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
