Murder of the Parker family

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On February 2, 1990, 58-year-old Carl Parker, his wife, 45-year-old Bobbie Jo Parker, and their two children, 12-year-old Gregory Parker and 9-year-old Charlotte Jo Parker, were tortured and murdered in their isolated rural home in Walnut, Quitman County, Mississippi, United States. After leaving a Church Bible study class that evening, the family returned home and stumbled upon an apparent burglary. Each family member was tied up, assaulted, and tortured. The burglars cut off Carl's finger to remove his wedding ring and also took turns raping Charlotte. All four family members were then shot multiple times. To conceal the crime, the perpetrators set the house on fire. Carl, Bobbie, and Gregory all died from gunshot wounds, while Charlotte was found to have died from smoke inhalation. Police later identified Anthony Carr and Robert Simon Jr. as the men responsible for the massacre. Carr was found guilty of four counts of capital murder and sentenced to death for each count. Simon was also...

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