State of Georgia v. Samuel L. Parker
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State of Georgia v. Samuel L. Parker has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including 48 Hours. 4 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sam ParkerFormer Lafayette, Georgia police officer convicted of murdering his wife Teresa
After his conviction, Parker maintained he never hurt Teresa and denied killing her.
“Bad times are, you know, I never, never once ever hurt her”
48 Hours: The Secret (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 39:57
David DunnDefense attorney for Sam Parker
Dunn calls Ben Chafin the least believable witness of his career.
“Oh, he's probably the most unbelievable witness I've seen in 26 years of practicing law”
48 Hours: The Secret (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 33:00
Ben ChafinPolice officer and friend of Sam Parker who testified for the prosecution
Chafin testified that Parker called and said he had a place where Teresa's body would never be found.
“He said that he had a place that was going to be hard to find or they never would find it”
48 Hours: The Secret (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 31:35
Lee PattersonProsecutor in the Sam Parker murder trial
Patterson argues Parker went on a date after the killing to create an alibi.
“He had to have an alibi, and Christy Bellflower had expected him to come over there”
48 Hours: The Secret (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 29:54
Podcasts
- 48 Hours · 1 episode
Episodes
The Secret48 Hours · May 27, 2026 · 41 min
Correspondent Tracy Smith reports on the 2007 disappearance of Georgia 911 dispatcher Teresa Parker and the no-body murder trial of her police-officer husband, Sam Parker.