Episode
After the Party
40:36
Published: Wed Jan 29 2020
Description
In this Dateline classic, hours after saying goodbye to her guests at her New Years Eve Party, Ashley Fallis is dead. Years later it would be up to a jury to decide whether it was suicide or murder. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on May 22, 2016.
Chapters
This is a transcript of the first episode of the "CounterClock" podcast, where the host, Delia D'Ambra, pulls back the curtain on a pair of mysterious deaths in a small North Carolina town.
00:00 - 00:56 (00:56)
Summary
This is a transcript of the first episode of the "CounterClock" podcast, where the host, Delia D'Ambra, pulls back the curtain on a pair of mysterious deaths in a small North Carolina town. In this episode, she introduces the case of two women who died within weeks of each other under highly suspicious circumstances.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
Ashley and Tom Fallis danced to their wedding song, hoping for a better future amid the challenges they faced, which included their youngest child's life-threatening medical condition.
00:56 - 04:39 (03:43)
Summary
Ashley and Tom Fallis danced to their wedding song, hoping for a better future amid the challenges they faced, which included their youngest child's life-threatening medical condition.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
Ashley Fallis died by suicide in January 2012, but her family believe she was killed by her husband, Tom Fallis, who was charged with her murder.
04:39 - 08:48 (04:08)
Summary
Ashley Fallis died by suicide in January 2012, but her family believe she was killed by her husband, Tom Fallis, who was charged with her murder. The case was then deemed a suicide, but has been reopened due to lobbying that Ashley's death was not self-inflicted.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
A woman experiences a medical emergency with her children present, while elsewhere police seemingly mishandle handling evidence.
08:48 - 12:15 (03:27)
Summary
A woman experiences a medical emergency with her children present, while elsewhere police seemingly mishandle handling evidence.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
In this episode, a man recounts a traumatic experience during which he heard his wife cocking her gun while they were going through a difficult time and he does not know what happened to her afterward.
12:15 - 17:04 (04:49)
Summary
In this episode, a man recounts a traumatic experience during which he heard his wife cocking her gun while they were going through a difficult time and he does not know what happened to her afterward.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
A detective's inaccurate description of a gunshot wound during a murder investigation sets off a chain of events leading to the discovery of the true culprit.
17:04 - 20:37 (03:32)
Summary
A detective's inaccurate description of a gunshot wound during a murder investigation sets off a chain of events leading to the discovery of the true culprit.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
After finding prescription drugs in Ashley's purse and nightstand, forensic experts concluded that her death was a suicide, which was determined after an exhaustive analysis of all evidence, physical, forensic, and testimonial by all five agencies involved.
20:37 - 24:01 (03:24)
Summary
After finding prescription drugs in Ashley's purse and nightstand, forensic experts concluded that her death was a suicide, which was determined after an exhaustive analysis of all evidence, physical, forensic, and testimonial by all five agencies involved. On the night of the incident, former deputy Brian Spencer saw Tom walking around freely with blood and other possible evidence all over him.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
Tom Fallis was accused of the murder of his wife Ashley Fallis, but was not convicted until years later due to police mishandling of the case and a lack of evidence.
24:01 - 28:53 (04:52)
Summary
Tom Fallis was accused of the murder of his wife Ashley Fallis, but was not convicted until years later due to police mishandling of the case and a lack of evidence.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
Nick's mom, Kathy Glover, testified about a strange phone call she received from a teenage neighbor on the night of the shooting.
28:53 - 33:06 (04:13)
Summary
Nick's mom, Kathy Glover, testified about a strange phone call she received from a teenage neighbor on the night of the shooting. The neighbor remembers crouching down inside his house under an open window, listening to Tom speak to people in his driveway, saying "because your neighbor just shot his wife."
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
Suicide expert Dr. Michael Allen reviewed a letter and medical records of Ashley Fallace, who died by suicide in 2012, and testified in court about his review.
33:06 - 36:58 (03:51)
Summary
Suicide expert Dr. Michael Allen reviewed a letter and medical records of Ashley Fallace, who died by suicide in 2012, and testified in court about his review.
EpisodeAfter the Party
PodcastDateline NBC
Thomas Fallace has been found not guilty of murder in the second degree due to lack of evidence suggesting he was responsible for the shooting of Ashley.
36:58 - 40:30 (03:32)
Summary
Thomas Fallace has been found not guilty of murder in the second degree due to lack of evidence suggesting he was responsible for the shooting of Ashley. The defense was able to demonstrate that it was physically difficult for Fallace to have shot Ashley from the angle that matched the bullet's trajectory.