On April 12, 2005, Diane Parker, 54, and her husband Charles Parker, 54, were found shot to death inside their farmhouse in Conway, South Carolina. Their son, Charlie Parker Jr., discovered the bodies, and the double homicide deeply unsettled the Horry County community.

Investigators initially focused on the Parkers’ daughter Bambi and her boyfriend Richard Gagnon after learning of disputes within the family over custody and possible land issues. Charges against Bambi were later dropped; Gagnon was convicted at trial, a verdict that rested in part on specks of blood found on his shoe and testimony from a jailhouse informant who later recanted. Unidentified blood droplets at the scene did not match Gagnon’s DNA, a detail that remained unresolved at the time.

The case raised questions about how the investigation moved from family conflict to a conviction despite unexplained forensic evidence. If anyone knew Diane or the family, or has information about the farmhouse or events surrounding April 12, 2005, contact local authorities.