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[Applause] [Applause] happy 2011 New Year's Eve party we were invited up by Ashley our daughter and
Tom fallis is her husband it's recording Ashley um had a Zeal for life she loved
life she loved her kids more than anything she was the kind of person that taught me new things we were
close and Ashley and Tom had danced right prior to midnight there was alcohol there there was some drinking
going on there was a lot of laughter going on they were having fun the night started out as a normal
[Music] night there was an eruption during part of the party Tom had been curing and
very loudly so I asked him to stop after a period of time because he was quite loud and there were kids in the house
and he got very very angry with me got out of control got out of control so at the end of the party he's just saying I
hate you effing people and goes into the room and slams the door it didn't take much to uses the
word we were kind of just kind of shrugging our shoulders like going what the heck happened in there what do we do
what do we do we did what we've done before which is leave we were the last ones to see Tom
fallis in a fit of rage a fit of rage our daughter giving us hugs and goodbye kisses and her standing on the front
porch waving goodbye and that's the last we saw our daughter is over there so while I was in the closet I
heard her gun caught and I looked up I was like I was like what are you doing before I even had a chance to finish my
sentence or close the door there was smoke I just ran over to her and I just grabbed her head and I
called 911 I told them our address and I told him that my wife shot herself from the very beginning for
whatever reason Devon's Police Department ruled Ashley's death as a suicide he shot her I know he shot her I did not
shoot my wife my name is Scott rer I'm a forensic animator we demonstrate the physical
relationship of evidence what happened to her is consistent with suicide it could it
could be but somebody could have also pulled that trigger and it could be a murder
[Music] it is incredibly unbelievable to see your kid laying in a bed with a bullet hole
through them [Music]

All new: A New Year’s Eve party gone bad -- a wife and mom shot in the head with her own gun. Did she pull the trigger? Maybe not. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates Saturday, April 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Ashley Fallis's tragic death on New Year's Eve 2011 raises questions of murder versus suicide, as her father shares his perspective and grief.

Key points

A Night of Celebration Turns Tragic. What began as a joyful New Year's Eve party quickly spiraled into chaos and heartbreak.
The Last Goodbye. The family shares their final moments with Ashley before tragedy strikes.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I hate you effing people!

Tom's outburst at the party

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