Germantown Man Arrested, Charged with Stepfather's Murder

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GERMANTOWN, TN - A Germantown man is behind bars in Arkansas. He's accused of killing his stepfather three and a half years ago.


Gary Parks was arrested at his Germantown home Monday. He's now in jail in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Parks is charged with capital murder. If convicted in this case, he could face the death penalty. Those who knew him say, they can't believe it.

“He was a nice guy to talk to. Just passing by, he always said hi. I was shocked that it was him” says a neighbor who wanted to be kept anonymous. The neighbor lives just a few doors down from where 38-year-old Gary Parks was arrested.

Police and SWAT team officers stormed parks' apartment on Poplar Woods Circle.

Parks is accused of killing his step father, David Millstein, in June of 2006.

“Dr. Millstein was found deceased in his home from multiple stab wounds” says Mountain Home Police Chief Carry Manuel.

The case gained a lot of attention in Arkansas because Millstein was a well-known doctor.

“He had a really good following of patients from what I understand and the people I know” says Manuel. “I personally knew Dr. Millstein. He was well-loved by his patients in particular.”

So what led up to Millstein's murder? Right now, police aren't commenting on a possible motive. They also won't say if they think Gary Parks acted alone.

Another strange twist to this story-- Gary Parks' father was murdered in 1993 in Little Rock. Jerry Parks was driving home when someone pulled up next to him and shot him three times. That case remains unsolved.

As for Parks’ criminal past-- he was convicted in Little Rock on drug charges in 2005, and on theft charges in 2002. He does not have any prior convictions in Shelby County.