' s ▁family ▁left ▁the ▁county ▁after ▁the ▁murder . ▁ ▁Current ▁status ▁ ▁Despite ▁an ▁extensive ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁and ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁evidence ▁before ▁both ▁county ▁and ▁federal ▁grand ▁jur ies , ▁no ▁ind ict ment ▁or ▁conv iction ▁was ▁ever ▁obtained ▁against ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁murder ed ▁Mack ▁Charles ▁Parker . ▁The ▁main ▁suspect s ▁identified ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁have ▁all ▁since ▁died ▁due ▁to ▁old ▁age . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁F BI ▁announced ▁they ▁were ▁re - open ing ▁the ▁Mack ▁Charles ▁Parker ▁case . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Lyn ch ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Howard ▁S me ad , ▁Blood ▁Justice : ▁The ▁Lyn ch ing ▁of ▁Mack ▁Charles ▁Parker , ▁New ▁York , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ; ▁ ▁Re print ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁Qu est ia ▁on ▁line . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁F BI ▁file ▁on ▁Mack ▁Charles ▁Parker ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁mur ders ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pe ople ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁Category : De ath s ▁by ▁fire arm ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁Category : L yn ch ing ▁death s ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁Category : R a cially ▁motiv ated ▁violence ▁against ▁African ▁Americans ▁Category : M ur der ed ▁African - American ▁people