Track 100: Candice Parchment
Summary: Candice Parchment, 15, is a high school student at Forest Park high school in Georgia when she suddenly goes missing in April of 2010. Months go by and there is no word of Candice, who had recently emigrated to the United States with her mother. That is until her mother discovers her diary. Could Candice’s own words be exactly what detectives need to uncover what really happened to her?
A photo of Candice Parchment.
A picture of Candice with her mother, Caffian Hyatt (left). Both were Jamaican immigrants that had come to America seeking a better life.
An image of Marshae Hickman, who was convicted for the 2010 murder of Candice Parchment.
An image of Jermaine Robinson, who was convicted for the attempted rape of Candice that occurred prior to her murder on January 5, 2010.
This episode was made possible because of the below sources:
TV SHOW: How I Caught My Killer, Season 1, Ep.2 (on Hulu)
ARTICLES:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/georgia-murdered-teen-girls-diary-leads-alleged-killer/story?id=14934181
https://www.the-sun.com/news/4799655/candice-parchment-how-she-died/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/4802526/candice-parchment-murder-diary-chilling-details/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fate-man-accused-murdering-teenage-girl-jurys-hand/242654247/
https://www.areavibes.com/forest+park-ga/crime/
https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/cities/us/ga/forest-park/murder-homicide-rate-statistics
https://www.forevermissed.com/candice-nekoya-parchment/about
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/teen-accused-killer-linked-several-crimes/Y7iiQsXRLq1GhRFUDYSWLM/
COURT DOCUMENT:
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ga-supreme-court/1738805.html