Crime & Safety
Live Blog: DNA, Technical Evidence in Brett Parker Murder Trial
Testimony continues Tuesday in day four of the trial.

Tammy Parker was hit and killed by five bullets, the lead crime scene investigator in the case testified Monday during the Brett Parker double-murder trial.
Sgt. Stan Richards testified for two hours about collecting evidence from the Parkers' Ascot Estates home in April 2012, according to a report in The State.
Brett Parker is on trial for the shooting deaths of his wife, Tammy Parker, and gambling partner, Bryan Capnerhurst.
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Seven rounds were fired from the gun that killed Tammy Parker, Richards testified, according to The State. One bullet was found inside Tammy Parker, and two others were found around her. The other four bullets were found embeded in a wall.
Richards also said Brett Parker did not have any blood on the clothes he was wearing on the day of the shootings, according to a report from WIS.
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Prosecutors say the shootings were part of a plan for Brett Parker to collect more than $1 million in insurance money to pay off his gambling debt and get out of his marriage to Tammy Parker.
Brett Parker's defense attorney didn't get a chance to question Investigator Richards Monday because a juror got sick, according to WIS. Court will resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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