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The You know, On the morning of June 6th, 2018,

Scott Ferris was doing what he did most days, helping out his parents. After all, that was his job now. At 35, the Iraq War veteran lived above the horse barn on his parents' sprawling hobby farm. Their property in Cherokee County, Georgia was stunning, 10 acres of rolling pasture land,

and a mansion worthy of better homes and gardens.

The wealth came from Scott's father, Gary Ferris, a self-made man and high-powered real estate lawyer.

The family's style?

Well, that was Melody Ferris.

She kept the home in a constant state of immaculate order.

Every surface gleaming, every pillow perfectly placed.

Together, they looked like a portrait of southern prosperity.

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