I think its hard not to have loved tammy. Sandra hunter they were very happy. Very happy. Craig melvin it seemed to be a simple case of a robbery gone horribly wrong. He realized that she was dead or dying. Craig melvin but nothing about this case was simple. Not the marriage, and not the murders. It just kept getting, more red flags come up. Craig melvin the surprises just kept on coming. He said, you know, can i talk to you in private . Craig melvin What Dark Force claimed two lives . I feel like shes still there. I still feel her with me. [theme music playing] hello, and welcome to dateline. It was a quiet afternoon at the parker house. Tammy and her husband, brett, were both at home. When suddenly, gunfire erupted, leaving two people dead and Police Racing to the scene. The sole survivor would share a tale describing an unlikely intruder and a desperate fight to survive. But what story would the evidence tell . Heres Andrea Canning with mystery at Ascot Estates. Andrea Canning Life seems to move just a little slower in South Carolina. Afternoons in columbia can be spent on the meandering saluda river, or nearby lake murray. And tucked away inside this Capital City is Ascot Estates. Where Old Southern Charm Mingles with new money. Not much in the way of drama here. Until april, 2012, friday the 13th, when something sinister happened. I immediately turned on the news and saw that there had been a double murder. Youre totally confused, because there is no way of knowing, for sure, whats going on. It was my husband who called me and said something terrible had happened. And i said, what happened . Andrea canning what happened would become the center of a mystery, a whodunit that began with a frantic 911 call. Andrea canning The Call came from a most unusual place, the gracious home of wellliked husband and wife, Brett And Tammy parker. [music playing] the parkers were a golden couple, each with their own special gifts. Tammy was raised in a small town near columbia, but left to go into sales, where she was immediately successful. Best friend, angela leon. I think its hard not to have loved tammy. Shes vibrant and outgoing, and full of life, full of energy. Always positive. Did she turn heads . Tammy was the kind of person that she didnt even notice that she was turning heads. Andrea canning during one of tammys Sales Calls she met Columbia Businessman Ben staples. They became close friends. Could tammy sell anything . She could sell anything. Its just her personality. Everyone liked her. Hello out there. Andrea Canning And Tammy had Something Else that set her apart. Talent. I cant remember exactly the first time i heard her sing. But i was amazed. Amazed at how great she was. Andrea Canning Tammy sang with a local band, jumpstart. Woody woodward was lead guitarist, and one of her biggest fans. Voices like that are just gifts. Somebody gives you that from above. Andrea canning friends thought she could take her talent big time. But tammy seemed happy to remain in columbia. One of her gigs was at her friend, Ben Staples, annual barbecue. Is this Tammys Stage . Well, yes. She enjoyed this. Tammy was an entertainer. She didnt just stand up there and sing. Andrea canning along the way, in 1996, Tammy Met and married a local boy, Brett Parker, a medical supply salesman. Hed been a Star Athlete in High School. His aunt, sandra hunter, says he was always throwing some kind of ball. Sandra hunter he played Football And Softball and baseball. And he was an allamerican kid. Andrea canning an injury sidelined any thoughts of a career in professional sports. So brett took up amateur softball. Thats how he met one of his closest friends, howdy bear. No doubt, brett was one of the best softball players i ever played with. Andrea canning when tammy came into the picture, bear knew his friend had found his match. Tammy, she was just precious. And ill never forget that. But i knew they was gonna get married. It was just a matter of time. Andrea canning howdy and his wife tagged along with brett to tammys singing gigs, and saw a lucky man in love. They were fun to be around. No not my mind, he loved her. Andrea canning both tammys friends and Bretts Family agreed. The couple just clicked. Did they seem like a good fit for Each Other . They seemed to do well together. They seemed to have some of the same dreams and ambitions. Andrea canning did you like tammy . Oh, i loved her. Andrea canning they had two children, born eight years apart. And in the spring of 2012, the family, in upscale Ascot Estates, appeared to be living a charmed existence. Then came the afternoon of april 13th, and that call to 911. It was Brett Parker. Andrea Canning Tammy was dead. And there was more. Someone else lay dead in that house. It was a double murder, a coldblooded crime that would look more chilling with each new detail. Craig melvin Coming Up who exactly was the friend who now lay dead inside the Parkers House . Stan smith one of the first questions i asked him was, what was his relationship with this man . And he said, you know, can i talk to you in private . Craig melvin when dateline continues. [coughing] Copd Isnt pretty. Im out of breath, and often out of the picture. But this is my story. and with oncedaily trelegy, it can still be beautiful. Because with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flareups. Trelegy also improves Lung Function, so i can breathe more freely all day and night. Trelegy wont replace a Rescue Inhaler for sudden breathing problems. Tell your doctor if you have a Heart Condition or high Blood Pressure before taking it. Do not take trelegy more than prescribed. Trelegy may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. 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Andrea Canning Home Security video shows Brett Parker calling 911 outside his house, collapsing on the ground as he describes what happened. A violent robbery that left his wife dead. Andrea canning and there was more to the story. Brett had killed the perpetrator in selfdefense. Andrea Canning Veteran InvestigatorStan Smith headed to the scene. What is your first interaction with Brett Parker . He was sort of heavy breathing, that at one point he lays down on his back. As if hes, you know, suffering in almost pain. Andrea canning inside, Stan Smith walked into a gruesome scene. The body of bretts wife, tammy, was in a bathroom. And lying nearby was a man named Bryan Capnerhurst, dead in an alcove not far from the safe where brett kept his money. It started with tammy parker. It appeared that she was seated at the desk in this office area. And that the shooter shot her from the back. Half of her torso, inside the bathroom. And half her legs out into the office area. So she definitely fled, tried to flee. As far as Bryan Capnerhurst he was found slumped over on his on his right side. He was shot multiple times in the face, in the chest, in the arm, in the side, in the legs, in the foot. The investigators were surprised when brett told them Bryan Capnerhurst, the man he had shot, was a Family Friend and frequent visitor to the house. In fact, brett said he was in the bathroom when bryan arrived for a meeting. And he told him to just go upstairs and wait. Suddenly, brett heard shots. He ran upstairs, and was greeted at the Top Of The Stairs by Bryan Capnerhurst holding a gun on him. And ordered him to the safe. Which was in an Alcove Area in an attic. As he walked by the office, he saw his wifes legs. And he, you know, surmising that shed been shot. He was taken to this Alcove Area. And on the way, he realized or recalled that he had a gun hidden on the safe there, in that area. And he said he made a decision as he knelt, at gunpoint, to grab the gun and try to get to capnerhurst before capnerhurst shot him, basically. So he turned around and caught bryan off guard. Thats the way he explained it. By shooting him. Right. And he said he ran to check on his wife and realized that she was dead or dying. And then he went and called 911. Andrea canning police recovered two guns from the scene, bretts 410 revolver, the gun he kept on his safe and used to shoot bryan. In Bryans Hand, police found a 9mm pistol that had been used to Kill Tammy. Near bryans body was his open Gym Bag with ammo and an empty Magazine Clip clearly visible on top. To investigators, it looked like Brett Parker had fought for his life, shot a man in selfdefense, and had just lost his beautiful wife. The Big Question was why . Why would such a good Friend Turn on them . One of the first questions i asked him was what was his relationship with this man . He said, you know, can i talk to you in private . And thats when he told me that he was a Sports Bookie. Andrea Canning Brett worked a Day Job as a fulltime medical salesman. But on the side, he had been a Sports Bookie for years. Everybody knew that. Did it concern you . Or was it just every small town has a bookie. Thats something i didnt even think about. Andrea Canning And Brett was not the sopranos breakyourlegstyle bookie. Was brett a gentle bookie . Oh, very. Very. Everybody says that he delivered his money. Brett was good. He was a good bookie. Andrea Canning Brett also told investigators that Bryan Capnerhurst, the man he had just shot and killed, was in the Bookie Business too. As a matter of fact, he worked for brett. Bryan was also an unlikely bookie. A former High School athlete, he was a Family Man who worked for a County Recreation Commission and coached kids sports teams. Tammy had spoken kindly of him. Angela leon i think she thought he was a nice guy. I mean, i think she must have thought a lot, because he was in her home, with her children around. And tammy was very protective of her children. And i think he trusted her. Right. Right, exactly. I mean, tammy had always looked out for him. You know, getting an extra lunch for him, taking care of him. Andrea canning but investigators found out there had been a problem in that Bookie Business. And it all boiled down to money. Brett owed bryan a good chunk of the profits, 20,000. And hed been slow to pay up. Bryan was going to go over there, basically, and tell brett, look, ive had enough of the excuses. I you know, i want my money. Andrea Canning Smith learned that Bryan Capnerhurst had money problems. So it looked like he went to the parkers to demand money he was owed and take whatever else was in the safe. Tammy had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time. What do you miss most about tammy . Her laugh. Just her, being. Shed always call. She always made sure we had our girls nights out. We havent done that since she was killed. Andrea canning it was all so sad. The parkers, with their children, had just returned from a family cruise, tanned and smiling. A relative on that cruise told Bretts Aunt, sandra hunter, it had been a wonderful trip. She said that it was that that was the happiest that she had seen Brett And Tammy. Andrea canning and now, bretts Friends Saw a man in pain after losing his wife. Hed just break down, crying. And he would cry all the time. Andrea canning as for Shooting Bryan, howdy believed his friend did what he had to do. He didnt have no choice. It was either him or bryan. And thats the way hes told us over and over, you know . Andrea canning to those grieving for tammy, it seemed that at least there had been some terrible justice for bryan. People that love tammy so much, you know, you couldnt help but feel that he maybe people thought he got what he deserved. Andrea canning investigators told reporters the tragic deaths were the result of a robbery gone bad. It seemed like a cutanddried case. But things arent 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 that were with a young lady. And they were definitely of a sexual nature. Craig melvin when dateline continues. Scout is protected by Simparica Trio and hes in it to win it Simparica Trio is the first chew with triple protection. Whoa fleas and ticks Intestinal Worms whoa Heartworm Disease no problem with Simparica Trio this Drug Class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions including seizures. Use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. For winning protection go with Simparica Trio. Imagine checking your own heart with medical precision from anywhere. 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So we were listening to everything that he was saying. And then wed go back and check it. Andrea canning investigators went over bretts account, starting with the moment bryan entered the house. Before long, something unusual came to their attention. Brett told po