Written by: Bulletin Staff
Testimony began Tuesday in the second day of the Gary Wayne Parks murder trial. Parks, 42, is accused of killing his stepfather, Dr. David Millstein in June 2006.Morning testimony included a hospital dispatcher no longer is employed at Baxter Regional Medical Center, who testified concerning a call from Parks the day after Millstein died. Also testifying before lunch were a Mountain Home Police Department dispatcher and one current and two former MHPD officers.
After a lunch break, Sgt. Eddie Griffin of Mountain Home Police Department testified that Millstein’s throat was cut, and he had at least eight or nine stab or cut wounds to his back and at least one wound to the back of his left leg.
Millstein had a defensive wound to his right hand from attempting to fight off his attacker, Griffin testified.
The six man, six woman jury viewed photographs of the stab and cut wounds to Millstein’s body.
For in-depth coverage of the trial, check Wednesday’s print edition of The Baxter Bulletin or visit www.baxterbulletin.com, where you also can view a video report by staff writer Josh Dooley.
