Melissa Newman

Melissa Newman
Episode	"Trial of Truth"
Biographical information
Age	8
Sex	Female
Date of birth	September 22, 1978
Date of death	March 13, 1987
Place of death	Anchorage, Alaska
Case information
Type	Murder
Cause of death	Strangulation
Status	Solved
Killer(s)	Kirby Anthoney
Related victims	Nancy Newman (mother) Angie Newman (younger sister)

Melissa Newman was a girl murdered in 1987, alongside her mother and younger sister. Her uncle was convicted of the crime.

Case

The family was found murdered at their home. Nancy had not shown up to work and a concerned coworker reported this to a friend.

Kirby Anthoney, who had previously stayed at the home, was convicted of the murders based on physical evidence in the house, including his palm print near Melissa's body and strands of hair he had left at the scene.