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8/18/2010

Inmate back in jail after receiving medical treatment

Posted: Aug 13, 2010 2:47 PM

http://www.kait8.com/global/story.asp?s=12976843

 BAXTER COUNTY, AR (KAIT) – A Baxter County inmate is back in jail after receiving medical treatment in Little Rock.

While unable to give the exact reason for the medical procedure, the Baxter County Sheriff's Office did confirm that Gary Parks, 39, of Germantown, TN was taken to St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock early Tuesday morning and was brought back on Thursday at 3:00 p.m.

Parks was under 24 hour security surveillance with two officers watching at all times.

Parks is charged with capital murder in the death of his stepfather, Dr. David Millstein. Milstein, a Mountain Home urologist, was found stabbed to death in his home in June 2006. Police arrested Parks in connection with the murder on Dec. 21, 2009.

The Baxter County Sheriff's Office is responsible for all inmate medical expenses. Although the exact amount of the Parks's medical bill is unknown, it is considered to be a significant price. The Baxter County Sheriff's Office says the medical allowance for the year is already $7,400 in the red.

It is unknown if the medical procedure will delay Park's trial proceedings.

8/09/2010

Gary Parks, Charged with killing his stepfather, is a suspect in own father's murder

Jan 11, 2010

It appears that Gary Parks has a serious problem with patriarchal types. Last month, Parks was picked up for the 2006 murder of his stepfather, David Millstein. And now police are saying that he's also the main suspect in the 1993 shooting of his biological father, Jerry Parks...

It was a Sunday afternoon in June 2006 when Dr. Millstein was found stabbed to death in his Mountain Home, Arkansas house. His murder immediately made headlines, partly because he was a prominent physician and partly because of who he was married to -- Lois Parks.


Before meeting Millstein, Lois was married to Jerry Parks, a businessman in Little Rock, Arkansas with ties to the Clintons. His company, American Janitorial Services, supplied Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign headquarters and transitional office with janitors.

In 1993, Jerry was driving home from a dinner, when a car pulled up next to him and he was shot twice in the chest and once in the abdomen. When the police arrived on the scene, Jerry was already dead and ten shell casings were found scattered around his car. Many speculated that it was a politically motived crime, but no suspects were ever charged and the case remains unsolved to this day.
 
Then, when Millstein turned up dead in 2006, folks began eyeing Lois with suspicion. One murdered husband sounded like a bad dose of luck -- but two just sounded like the work of a black widow. Still, Lois Parks was never charged, and Millstein's case also went cold.


Then, just last month, police arrested none other than Lois and Jerry's son, Gary, for the murder of his stepfather. Police aren't saying what evidence tied Gary to the scene of the crime or why he might have committed the murder. They also won't comment on whether or not Gary acted alone. All we know is that, if convicted, Gary faces the death penalty.


As for the response of Gary's family, his half-sister Denise Hickman told OzarksFirst.com that because of her brother's arrest, she was having "an awesome Christmas." Hickman -- who is the biological daughter of Jerry Parks -- believes her brother is also responsible for her father's murder and hopes that his recent arrest will finally bring a conclusion to their dad's case, too.

Right now, Mountain Home police are working with Little Rock authorities in hopes of charging Parks with his father's murder, as well.


http://www.truecrimereport.com/2010/01/gary_parks_charged_with_killin.php

7/26/2010

Stepson of slain Mtn Home doctor pleads not guilty

December 23, 2009


MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (AP) - The stepson of a Mountain Home doctor who was stabbed to death in 2006 has pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the case.

Thirty-8-year-old Gary Wayne Parks of Tennessee was formally arraigned Wednesday morning in Baxter County.

Parks was arrested Monday in the Memphis suburb of Germantown for the death of 62-year-old Dr. David Millstein. Millstein was found stabbed to death in his home on June 18, 2006.

The case file was sealed at the request of prosecutors. Authorities have released few details about the case - including what the possible motive was and whether there are more suspects.

http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11723137

Suspected murderer of physician now jailed in Mountain Home, AR

December 23, 2009

Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel said murder suspect Gary Wayne Parks waived extradition in a Shelby County, Tenn., court about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and was brought to the Baxter County jail, arriving around 6 p.m.

Parks, 38, is the stepson of murdered Mountain Home physician David Millstein, who was killed here three and a one-half years ago. Parks was arrested Monday morning at his home in Germantown, Tenn., by Mountain Home Police Lt. Nevin Barnes, Arkansas State Police Sgt. Mark Hollingsworth and Germantown police officers.

Prosecuting Attorney Ronald Kincade said Parks would be held without bond on the charge of capital murder. The charges gives prosecutors the option to seek the death penalty. Park's court appearance date is set for Jan. 21, 2010.

Millstein, 62, was found dead June 18, 2006, after a police officer went to his residence to check on his well-being. He was a urologist with a private practice and worked at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

Millstein was married to Lois Parks, who had lived in the Little Rock area at the time of his death. She also is the widow of Jerry Parks, who was killed in 1993 and whose death remains unsolved.

In announcing the arrest of Parks for Millstein's murder Monday, Manuel said the investigation is ongoing and few details, including the motive, were released. Nor could Manuel release details of Park's criminal record, he said, because it was from a national crime database available only to law enforcement.

In Little Rock, the Pulaski County Clerk's office records showed Parks was convicted of drug possession in 2005 and theft by receiving in 2002.

Police Make Arrest In Doctor's Death

JOANNE BRATTON

Bulletin Staff Writer

December 22, 2009

Authorities have arrested the stepson of a local doctor who was found stabbed to death in his home 3 1/2 years ago.

Gary Wayne Parks, 39, of Germantown, Tenn., is charged with capital murder in Dr. David Millstein's death, Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel announced in a Monday press conference.

Millstein, 62, was found dead June 18, 2006, after a police officer went to his home to check on his well-being. He was a urologist with his own practice and worked at Baxter Regional Medical Center.

Shortly before 9:30 a.m. Monday, police went to Parks' home in Germantown, a Memphis suburb, and arrested him without incident, Manuel said.

Lt. Nevin Barnes with the Mountain Home Police Department, Sgt. Mark Hollingsworth with Arkansas State Police and Germantown police officers made the arrest, he said.

"We've been in constant contact with investigators and met with them several times," said 14th Judicial District Prosecutor Ron Kincade. "The case has progressed and we believe we have enough information to present the case at trial."

Authorities are releasing few details about the case, including a possible motive, saying the investigation is ongoing. Police would not say if there are additional suspects in the case.

"There's not a lot we can say," Manuel said. "What we can't say has got to do with case integrity."
Police say Parks has a lengthy criminal record but could not release the information because it was from a national criminal database available only to law enforcement. According to the Pulaski County's Circuit Clerk's Office in Little Rock, Parks was convicted of drug possession in 2005 and theft by receiving in 2002.

Millstein was married to Lois Parks, who had lived in the Little Rock area at the time of his death. She also is the widow of Jerry Parks, who was killed in 1993 and whose death remains unsolved.

Authorities believe Gary Wayne Parks will waive extradition and be returned to Baxter County but are ready to obtain a governor's warrant if necessary, Kincade said. The charge gives prosecutors the option to seek the death penalty.

Arkansas State Police, the Germantown, Tenn., Police Department, the Little Rock and North Little Rock police departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation also assisted in the investigation.


http://www.baxterbulletin.com/artic...-doctor-s-death

Dr. David I Millstein



MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. -- Law officers are investigating the apparent murder of a man from Mountain Home. A Mountain Home police officer found the body of Dr. David Millstein in his home about 9:45 p.m. Sunday.
A spokesman for the Mountain Home Police Department says an officer went to Millstein’s home after the department got a request to check on the urologist’s welfare. The officer knocked but no one answered. When he found the door unlocked, the officer went inside and found the body. The chief says officers processed the home for evidence all night.

Police said no one reported seeing Millstein since Friday but The Associated Press reported that a neighbor told a reporter that she saw him jogging in the neighborhood on Saturday evening. State police detectives are helping the Mountain Home Police Department's detectives.
Millstein’s neighbors are in shock. They say he loved the community and loved his work

"Dr. Millstein was the most wonderful man I met,” said neighbor Tony Pagni. “He was a real small town doctor like doesn't exist anymore. He would make house calls and do pro bono work for anybody who needed it.”

“I knew the victim,” said Seamans. “He was a very nice man, upstanding citizen, good doctor, and I know will be sorely missed. And we'll work hard to solve this."

“He was well loved in the community by all,” said Pagni.


http://www.ky3.com/home/related/3188011.html

2/23/2010

Arkansas Cold Case: Former Private Investigator's 1993 Murder

Channel 11 Interview



In 1993 Luther Gerald "Jerry" Parks Jr. was mysteriously murdered.

How quickly life can change, from a cruise ship photo to a haunting September evening.
"I just went to my knees,"says Denise Hickman.

A former police officer's ride home in Little Rock wasn't supposed to end this way. Not out on a dark road. Not with a gunman beside his car. Not with the piercing sound of gunfire.

"It hurts. No one should die from being murdered. No one should be taken that way," cries Hickman.

The day was ending like so many others had before. Jerry Parks, 47, was driving home to Roland from dinner. The stretch of Chenal Parkway was quiet, remote even. For Parks though, he was on familiar turf.

But the idea of a quiet night at home was about to change forever.

Hickman is Jerry Parks' daughter. She says, "There is not a day goes by that I don't think about my father."

A car came out of nowhere. The driver fired at least 10 shots. Three hit Parks. Windows shattered, the front door punctured. The gunman fled. In the coming days, police worked countless hours collecting bits and pieces of evidence from Parks' car and the general roadside area.

Then Lt. Doc Holladay says, "We will be investigating the background. His associates and family trying to get any information at all to indicate someone that we need to talk to or possible suspect."

Parks was the owner of a security company. He supplied the guards at the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign headquarters in Little Rock. Speculations grew that Clinton's people were behind Parks' death. Police though ruled out those theories.

But 16 years later, Lt. Terry Hastings says they are no closer to finding the killer.

"We lose a lot of information very quickly because of time," he says. "We really have no evidence to point us in a particular direction."

There haven't been that many people interviewed in this case, really no witnesses. That is because back in 1993, the area of Cantrell and Chenal wasn't what it is today. There were really no homes or businesses, which made it all the more difficult for police to solve.

"There is no closure. It was unnecessary. He was 47. He didn't have to die that way," says Hickman.

Questions loom that this daughter can't shake. What happened that night?

Hickman says, "These people are free. They are living their lives and you know they have hurt a lot of people."

Pictures, greeting cards, and her faith bring comfort. Every day though it's a hurdle. The murder anniversary is the most difficult.

"Yeah it is real hard. I know somebody knows something and I wish they would come clean. Come talk. Tell somebody something," cries Hickman.

In recent months, police have reviewed what few clues they do have. Hastings says they're not giving up, but they need more.

He says, "Right now everybody is still a suspect until we get a clear path we are looking for anybody and everybody."

Meantime, Denise Hickman will keep pushing for the truth.

"I could tell he was proud of me. I loved my father and I would like to see justice served," says Denise.

Hanging onto words she plans to one day make.

"I would tell him I love him and that I am proud to be his daughter," Denise adds.

Jerry Parks' wife, Lois, re-married after his murder. Three years ago, someone stabbed that husband, David Millstein, to death in Mountain Home. Police there won't say if they have any suspects.

Little Rock Police say everyone is still a suspect in Jerry Parks' murder.

If you have any information about the death of Parks, you're asked to call the Little Rock Police Department. That number is 501-371-4636.

You can contact Mountain Home Police Department at 870-425-6336.


Parks pleads not quilty in death of stepfather

Gary Parks charged with first degree capitol murder.

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=96424&catid=2

The stepson of a Mountain Home doctor who was stabbed to death in 2006 has pleaded not guilty today after he was arrested for capital murder in connection with the death.Gary Parks is charged with the murder of Dr. David Millstein.


It's a family that's seen many tragedies over the years.

Millstein is Park's second father figure to be killed.

Today's THV aired a Cold Case on the murder of Jerry Parks.

He's Gary Parks' biological father. His killer has never been found.

However, some are hopeful Gary Park's arrest for his stepfather's murder will uncover answers about his father's death.

While getting ready for Christmas on Tuesday, Denise Hickman learned her half-brother is facing capital murder charges. Her reaction wasn't what one might expect.

"It's turned out to be an awesome Christmas," says Hickman. "I don't understand how someone could do something like that, I really don't."

About 16 years ago, Gary's and Hickman's father Jerry Parks,was also murdered.

"He was awesome. I admired him. He was proud of me and I was proud of him," says Hickman.

Records show in 1993, the former police officer was driving home in Little Rock, but only got as far as Chenal Parkway. A car pulled up next to him and opened fire, first through his back window, then to the side. Police say he was peppered with at least ten shots. Hickman got word from Gary's mother. Lois Jane Parks.

"She said to me, 'He is dead,' and I dropped the phone and dropped to my knees," says Hickman.

Jerry Parks was the owner of a security company that supplied the guards for the 1992 Clinton-Gore campaign headquarters in Little Rock.

Some people have speculated that his murder was politically motivated, but police say they've found no evidence of that.

Lt. Terry Hastings says detectives at the Little Rock Police Department have hit a brick wall. "It was in a very secluded part of the city; no witnesses," says Hastings. "We have investigated everything we have. We need new information."

Investigators from Mountain Home have been in touch with investigators in Little Rock looking for the possibility of a connection between the murders.

"It is unusual when you have a family member that's been arrested for murder and there's an unsolved murder that does relate back to that family that's always something that's suspicious," Hastings says.

For Hickman, her half-brother's arrest means more attention paid to her father's case, which she says is the best Christmas present she could have.

Parks is being held without bond and is expected back in court early next year.

2/20/2010

IM sent from James Whitten (Khybermaster) to me

Apparently my blog is offending Mr. Whitten and somehow causing him financial harm. How? I do not know.

It is not my intention to offend or cause harm to anyone. It is, however, my intention to bring attention to my father's unsolved murder. Mr. Whitten want's me to take this site down and if I do that, then he has offered to help me.

I do appreciate his offer..... but I have been offered, a better one.



Khybermaster


Denise, 5:08 PM

 
you have slandered my name more than i have ever slandered yours, you have my name all over your website with all kinds of things about me on it, you are the one that is the problem here, i haven't done anything illegal or wrong about either of those murders, i have no fear, i appreciate your willingness not to want to have me tell the truth about all this but darling, I didn't do anything wrong, and thats all there is to it, you posted lies and all kinds of insanity about me on your website, if you want me to shut up then take all your bullshit yahoo etc. stuff off the internet about me otherwise i have already got an atty, do you want his name, he says im in the right and i could care less what you say about me or do, you have already gone too far for too long, too many people have found 5:12 PM



you little website and it has caused me finanical problems which i can prove in a court of law, your yahoo defamation of my character is proveable, you are the one that needs to back off me, you want me to stop then you stop and delete all that trash you put up about me, you are the one thats broken the law here. not me. i have no fear take your best shot if thats what you want, but thats your only option if you want me to do anything for you. 

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2/13/2010

Parks reappears in court with defense team

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20102120340

The prosecution handed over a box of six four-inch binders filled with documents and evidence Thursday to the defense team of a man charged with capital murder.


14th Judicial District Prosecutor Ron Kincade gave the information to Gary W. Parks' attorneys as a matter of procedure during an appearance in Baxter County Circuit Court.


Parks, 39, of Germantown, Tenn., is charged in the death of his stepfather, Dr. David Millstein. Police found Millstein stabbed to death in his home June 2006. Parks was arrested 3 1/2 years later on Dec. 21.

On Thursday, Parks appeared with two state-appointed death penalty-qualified attorneys, Joe Perry of Marianna and Danny Glover of Wynne. Also appearing in court with Parks' defense team was an investigator and mitigation specialist.