Darrel and Ele Parker sit at the kitchen table while drinking coffee, eating cookies and watching the birds on the deck of the Moline, Illinois, home in 2012.
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Darrel Parker is escorted into the jail by Lincoln Police Chief Joe Carroll after confessing to the Dec. 14, 1955, murder of his wife. He confessed during an interrogation but has spent the past 55 years trying to clear his name.
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On Aug. 31, 2012, after 57 years, Darrel Parker was exonerated of first-degree murder. At the end of a news conference at the Capitol, Parker turned to shake the hand of Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning.
Darrel Parker clocked out of his job as the City of Lincoln’s first forester and walked through the door of his Antelope Park home for lunch on Dec. 14, 1955.
Top 10 most infamous, notorious crimes in Lincoln history
Lincoln's former top cop, Tom Casady wrote a popular blog, "The Director's Desk," where he chronicled local crime history until 2017. Though he still refers to his webpage every now and again, Casady hasn't resumed blogging in his retirement.
Casady has been retired since 2019. He recently sat down with the Journal Star to talk about his top 10 crimes in Lincoln history.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady shares his thoughts on a list of significant Lincoln crimes he made in 2010. The Journal Star begins counting down his top 10.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. He shares his Top 10 infamous crimes in Lincoln history.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Here are is his 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln's history.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Here are is his 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln's history.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Here are is his 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln's history.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Here are is his 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln's history.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Here are is his 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln's history.
Convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard, and escaped from the state pen on March 13, 1912.
Former Lincoln Public Safety Director Tom Casady has seen his share of crimes in a career that spanned more than 40 years. No. 1 on the list is Charles Starkweather's killing spree.
Darrel and Ele Parker sit at the kitchen table while drinking coffee, eating cookies and watching the birds on the deck of the Moline, Illinois, home in 2012.
Darrel Parker is escorted into the jail by Lincoln Police Chief Joe Carroll after confessing to the Dec. 14, 1955, murder of his wife. He confessed during an interrogation but has spent the past 55 years trying to clear his name.
On Aug. 31, 2012, after 57 years, Darrel Parker was exonerated of first-degree murder. At the end of a news conference at the Capitol, Parker turned to shake the hand of Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning.