Mark Veazey

In the history of the state of Georgia, there's been about four of those over 200 years.

What we're going to see at trial is we're going to see a trial by character assassination.

Murder's a messy business.

It's virtually impossible to do this kind of thing and leave no traces, no indications, no evidence.

very first conversation with the gbi about theresa parker being missing you didn't tell them about this so-called murder confession you heard simply because you forgot about it i forgot about it if somebody calls you and says i killed my wife that's something you'd remember how could you forget that

What we felt was that Mr. Parker, who is known to have used chokeholds in the past, had used this maneuver on Teresa and that she had fought back by putting her hands up.

And that's what left the bruises on the inside of his arm.

I didn't see them as a significant factor.

There was no evidence to base that upon.

Listen to the charge, especially the charge on circumstantial evidence.

Follow the law.

Find Sam Parker not guilty.

and looking at the cell phone records, he was not where he was telling us he was.

In the Superior Court of Blount County, State of Georgia, State of Georgia v. Samuel L. Parker,

We, the jury, after due deliberation, find the defendant, count one, guilty.