The shocking revelation came to light Monday when Norma Patton took the witness stand in the murder trial against her son-in-law Christopher Wolfenbarger, who is accused of killing Norma’s daughter ...

An Atlanta courtroom was shaken this week by a revelation no one expected: the mother of a murder victim admitted, under oath ...

In testimony Monday, Norma Patton discussed the abuse her daughter Melissa Wolfenbarger suffered at the hands of her husband ...

Christopher Wolfenbarger is on trial, accused of murdering his wife Melissa nearly 30 years ago after her dismembered remains ...

The mother of slain Georgia woman, Melissa Wolfenbarger, took the stand Friday and described her daughter’s alleged abuse at ...

Melissa Wolfenbarger’s remains were discovered in April and June of 1999, but weren't positively identified until March 2003.

“We have finally made it and he’s in custody,” Norma Patton, the woman’s mother, said. “My last words to her were, ‘I love you, and you know where I am if you need me.’” ...

That was exactly what Norma Patton wanted to hear. Patton has fought for justice for more than two decades after her daughter, Wolfenbarger, disappeared without a trace just after Christmas in 1998.

Melissa Wolfenbarger’s family last heard from her on Thanksgiving Day in 1998 when the 21-year-old called her mother, Norma Patton, from her husband’s grandparents’ home.

He married Norma in 1968, and they had two daughters – Melissa and Tina. In February 2003, Patton was arrested for killing 31-year-old Liddie Matthew Evans, who had been murdered in December 1977.

Norma Jean Patton Carmel – December 27, 1931 – January 27, 2020 Norma Jean (Hicks) Patton of Carmel, Indiana passed peacefully into the arms of her ...