Deadly Deceit

Victor Blockum's wife says she knew in her heart her husband killed Charles, but she was terrified to say anything. He did express remorse, without actually admitting to the murder, she says.

Charles Parker's mother, Jacqueline, says that six weeks after her son's disappearance, she heard preachers tell the story of Joseph and the well several times in one day. The next day, Charles' remains were found in a well.

Patrick Parker, Charles' brother, wrote a song of hope for his congregation during the "darkest days" of the search for Charles.

Charles' business partner, Victor Blockum, said Charles had a dark side and tangled with unsavory people. A friend worried that someone "got pissed off and knocked him off."

Charles' brother froze his business account right after Charles disappeared, and it paid off. Bank security footage showed someone trying to withdraw half of the money in the account after his disappearance.

The Athens community was behind the Parkers as they searched for Charles for more than five weeks. Then, two hunters reported a suspicious odor coming from a well on an abandoned farm.

Charles Parker had recently acquired a $500,000 investment in the business he hoped to launch when he disappeared while inspecting the spot he hoped to build his HQ. The first thing that came to his mother's mind was "money."