Surveillance video from a 7-Eleven showed James in the store. There was a river of bad blood.Īs they closely scrutinized Dawn’s claim that she and James, who had a rap sheet, had been together on the night of the murder, investigators found holes in their claims about being at home all night watching films. After their divorce, she’d lost custody of Alyssa and had to pay child support. Investigators turned their attention to Dawn Oxley, whose relationship with the victim was complicated. In an interview with “Killer Motive” host Troy Roberts, the soft-spoken Melissa explained that she saw other men shortly after Ben’s death because despite everything she desired “a normal life.” If she didn’t try to pick up the pieces then, she said, she “probably never would.”įive months into Ben Oxley’s murder, a killer was still on the loose. Despite early suspicions, focus on Melissa subsided. Ron Elges, of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, said that Melissa never inquired about the insurance money and didn’t seem to care about the payout. They also discovered that the young widow was already dating. Three months after the murder, investigators learned that she was the beneficiary of her husband’s $400,000 life insurance policy. 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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