Live Blog: Day Five Testimony in Brett Parker Murder Trial

More than a half dozen investigators and tech experts with the Richland County Sheriff's Department testified Tuesday in the  Brett Parker murder trial about gunshot residue and technical evidence, according to reports. 

A lot of gunshot residue was found on the hands of Bryan Capnerhurst, one of the victims in the April 2012 shootings, according to a report in The State. The amount of residue found on his hands was "most consistent with being on the muzzle end of a firearm."

Capnerhurst, along with Brett Parker's wife Tammy Jo Parker, were both shot and killed last year in the Parkers' Ascot Estates home. 

Prosecutors say the shootings were part of a plan to collect more than $1 million in insurance money to pay off his gambling debt and get out of his marriage.

The defense has denied the prosecution's claims saying Brett Parker acted in self-defense when he shot Capnerhurst.

Also during Tuesday's testimony, a Richland County Sheriff's Department technical services member said Brett Parker met with a girlfriend at a West Columbia motel three days before the shootings, according to a report in The State. He also texted the girlfriend on the day of the shootings.

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts also testified Tuesday, according to The State, saying that he was "caught off guard" by some of the things Brett Parker said at the crime scene. 

Read more from The State.

The trial resumes Wednesday morning.

Read more: 

• Live Blog: Testimony Continues in Brett Parker Murder Trial
• Brett Parker Indicted in Federal Sports Bookie Case