[@aparnarajesh]

Mellisa was an evil woman who abused and manipulated Matt and I am glad Matt's family got justice, as for Mellisa had tried to portray herself as victim

[@migalorsdarwin1930]

is!! not was!!

[@charlesbryson7443]

Agreed. Sadly, our world is full of scumbags that do disgusting things and try to play the “victim card”. Even more sadly is, too many people buy it.

[@trustkillxxxx]

You can tell that Melissa is so full of lies. It's sad that people like Melissa are so full of themselves ... and just tell lie on top of lie. It almost feels like they genuinely believe their own crap.

[@Ze_Moose]

Agreed

[@UCONN_HUSKIES]

​@migalorsdarwin1930 It's ok. Calm down.

[@Mrs.Code-----]

You can tell that Melissa is so full of lies. It's sad that people like Melissa are so full of themselves ... and just tell lie on top of lie. It almost feels like they genuinely believe their own crap.

[@SharonMartinez]

Like Donald Chump

[@midwestmusic1909]

Like your mom

[@charlesbryson7443]

Sounds like 95% of people on social media, haha. Narcissistic liars everywhere.

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

people like her do eventually believe their own lies... They can completely block out reality and replace it with their reality. To the point where they do not even remember the real reality. only what they made-up

[@intellectic9155]

@@SharonMartinez I'm not sure what Trump has to do w/ any of this. You must be a _real_ winner.

[@jessgorda111]

22:30 not her scrunching her nose to force tears 😂

[@heathersmith8549]

The only real tears I saw were during her sentencing

[@Janadu]

A smirk on her face from the very beginning tells the story.

[@makeupluva7658]

That was the first thing I noticed but I wasn’t sure at first, so she did have a lil smirk!

[@thepitpatrol]

Yea it tells of her innocence.

[@scarlettb562]

“Do you know what tears look like?” The audacity of this woman 🤯

[@Katiekay.]

That was chilling!!! The tone I. Her voice was so evil….. I’m shuddering

[@Kat.Evangeline]

Holding back the tears 😢 Suuuuure she did it.

[@RainyJan309]

I was glad to hear her admit that she was just crying because her own life was "on the line"... If she truly cared, she would have genuine tears for him.

[@Peterbluebird]

She’s not guilty

[@krissifaith6709]

When she snapped back at the lawyer in court... guilty

[@user-zn6qh8ur8b]

Can we take a moment and give Mad Respect to the cat that didn't fear the vacuum cleaner

[@JWells5501]

WTF? Eligible for parole before she turns 50? Ridiculous.

[@abbeyball6890]

The jury got it right! She's evil and manipulative. Even now- still trying to manipulate anyone watching this episode. 😢 Prayers for Matt & his family ❤

[@aparnarajesh]

may mellsia rot in jail

[@TamzC]

Even by the way she's dressed and done her hair etc, manipulating her appearance, and her tears! Give me a break!

[@fandomfan2800]

lol matt's in hell

[@fandomfan2800]

@@aparnarajesh hopefully she'll get out

[@oldhickory4686]

Absolutely. Why would the judge extend mercy, when the judge states the court doesn't believe her lies. His mom said her story is worse than his death. These judges are disgusting.

[@amiralions2681]

I can't believe any network would reward her with an in-person interview. She's loving being on camera, performing and having all of her old photos shown to the world.

[@LifeisANovel]

You cant believe money is everything?

[@tinklangston5880]

They ain’t rewarding her, this is pure comical entertainment bc even Stevie Wonder could see her guilt

[@Unqualifiedtake]

But she is a terrible actor

[@Ann-sj4pt]

@@LifeisANovelIt is to some people.

[@LifeisANovel]

@@Ann-sj4pt to the majority and ain't no defeating that

[@wittie28]

The only tear she shedded is a real tear when she heard the verdict.

[@ShawnMac75]

This detective. “I’m being interviewed by a national news broadcast, what is the dumbest shirt I can possibly wear?” Did he lose a bet?

[@gene416]

Her animalistic voice recording was so frightening. She sounded like she’s the one who deals with possession. Glad she can rot in prison.

[@ami-4108]

So true

[@MiamiInthehouse]

Glad too. She’s dangerous and she’s possessed by something pretty scary. People in prison most be scared of her Fr!!

[@taryntatum3263]

Why did this judge give this woman leniency when her crime didn’t prove that same mercy to her victim? 😠

[@colene1635]

Judge Is Dispicable.

[@atheos5748]

Because: Woman.

[@wpeters4361]

It's always so galling to hear these defense attorney's absolutely gaslighting people with their "truth". She lied from the very beginning, she showed herself to be an angry violent person, her story kept changing.

[@PippiOnePointOh]

The best acting I’ve ever seen wasn’t in film, it was defense attorneys.

[@deucessoto]

I just don't understand why people want to move so fast in a relationship, take your time date for a year, find out if the person you are getting to know is crazy. Test the boundaries of someone's mental health, find out how jealous they can get, find out how angry they can get, find out if it's about money or true love, but truthfully the way the world is, true love, commitment and honesty and loyalty along with a person's self respect is rare and almost long gone. There are too many damn crazies in the world.

[@megleague1130]

That audio footage was terrifying.

[@LondonSadam777]

The bloodcurdling screams are frightening

[@obsidiansea]

It's so good they had that, though, as well as the security footage from inside the home. Makes the whole case a lot stronger.

[@Lovealex]

“I stabbed him lightly in the back” excuse me what?! How do you stab someone “lightly”

[@m00nk1n]

Just a pitiful attempt at making herself look less like a murderer.

[@Marlaina]

It was a poke really. Uh huh.

[@Sweptbythesea]

I was dying at that part

[@brandonmoskos9149]

Just scratched him a bit, paper cut. Lmao

[@mirikira8632]

She just killed him a bit and then he died all the way.

[@alignwithsource]

When she described him talking in a demonic voice & staring off talking to himself, she was describing herself. The audio of her screaming at him sounds bone-chillingly demonic & the footage of her hunched over talking to herself by the door is creepy as hell. She is clearly a very disturbed & dangerous person.

[@keeper6458]

Absolutely!

[@singthesoftlight]

I met her once at AVN Expo she was actually really nice and her ex who was in this video also was there. All of this is really shocking but seeing the footage I don’t believe it was self defense at all. She is a great actress and you could tell she wanted to get away with it. It’s so strange how she threw away her entire career and life to do something so evil.

[@mischa6688]

Nice because she needs money. So she should act nice in front of “fans” lol

[@jennag3226]

Her career as an OF cos play cam gjrl😂

[@gymnastmomma6908]

Her facial expressions give away how much she's enjoying this attention.

[@Diametricallyopposed00]

She’s terrifying. SHE’S got the demon, no doubt. Talking to something invisible in the corner of the room? She’s got major mental and spiritual issues. Holeeee smokes. I believe people can be possessed, and this girl is. In that sense, I feel sorry for her. This whole thing is evil.

[@yebo-gogo]

"I don't see the cut on her hand, and I don't think the evidence shows that" - Melissa's defense attorney, while looking at her blood-soaked hand! Criminal defense attorneys really sell their souls to the devil.

[@differenttakethanmost]

Defense attorneys are absolutely delusional 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@jrharalson3082]

Yes they do!

[@gene416]

Yeah her attorney was making me mad lol

[@zyrosqrd2552]

When defendant clearly guilty, it's important to have defense attorney at least make a show of vigorous defense and belief that there's reasonable doubt, so after conviction the defendant can't appeal claiming inadequate counsel. However, once the trial's over, the defense attorney can stop pretending they believe their own defense argument, and just be glad murderer is in jail.

[@Tuturial464]

And what about prosecutors? You just can’t alienate one group without looking at the other as well.

[@katherineulloa8990]

The “do you know what tears look like??” 😂 gurllllllll we know what crocodile tears look like 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@momomba]

wow i had no idea my hand was slashed open like that

[@desshine5702]

Although she should be serving more than 20 years, I am grateful she was found GUILTY because she is guilty!!! And she’s disgusting 🤮

[@maireadob]

Ya I am glad she won’t be able to have children. I can’t believe she got out on bond and only got 20.5 years then. She should have at least got 25 years. His age or life.

[@sandgrownun66]

She was a female. Hence the lighter sentence.

[@foxywhitetip7387]

@sandgrownun 😳😳

[@keeper6458]

​@@foxywhitetip7387ikr?

[@64endlesslove]

​@@sandgrownun66hysterectomy sounds good

[@Stiasteny]

“Are you crying right now?” “Do you know what tears look like?” And then she realised it was a bad answer and steps up her “crying” act… That answer was clear enough to prove she’s acting..

[@krissifaith6709]

Her chose of words hurt her too.. 'my life is on the line'...

[@ricktandron3669]

As a single dad for two teenage girls, I am horrified by this woman's behavior and much worse are all the lies she perpetrated to blame her boyfriend and make him look like a monster. Melissa was the only monster from this story. Very sad and pathetic. Kudos to officers for their professionalism.

[@claramerchant9210]

It should become law that ANYONE caught getting paid to lie about technical aspects of a case should get mandatory 10 years in jail

[@laurenferrell6013]

It hit me HARD when they explained how he used everything in him to bust out the screen to the window and crawl out of it at a grave attempt to escape her. Then he died where he landed. How incredibly sad!!!!

[@user-hi6ou1gm6f]

😢

[@stevechristie2569]

Lauren are you single and under 40?

[@maandren]

@@stevechristie2569 Why would you ask her that? Did you really think she'd respond?? 😂😂😂

[@keeper6458]

​@@maandrenikr??

[@pamelaibarra790]

​@@stevechristie2569 lol wtf? 😂

[@Maxy_9090]

Crocodile tears!! Guilty af!!! R.I.P. Matthew ❤💐😥

[@conclavecabal.h0rriphic]

I’ve noticed - when people try to _stop_ crying, they’ll tilt their head back to keep their tears from running down their face. When people are trying to force tears they’ll tilt their chin towards their own chest while sniffing in an attempt to force their tears out and down their face. Melissa did the latter, both during her interrogation and this cheesy interview.

[@judyjsmail]

Her body language says she's lying and she is a bad actress to top it off!

[@jenna-a-gogo]

Guilty guilty guilty. And only 20 years? I will never understand why judges "offer mercy" and spare a life sentence. This woman is a psychopath and should never be free again.

[@frozenangel3730]

I agree... she didn't even show mercy to him by calling 911 after she stubbed him to save his life.... and now the judge showed her mercy...!!! what an absolute salt to the injuries ....!!

[@Tuturial464]

There are fates worse than death

[@turtle19dad]

A man would get life.

[@Katiekay.]

Thanks for dismissing the courtesy of using a spoiler alert

[@orangelab6846]

Sad part is, guys will line up to date her when she's out. "I'm dating an only fans model!!!"

[@Parismel]

I realize defense attorneys are definitely necessary, HOWEVER, many of them are just disgusting.

[@quirkya909]

Especially this one! He basically said “however you choose to live is how you choose to die” or he may as well have said it that way. Matthew seemed like a good guy, his drinking didn’t mean he deserved to die! And I do not believe her self defense claims!!

[@user-gl7zm7ov3h]

​@@quirkya909she is a total lier!

[@rc6888]

They just care about the money nothing more…I think they hafta tell the truth to their attorneys no matter what, probably why some or all always claim mental health as their defense which is BS

[@MsPea]

Everybody says that until they need a lawyer themselves. Then they are glad to have one. Everyone is entitled to defend themselves. Should police be able to lock someone up who they just think is guilty? That's why we have juries. They get to decide who's guilty and who isn't. Not the police, not the prosecutor and not the public. If people like Melissa can be locked up without a trial, then anyone can be.

[@beevonerd]

​@@MsPeaThank you lol. None of these ppl would feel the same way if they were sitting in a courtroom needing to be defended. 👌🏿 Its a job, one that has to be done as well as possible. The prosecution often rallies against ppl who actually are innocent, so wouldn't the same thing apply to them?? Y'all really just type w.o thinking and hit send, huh? 😂😂

[@robwizzle3615]

"That's a homicide" my favorite line of the whole show lol

[@RwynHoffiCoffi]

I thought they said she was a good actress!?

[@jamespetersen6419]

"I lost the man that I loved. I lost my future, and my hopes, and my dreams. But I never lost my appetite."

[@jtomyhope575]

She smiled and smirked throughout her testimony with the Prosecutor. Tears? No tears. She was proud of what she did and couldn't hide it.

[@BlaqueDNA]

Absolutely. That slight pause and quick mask slip revealed volumes!

[@jeremywarren5748]

Duper's Delight

[@differenttakethanmost]

Stabbed him “once to get him off me from strangling me”: IN THE BACK?!?! He’s strangling her, she stabbed him… in the back …in self defense. Okay, sure…🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Sweptbythesea]

Stabbed him *lightly* in the back she said LMAOOO

[@meredithmucha4644]

Right. I’m surprised that wasn’t discussed more.

[@sinkingslowlywithasmile]

I wondered how that was possible and why I did hear much about it

[@toodleloo2253]

"Stabbed him in the back" from the get-go!!. She took a nice, middle-class kid from a loving family into the Sex Trade??!!.. I thought the testimony of her old friend who stated that she changed & would act very Crazy was on point!!-

[@reinajalana]

Exactly. I was surprised no one mentioned that -- like, how does stabbing someone, allegedly once! in the back... qualify as self-defense 🙄😒

[@kegga27]

The face at 4:14 definitely reminds me of "my dog stepped on a bee".

[@smartazz61]

I like how in the middle of talking about how her husband was murdered she was all smiles when it came time to talk about cosplay.

[@jstra]

Come on. How can she still think she can convince people she didn't do it?

[@zyrosqrd2552]

She should sue her acting teachers, cuz they did a sh*tty job training her.

[@alexanikolas9172]

She couldn't even think of anything positive about Matthew except how he made HER feel.

[@tankthearc9875]

some women lye till the bitter end , my ex did even after i found the email she cheated on me , guy asked when he can sleep with her again , smh swore on her sons life too

[@LightInsights]

​​@@zyrosqrd2552probably not their fault. Narcissistic people don't believe they need to be taught anything, they are just perfect as they are, she probably thought after was better than them anyway

[@Memg007]

And men PAY to see THAT online 🤮🤮 I’ll never understand. Prayers to Matthew and his family.

[@lisawentworth6831]

you got to figure any woman willing to do that is got to be pretty whack...

[@marshapieroni6677]

It boggles my mind

[@Memg007]

@@lisawentworth6831 When There’s demand there’s supply unfortunately. But yes I agree with what you said as well.

[@keeper6458]

​@@Memg007True..

[@myreasonforlife.9511]

Ah yes Florida with the bright colors and great acting. 😅 Say no more. Matthew bless your soul. 🕊️ I wish we can hear your side.

[@TheGrobe]

If you intentionally take the rest of someone’s life away, you should not get to enjoy yours as a free play . Not the person you took that life from, will never have that opportunity.

[@abusidd985]

If your partner is taking you away from your loving family, that partner is no good for anything! I have no doubt that she manipulated him big time!

[@user-wx8uj4xr2q]

It takes two to tangle.

[@MustafaGT]

This girl is crazy to the bone. About 70% of people that commit violent crimes admit guilt once they know the evidence is completely against them but yet Melissa is the perfect example how some people even though they been caught red handed, still show fake tears of innocence!

[@christinerobin386]

Literally Red-handed

[@mlwsmp]

Casey Anthony takes the freaking cake on that one though. Taking the detectives to universal studios pretending she worked there.. so much 2nd hand embarrassment

[@phoenixmerridian9119]

and it's terrifying that she only got 25 years and will likely be out in 20...she didnt accept responsibility and drug his name through the mud and got a dangerously light sentence. There is no reason to believe she will change

[@Ferien7]

Fake tears are called crocodile tears

[@kevinjohnson7418]

Not crazy. At all. Not even a little bit. She would love that much better than the truth : she knows when and where to turn on and off her manipulative games. Read that last sentence again. She knows. Some one crazy wouldn’t turn it on and off. She is sane. Knows who she is. And what she does.

[@perfectstormoriley1188]

Lights are on but no ones home in her eyes

[@samanthapierce4594]

When they asked what happened around 4am I love how she said “I believe I was asleep” I’m not even halfway through the show yet and she has told like 3 different stories already.

[@jillianpw9789]

It makes me so angry when people use domestic violence to cover up their evilness!! 😡🤬 She deserves life in prison

[@BlaqueDNA]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@compareandcontrast6629]

That attorney is either a liar or has no idea. She was not crying when she was sentenced

[@gracecalucag3910]

Just 20 years of imprisonment? Holy cow!

[@sophiegrace8503]

“I stepped on a bee.” That’s the vibe.

[@jessicacooper2993]

😂💯

[@trixie9777]

Yep!

[@TRaWi]

I'm sorry, is that supposed to mean something? Because I literally stepped on a bee. Not only once or twice, but 3 times. The last one was a bee dead for so long their body was a dry husk, but still had venom enough to hurt me for 2 days. So...

[@sophiegrace8503]

It’s a quote from Amber Herd During the Johnny Depp trial. It just means she was obviously lying and her acting was sub par and over dramatic.

[@TRaWi]

@@sophiegrace8503 thanks for taking your time and I get the context; now I see you're not the only one to bring the quotation.

[@MakeupMobster]

I like the pastor. He saw right through her fake tears.

[@helentaylor7132]

I like how he took some time and really thought deeply about it before his decision became clear. People who don't believe the first thing they hear as the truth are few and far between these days.

[@MakeupMobster]

@@helentaylor7132 you are so right. He respectfully came to his conclusion by carefully listening to the evidence. I appreciate that.

[@user-yq1yv2yh4x]

It was outrageous that the judge wouldn't allow the jury to hear that she was an actress, but it seems like in the end they saw through her poor acting anyways. ----- she is full of narcissistic tendencies, she spins whatever story she's telling all in her favor.

[@GH-oi2jf]

That sounds like a correct ruling to me. I think the judge knows what is admissable.

[@fungfrancis7156]

Not only she is not genuine, she is very dominant. Everything she said is a compilation of all the previous incidences exaggerated, not what happened that night.

[@lz-hg4sp]

how disappointing- only 20 years for an innocent life.

[@karmapolice247]

2 years with "good behavior"

[@stedydubdetroit]

That palm of hand slice is TEXTBOOK stabbing injury of stabber.

[@alykayeee]

Exactly. She knew what she was doing when she told them she wanted to keep the gloves on. I’m just amazed she thought they would just agree and move on.

[@basedsketch4133]

Seeing her is just reason not to reward ego with praise and kudos

[@dilfonicz]

1:37 The image of him just like "really that's your excuse?!"

[@christinalee2072]

I feel terrible for the panic and confusion the poor dog must have felt!

[@donnar9864]

I agree..

[@eranddroory9987]

Her duper's delight smile says it all!

[@crazycatlady6226]

I know that body language analysis definitely isn’t always reliable. But girl…in the interview moments you can even see her kind of smile while talking about the events and then she remembers she has to be sad and forces her facial expressions.

[@ytytlee4560]

She acted as if she's so vulnerable. But then the woman is huge enough to tackle even a cow

[@thetruecrimeconnoisseur]

😂 My thoughts exactly! Bish got a back as big as a NFL player 🤣