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Yesterday at 1:30 PM  Brett Parker's double murder trial was off to a late start Tuesday, but once it began, a steady flow of witnesses continued through the afternoon break.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Friday, the Chief Medical Examiner for Richland County continued his testimony about the autopsies he performed on Tammy Jo Parker and Bryan Capnerhurst, who were shot to death in April 2012.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The man accused of shooting his wife and family friend broke down after the jury left the courtroom for an afternoon break Thursday.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  After Tuesday's information overload in the courtroom, which included almost a dozen witness testimonies, viewing home security system video and a replay of the chaotic 911 call, the Brett Parker murder trial has proved to be slowing once again.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A Midlands man accused of shooting and killing his wife and business partner appeared in court Monday.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The trial for the man accused of killing two people at a home in an upscale Irmo neighborhood last April has be set for the week of May 6.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Lanny Ray Gunter II, Harry B. Benenhaley and Ronald D. Smith are charged with conduct of an Illegal Gambling Business. The three agreed to plead guilty in a brief filed in federal court Monday.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The indictment says, "That Brett Davis Parker did on or about April 13, 2012 willfully, feloniously, and intentionally kill the victim, Tammy Parker, with malice aforethought, either express or implied, by means of a gunshot wound, and the victim did die as a proximate result thereof."

Saturday, July 21, 2012  Brett Parker has been arrested and is charged with two counts of murder in the shooting that occurred in an upscale Irmo neighborhood in April.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The Richland County Sheriff's Department announced that a new conference will be held in regards to a shooting that occurred in an upscale Irmo neighborhood in April and left two people dead.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Ray Tanner introduced as USC athletics director, new details in Ascot Estates shootings, little boy launched clean-up of Columbia park.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  While authorities stay tight lipped about the ongoing investigation of a double homicide in an Irmo neighborhood last month, those who knew one of the victims are speaking out.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  The attorney for the only survivor of a double shooting in an upscale Irmo community says his client acted in self-defense.

Monday, April 16, 2012  According to an incident report released Monday, the husband of one of the victims in an Irmo neighborhood double-shooting was in the driveway of his home when deputies arrived on the scene Friday.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff's Department are investigating a deadly shooting that occured around noon in Columbia Friday.