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Officers Make New Search Of Sgt. Sam Parker Home

Hundreds Involved In Saturday Search For Theresa Parker

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Investigators executed a third search warrant on Saturday at the home of LaFayette Police Sgt. Sam Parker as the search continued for his missing estranged wife.

The first two searches were by consent of Sgt. Parker, but officers went through the courts to obtain this warrant.

Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson said, "At about 5 p.m. Saturday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant at 985 Cordell Avenue, LaFayette, at the marital residence of Sam and Theresa Parker.

"The basis for the search warrant was the development of leads and information obtained during the past seven days in the Theresa Parker missing person investigation.

"Also, a 35-square-mile area was searched today utilizing 228 volunteers. No sufficient leads or evidence was obtained during the search."

Divers also spent several hours checking out a pond that is directly across the road from the Parker home.

The searchers, including many volunteers, fanned out over a wide area south of LaFayette, but there was no sign of the missing 911 dispatcher for Walker County.

The 41-year-old woman, who was in the process of moving out after filing for divorce, has now been gone for 10 days.

The search also continues for her cell phone, which went off soon after she was last seen Wednesday night of last week by her younger sister.

Sgt. Parker has been taking a few days vacation off from his police job, but is due back at work on Monday.


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