Clinton Associate Murdered Execution Style

10 More Arkansas Unsolved Mysteries

Article posted on THV Channel 11 March 11, 2014

http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2014/03/11/10-more-unsolved-arkansas-mysteries/6285857/

A well known, quasi-political figure around Arkansas in the late 1980's and early 90's, Luther Gerald Parks "Jerry" Parks, Jr. oversaw Bill Clinton's security detail while Clinton was Governor. Parks' security firm was later contracted to guard Clinton's security firm was later contracted to guard Clinton's Presidential Campaign Headquarters in 1992. 

But only nine months after Clinton won the White House, Parks was gunned down in West Little Rock. Parks was leaving El Chico when he was ambushed by two men in a white Chevrolet Caprice at the intersection of Chenal and Highway 10, where witnesses say the men shot Parks to death before speeding away. The only evidence left behind were 10 9-mm bullet casing scattered on the pavement.

Clinton's far-right critics pounced on the murder. They said it had political overtones, pointing to the untimely suicide of Vincent Foster, a childhood friend of Clinton's and one of his closest allies, only months earlier as evidence of a connection.

Parks' son, Gary, also tried to link Clinton to the murders. He claimed that his father had collected a file on Clinton's salacious activities and that he was subsequently executed because of its contents. The Little Rock Police Department dismissed such claims as "Unsubstantiated".

Adding another twist in the case, Gary was recently charged with the murder of his mother's new husband, Dr. David Millstein. Police in Baxter County think Gary had help,and they believe that the unnamed suspect might also have ties to Jerry's murder. Despite the passing of two decades, LRPD's investigation into the elder Parks' muder is ongoing.

Timeline

Millstein Murder Timeline
June 18, 2006 — Mountain Home police discover Dr. David Millstein’s body after being asked to check on his welfare.
Dec. 8, 2009 — Police arrest Gary Wayne Parks on a charge of capital murder for the stabbing death of Millstein, his stepfather.
January 2012 — Baxter County Prosecutor Ron Kincade announces the state will not seek the death penalty for Millstein's murder.
2011-2012 — Parks’ trial is delayed three times, twice at the request of defense attorneys, who asked for more preparation time and once because of new testimony expected to be presented.
March 25, 2013 — Gary Wayne Parks’ capital murder trial begins with jury selection.
April 1, 2013 — Gary Wayne Parks enters a no-contest plea to a reduced charge of first-degree murder and is sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 10 years suspended if he cooperates with investigators, who say he may have had help in planning Millstein’s death, and want Parks to tell them about any accomplice or co-conspirator.
April 4, 2013 — Gary Wayne Parks is taken to the Varner Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction.
Summer 2013 — Police say Gary Wayne Parks is not cooperative during interview regarding any potential accomplices.

Arkansas Department of Corrections