who was accused of assisting him in disposing of the remains, Patton was handed a life sentence. It was during this time that he confessed to a fifth murder, that of Richard Russell Jackson.
More attention was drawn to Melissa’s disappearance and her father’s case, which supposedly resulted in the confirmation of her remains. Reportedly, Patton was interrogated over her murder, but he was later exonerated.
Christopher has always denied any participation in his wife’s death, despite the fact that he has always been seen as a person of interest. “I had absolutely no reason to kill her,
” he told Dateline in 2021, his most recent interview. No insurance funds were available. We were completely cash-strapped. Absolutely no justification existed for me to inflict such severe pain on her.
His long-standing claims include an argument between him and Melissa and the fact that he last saw her leaving for a stroll, from which she never came back.
“Who in their right mind kills somebody and dumps the body at their job – it just doesn’t make sense,” he told Dateline when questioned about the discovery of her remains near his workplace.
