Tom Fallis questioned by police following wife's shooting | Forensic Files

and then my six-year-old came in and I she was crying I was like I was like Jolie just leave go get your sister and
just tell her to call 911 and my oldest daughter went to come back in I was like No just leave just
just go call 911 and tell him to go just come here quick and I said open up the front door so they can get in and last
thing that I heard is that I heard my kids crying in the bedroom and then I heard that she was to breathing but they
haven't told me anything since let me tell you I didn't shoot my wife tell me what happened then tell me
what happened why you have those scratches on your body I just told you why do you that is not from you doing
you know what yeah it is when you shave your chest you sit there and I do this all fre trying to make more scratches
right now tell she's telling you to get off of me get off of me and you're saying don't leave me don't leave me why
do you think that a neighbor that has nothing to do with is going to say that which one the one next door kill our it
doesn't matter which one you have to explain that it never happened she never said that yeah and
you know what I did and I've told you I've told her to her mom them you don't need to get high you don't need to go
get high because your mom you don't need to listen to her anymore you you were mad at the fact that she was listening
to her mom I've already told you that and so when you went upstairs you were arguing with her and you know know you
were arguing with her that wound on the back of her head isn't where she could do it herself Tom it is
not is

Just a few of hours after Tom Fallis called 911 on Jan. 1, 2012, he was interviewed by Det. Rita Wolf of the Evans Police Department. Fallis maintains that he was in their closet, changing his clothes, when his wife, Ashley, got her gun from underneath their bed and shot herself in the head. Following this interview, he was released without charges.

Brief Summary

A family faces a crisis with a 911 call amid allegations of domestic conflict.

Key points

A Mother's Cry for Help. In a frantic moment, a mother instructs her daughter to call 911 amidst chaos.
The Tension Unfolds. Accusations and confusion arise as a man questions the events surrounding his wife's injuries.

Episode highlights

The Tension UnfoldsAccusations and confusion arise as a man questions the events surrounding his wife's injuries.“Why do you think a neighbor would say that?”0:57Apr 10, 2015

Episode quotes

I didn't shoot my wife.

A desperate denial amidst chaos.

0:30WatchApr 10, 2015

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