Prosecution Rests in Parker Trial

MANGUM, Okla. (AP/Staff) – Greer County, Oklahoma, prosecutors have ended their case in the East Texas-linked trial of a former Oklahoma prison warden’s wife charged with helping a convicted killer escape 17 years ago. Prosecutors say Bobbi Parker fell in love with inmate Randolph Dial and helped him escape 17 years ago from the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite where Parker’s husband was deputy warden. Defense attorneys say Dial kidnapped Parker and held her hostage until they were found at a chicken ranch in Campti, in Shelby County, Texas, in 2005. Wednesday’s testimony included the unit manager of the Lawton Correctional Facility. Gifford Barnard said he considers an inmate who testified earlier that he saw Parker drive Dial out of the prison on the day they disappeared “truthful and honest.” Defense attorneys pointed out the inmate is a convicted killer.