You know it's still under criminal investigation, right?

The Georgia Guidestones may be America's answer to Stonehenge.

County Administrator says there were conspiracy theories.

Let's not forget that crime was committed here and somebody got away with it.

I'm Tyler McBrion.

Join me as we take a wild ride through granite quarries,

graveyards, cults, small town southern lore, and a lot of explosives. In the new AJC original

podcast, Who Blew Up the Guidestones? Follow us wherever you listen to podcasts.

Can I just say a couple things to you?

Sure.

It took us a while to get here, but nevertheless, that's just part of the business.

On July 24th, 2018, nearly three weeks into the investigation

of Gary Ferris' disappearance and suspected murder,

Detective Daniel Hayes and Sergeant Ashley Pope traveled from Cherokee

County, Georgia to Coffey County, Tennessee to meet the traveling country salesman who they

thought could break the case wide open.

We kind of view this as you coming on our side of the table, okay?

And it may be uncomfortable, but I think it's something that needs to be done for yourself.

This would be the third face-to-face meeting with Rusty Barton,

the man who had been having an affair with Melody Ferris for years,

and who investigators believed knew some of her deepest secrets.

So far, he'd given them nothing.

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