this man. or was bobbi s dial s partner in crime, or she more than that? she says yes, i am fine. i am happy. nothing made sense. nothing. if you had to pick a woman to star in a sensational true crime story, you probably would not pick bobbi parker. i grew up on a farm, in north central kansas. i had a blood goody childhood. for me, it was a very normal upbringing. bobbi went to college, just over the border in oklahoma, where she caught the eye of randi parker. the way she talked, the way she laugh. there was something special about her. he had a balance in his heart. he was good for me. he gave me confidence. they married in 1982. and within four years, had two little girls. bobbi was a teacher, and randy worked in corrections. at one point they both worked at the same. prison randy in administration, and bobbi, teaching inmates
what did you know about him? i knew that he was a murderer, he made that clear to everybody. he was said to be very charming, charismatic. i am not sure who put that out. you did not find him charming or charismatic? no. with time on her hands, bobbi offered to help sell the pottery. and dial was eager to teach her the art of making ceramics. it started in the garage. i told him i would prefer it out front. why did you not want to learn it in the garage? i was not comfortable. with him? yes. it is never good to be one on one with an inmate, it never is. nevertheless, she once rode dial into town by herself to meet shopkeepers, she says it was okay by word in cowley. that is strike you as that you are given permission to take the murderer off of prison grounds? yes. not long after that, one hot august morning, bobbi parker s life turned upside down. i just remember being woozy,
found, two years in, instead of tenure. well, maybe that s true. maybe it is my fault. i mean, is that where we re going? that may have been were bobbi s lawyer wanted to go. the warden was not on trial, bobbi was. and she chose not to testify. bobbi was not ready. it s too dramatic. she s better now. she s better every day. so, when we interviewed bobbi parker, we asked questions the jurors had and countless others who wondered if she was a victim or an accomplice, wanted to hear. did you fall in love with randolph dial? no. no. did you help him plan and escape to get out of prison? no. did you live with him as his lover? no. coming up bobbi parker explains it all. i mean, the man is having a heart attack at a hospital. and even then, you don t leave. when dateline continues.
my body would physically eight. and she says dial never ceased his campaign of terror. killing two of her dogs to punish her. and one right before her eyes. he shot the dog. then he blamed me for the dog. to him it was just a dog and to me it was family. only wants, says bobbi, did she openly defy him. dial, artists turn killer, turned fugitive, had already been the subject of a true crime book. and one night, he decided to phone the author. and ex-cop named charles sasser. he says for seven years i ve been making it honest living. living a happy country. life. sasser figured, included bobbi parker. but he wanted proof she was pro-life. he said of course she still alive, do you want to talk to her? i was in bed sleeping and he told me he was going to put me on the phone. and i said, i m tired. i m really tired. and he reached back for his gun
hi i m richard louis with your hour s top stories. silicon valley bank is now the second largest financial institutions fail in the united states history. now the bank s tech start-up customers are stuck without a clear timeline for when they will receive their money. some companies worry that they will be unable to tick make payroll. in california at least 9000 residents are under evacuation orders. following heavy rain and torrential flooding. in some parts of the state residents are still recovering from snowfall there. it s not over yet. the state is getting hit with another storm next week. now back to dateline. now back to dateline welcome back to dateline . i m craig melvin. randy parker had reason to celebrate. his wife bobbi was finally back home. she claims she been kidnapped by escaped convict, randolph dial. but new details about bobbi s time with dial, we re beginning to emerge.