when you sh when i got to that safe, i made a decision, it s going to be me or him. ultimately, the defense wanted the jury to see that, while a flawed man, brett parker was no killer. did you shoot in self-defense cap en hurst? yes, i did. did you ever have a plan, a premedicated plan to shoot and kill your wife? no. under cross-examination, brett held firm, sticking to the story, he first told investigators. did you think it was important to tell the police the truth? i did tell them the truth. i ve told them what s happened in that house. that is the truth. i believe, as i see it, the evidence proves it. the prosecutor talked to him about his infidelities. he insisted his feelings for tammy never wavered. he said you love tammy, still
love her to this day. i will. despite their troubles, brett said the love for tammy was always there. you would never do anything to hurt her. never hurt her. i would never hurt tammy. never have. it was time for closing arguments in the case of the people versus brett parker. i ask you with all my heart and all the love and faith i have in our jury system to send brett back to his family. don t let this injustice continue. brett parker is no victim. he is a greedy, selfish, entitled and while yes, maybe even charming at times manipulative killer. then the case was in the hands of the jury. what s the mood like? i told my wife that if if
wife. he would just break down crying and he would cry all the time. as for shooting brian, he believed his friend did what he had to do. he din have a choice. it was either him or brian and that s the way he told us over and over, you know. to those grieving for tammie, it seemed that at least there had been some terrible justice for brian. people that loved tammie so much couldn t help but feel that he maybe many people thought he got what he deserved. investigators told reporters the tragic deaths were a result of a robbery gone bad. it seemed like a cut and dry case but things aren t always what they seem. was brett parker the loving husband he appeared to be? investigators were about to uncover a secret. coming up. there were a series of text messages with a young lady and they were definitely of a sexual
the crime. now, brett was about to confront the allegations about his troubled marriage and the day it ended head on. with the conclusion of mystery at ascot estates, here s andrea canning. what really happened inside that ascot estates home? in court, brett parker confidently took the stand, eager to tell his version of events. first, he wanted the jury to know his marriage was hardly the wreck the prosecution made it out to be. me and tammy got along fine. we put our kids before everything. i know that s why i could never go to her and ask for a separation because it would just destroy our kids. and he explained his initial reticence to tell police about his affairs or reveal his own massive gambling debts had nothing to do with the murders. when they asked me about the affair and i admitted it to them
believed her father was innocence and wanted to take the stand. she had some information that needed to be given and she did what she felt like she needed to do. she wanted the jury to hear her story. no matter how difficult it was to tell. i witnessed them talking about how he was giving a gun to brian. i m not lying about that. i was there and i remember. it was a tragedy that had stirred up the quite waters of this carolina community and soon a jury would have to died who was to blame. but before they did, the defense wanted them to hear from the only perpetrator alison alive t knew what happened in the house that day. brett parker himself. coming up, did you ever have a plan to shoot and kill your wife? never. i would never hurt tammie. but would the jury believe