Melissa Mcnally

* The Origins
* Modern Crimes

**Melissa Mcnally** (1977-) was a suspect in the murder investigation of supermodel Xian Chin Ming in Award-Winning Murder (Case #29 of Modern Crimes), before killing mental asylum patient Zachary Rutherford in Outplayed By Fear (Case #30 of Modern Crimes).

In The Origins, Melissa was a suspect in the murder investigation of model Rosa Field in A Cover Story (Case #36 of The Origins).

## Description

In Modern Crimes, Melissa was the 30-year-old Miss Universe Title Holder as well as the girlfriend of the late Zachary Rutherford. In Award-Winning Murder, it is known that Melissa has dandruff and uses dental flosses. In Outplayed By Fear, it is known that Melissa uses beauty face cream and drinks champagne.

In The Origins, Melissa was the 28-year-old Miss Universe Title Holder. In A Cover Story, it is known that Melissa smokes from a hookah pipe and uses bath salts.

## Events of Modern Crimes

### Award-Winning Murder

Melissa was first interrogated after tech expert Alex Bennington and the player found her poster at the photoshoot where supermodel Xian Chin Ming was murdered. When we interrogated Melissa about her relationship with Xian, she told us that she was a close friend of hers and that she heard about her murder as it got to the press.

Melissa was interrogated again after Alex and the player found some of Melissa's torn hair in Xian's bedroom. When we asked Xian about this, she claimed that Xian punched her backstage because she was jealous that Melissa won the Miss Universe title and not her. Melissa said that it ended up with Xian tearing some of her hair out.

Melissa was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated actor Tobias Frankenberger for Xian's murder.

### Outplayed By Fear

Melissa was later questioned after Alex and the player found out that the last text that asylum patient Zachary Rutherford sent before his arrest was to her. When we asked Melissa if she knew Zachary, she claimed that he was a close friend of hers and that he helped her and gave her a lot of beauty tips to help her out.

Melissa was later interrogated after it was revealed that she visited Zachary in the asylum the morning before he was murdered. When we interrogated Melissa about it, she said that as soon as she was told that Zachary was admitted to the mental asylum, she couldn't believe it so she went there and saw him losing his mind. Melissa said that she left immediately and had nothing to do with Zachary's murder.

In the end, it was revealed that Melissa was Zachary's killer.

Upon admitting to the murder, Melissa told the team that her and Zachary were once an item and that they both had very intimate feelings for each other. However, after Zachary was admitted to the asylum, Melissa feared that he would spill the beans about their relationship and that everyone would think she was stupid since she fell for a lunatic who stated having feelings for someone else. Melissa then said that she knew she had to save her amazing reputation, so she killed him as soon as she had the chance to do so.

Melissa was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility for parole.

## Events of The Origins

### A Cover Story

Melissa was interrogated again four years before Xian and Zachary's murders in 2005 when detective Ursula Gemini and the player saw that one of the listed points in model Rosa Field's agenda that she had on her when she was murdered was to talk to Melissa and ask her for beauty tips. Melissa said that most models in the United States idolized and looked up to her since she was the most recent Miss Universe title holder who all the judges rated as a perfect ten. Melissa said that she had to get going so she could help a few other people in need of fashion tips.

Melissa was interrogated again after Ursula and the player found out that she recently had a meeting with Duchess Sophia Bartlett, the former duchess who wanted to start a war with Russia that we were chasing after. When we asked Melissa about her meeting with Sophia, she said that she asked her for makeup advice when she stopped by looking for someone. When we told Melissa that Sophia was an escaped felon as well as one of the most wanted people in America, she panicked and said that she had no idea. Melissa said that if she saw Sophia again, she would immediately let us know.

Melissa was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated rock singer Dennis Jr. for Rosa's murder.

## Case Appearances

* Award-Winning Murder (Case #29 of Modern Crimes)
* Outplayed By Fear (Case #30 of Modern Crimes)
* A Cover Story (Case #36 of The Origins)

## Trivia

* Melissa was a suspect in three different cases.
* Melissa appeared in one district in Modern Crimes.
* Melissa appeared in one district in The Origins.
* Melissa appeared in two seasons.

## Gallery

Melissa, as she appeared in Award-Winning Murder (Case #29 of Modern Crimes) and Outplayed By Fear (Case #30 of Modern Crimes).Melissa, as she appeared in A Cover Story (Case #36 of The Origins).Zachary Rutherford, Melissa's late ex-boyfriend.