The trial of Sam Parker, a former LaFayette police officer accused of killing his wife, will start on Aug. 17, court officials said.
According to public defender David Dunn’s office, jurors will be picked from Bartow County.
The trial will be held in Walker County Superior Court.
Parker was charged in February 2008 with murdering his wife, Theresa. He has been in jail since then.
Theresa Parker, a dispatcher with Walker County 911, has been missing since March 21, 2007. Her body has not been found.
Sam Parker was a sergeant with the LaFayette Police Department when she disappeared.
Walker County Superior Court Judge Bo Wood in May denied a motion for bond for Sam Parker.
State News
July 2, 2009
Sam Parker murder trial set for Aug. 17
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