to the hospital. brett was back, however, the next day to hear the prosecution present evidence it said proved he planned the murders, framed his friend, and then covered it up. here s how they said he did it. first he shot and killed his wife in that upstairs office. then at 12:25 p.m., brett s own home security camera catches someone peering through the blinds. prosecutors believe it was brett, waiting for bryan to arrive for a meeting brett himself had arranged. gunshot residue was found on those blinds, proof the state said that brett had already fired a gun before bryan even arrived. at 12:25 who s that peeking out the blinds? that was somebody in our opinion who had just done this heinous thing and was nervously awaiting his patsy or his fall guy to show up. after killing bryan, his fall boy, prosecutors said brett staged the crime scene and
robbery attempt, then brett in fear for his own life killed his friend. it looked like self-defense. but sheriff leon lott knew they couldn t close the case without thoroughly checking out brett s story. it was three people there. two of them are dead. so we have to rely on him to explain to us what happened. so we were listening to everything that he was saying. and then we d go back and check it. investigators went over brett s account, starting with the moment bryan entered the house. before long something unusual came to their attention. brett told police he was sitting on the downstairs toilet when he heard the shots ring out. but one of the female crime scene investigators noticed t s this the toilet seat was up. our csi lieutenant is a female. and she made mention of that. that particularly bothered her. of course it takes a woman to notice that. right. as they pored over crime scene photos another small but important detail jumped out. bryan s gym bag with ammunit
life, killed his friend. it looked like self-defense. but sheriff leon lott knew they couldn t close the case without thoroughly checking out brett s story. three people there, two of them are dead. we have to rely on him to explain to us what happened. we were listening to everything that he was saying, then we d go back and check it. investigators went over brett s account, starting with the moment bryan entered the house. before long, something unusual came to their attention. brett told police he was sitting on the downstairs toilet when he heard the shots ring out. but one of the female crime scene investigators noticed this. the toilet seat was up. our csi lieutenant is a female. she made mention of that. that particularly bothered her. of course. it takes a woman to notice that. right. as they pored over crime scene photos, another small but important detail jumped out. bryan s gym bag with ammunition and an empty magazine clip
tammy s fatal injuries brett said he felt ill and was rushed to the hospital. brett was back, however, the next day to hear the prosecution present evidence it said proved he d planned the murders, framed his friend, and then covered it up. here s how they said he did it. first he shot and killed his wife in that upstairs office. then at 12:25 p.m., brett s own home security camera catches someone peering through the blinds. prosecutors believe it was brett waiting for bryan to arrive for a meeting brett himself had arranged. gunshot residue was found on those blinds, proof, the state said, that brett had already fired a gun before bryan even arrived. 12:25, who s that peeking out the blinds? i mean, that was somebody, in our opinion, who had just done this heinous thing and was nervously awaiting his patsy, his fall guy, to show up. after killing bryan, his fall
month before the killings, he was at the parker home and saw bryan handling one of brett s guns with ease. he took all the bullets out, the clip, and handed me that, then handed me a revolver which he had took the bullets out. then i hear a friend said he would never touch a gun. brett told investigators he s given bryan that 9 millimeter handgun for protection. and in a dramatic move, the defense brought in a witness to confirm that. brett and tammy s 14-year-old daughter brooke. bryan and my dad were discussing a gun that my dad had. and they were just talking about how they thought it was good for him to have safety at his house and to protect bryan s family. you were talking about mr. capnerhurst? yes, sir. having young brooke parker testify was controversial. but brett s aunt knew brooke believed her father was innocent and wanted to take the stand.