▁in ▁northern ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County , ▁Mississippi . ▁Three ▁days ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁stand ▁trial , ▁Parker ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁from ▁his ▁j ail ▁cell ▁in ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁by ▁a ▁mob , ▁be aten ▁and ▁shot . ▁His ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River , ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Pop lar ville , ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁later . ▁Following ▁an ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation , ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁killed ▁him ▁were ▁released . ▁Despite ▁conf essions , ▁no ▁one ▁was ▁ever ▁ind icted ▁for ▁the ▁killing . ▁Histor ian ▁Howard ▁S me ad ▁called ▁the ▁killing ▁the ▁" last ▁classic ▁l yn ch ing ▁in ▁America ." ▁ ▁Acc us ations ▁of ▁ra pe ▁Parker ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁the ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁ra pe ▁and ▁kid n apping ▁of ▁June ▁Wal ters , ▁a ▁pre gn ant ▁white ▁woman , ▁in ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County , ▁Mississippi . ▁Wal ters ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁crime ▁occurred ▁on ▁a ▁d irt ▁logging ▁road ▁called ▁Black ▁Creek ▁Ford ▁Road , ▁off ▁U . ▁S . ▁Route ▁ 1 1 , ▁approximately ▁seven ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁L umber ton , ▁Mississippi , ▁where ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁child ▁were ▁waiting ▁alone ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁while ▁her ▁husband , ▁Jimmy ▁sought ▁help ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁Parker ▁veh ement ly ▁denied ▁having ▁ra ped ▁anyone , ▁and ▁statements ▁from ▁his ▁supp or ters