When Joey Fulgham was found dead in his bed, suspicion fell fast on his ex-wife, Kristi — and then on her 13-year-old half-brother, Tyler Edmonds. What followed was a confession caught on camera and one of Mississippi’s most shocking reversals.

This is the case that exposed coercion, flawed forensics, and the power of family manipulation.

Sources Used

1. Edmonds v. State, 955 So. 2d 787 (Miss. 2007) – Mississippi Supreme Court opinion overturning Tyler’s conviction.
2. Fulgham v. State, 46 So. 3d 315 (Miss. 2010) – Kristi Fulgham’s capital-murder conviction and sentencing.
3. National Registry of Exonerations – Case #10433 (Tyler Edmonds).
4. Court TV coverage: State of Mississippi v. Tyler Edmonds (2004 trial) and Freeing Tyler Edmonds (2007 segment).
5. Murderpedia – entries for Tyler Edmonds and Kristi Fulgham.
6. Find a Grave – Joseph Thomas Fulgham Memorial (#39527792).
7. Evil Sister Frames 13-Year-Old Brother for Murder | The Case of Tyler Edmonds & Joey Fulgham (YouTube, @ 13:30 timestamp for Tyler’s own recantation statement).
8. WLBT News Archives – coverage of Kristi Fulgham’s death-sentence trial and family statements.
9. Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, MS) – Joey Fulgham obituary and community reporting.
10. Innocence Project Press Archive – investigation into Dr. Steven Hayne’s forensic testimony.
11. law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/supreme-court/2017/2015-ca-01788-sct.html