▁after ▁his ▁death ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁ra pe ▁accus ations ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁fabric ated ▁by ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁victim ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁conce aling ▁an ▁on going ▁cons ens ual ▁affair ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁white ▁man . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁reports ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Times - P ic ay une ▁and ▁the ▁Jackson ▁Clar ion - L ed ger , ▁Parker ▁and ▁four ▁friends , ▁Norman ▁Mal ach y , ▁David ▁Alfred , ▁Curt ▁Under wood ▁and ▁Tommy ▁Grant ▁were ▁returning ▁to ▁L umber ton ▁from ▁Pop lar ville . ▁The ▁five ▁men ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁S lim ’ s , ▁an ▁illegal ▁bar ▁which ▁was ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Pop lar ville ▁City ▁Police . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁black ▁section ▁of ▁Pop lar ville , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁s elling ▁white ▁light ning ▁mo ons h ine . ▁As ▁the ▁five ▁ne ared ▁L umber ton , ▁Parker ▁and ▁his ▁four ▁compan ions ▁sp otted ▁a ▁D odge ▁sedan ▁broken ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road . ▁Assuming ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁abandoned , ▁they ▁stopped . ▁Parker ▁got ▁out ▁and ▁sh one ▁a ▁flash light ▁into ▁the ▁car . ▁Upon ▁recogn izing ▁a ▁white ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁car , ▁Parker ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁Che vy ▁sedan ▁and ▁left . ▁As ▁they ▁left ▁the ▁scene , ▁Parker ▁alleg edly ▁turned ▁to ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁said , ▁“ Why ▁don ’ t ▁we ▁stop ▁and ▁get ▁some ▁o ’ ▁that ▁white