Live: Investigators Found No Evidence Capnerhurst Owned Gun

Brett Parker, an Irmo man on trial for double murder, owed $175,000 to a former Midlands bookie, according to testimony in day eight of the trial. 

Lanny Ray Gunter, a man in serving time in federal prison after pleading guilty to a gambling charge, testified that Brett Parker owed him $175,00, according to WIS. Parker was paying off the debt by $5,000 or $10,000 a month.

Family and friends of Bryan Capnerhurst, who was found shot dead along with Brett Parker's wife in the Parkers' Ascot Estates home in April 2012, also testified Monday, according to The State. They all said Capnerhurst never owned a gun or talked about guns.

Brett Parker's attorneys say Capnerhurst shot Tammy Parker, and Brett Parker then acted in self-defense when he shot Capnerhurst.  

But Prosecutors  Brett Parker shot his wife and Capnerhurst as 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. 

Also during trial Monday, Jim Headley, director of the S.C. Parks & Recreation Commission who shared an office with Bryan Capnerhurst at the Lexington County Recreation Commission, testifed.

Headley said Capnerhurst worked as a "glorified clerk" for Brett Parker in his gambling operation, according to reports. The $20,000 that Capnerhurst went to collect from Brett Parker on the day of the shootings was for a year and a half of work as Parker's clerk. 

The trial resumes Tuesday morning. 

Read more: 

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