▁was ▁ble eding ▁prof us ely . ▁He ▁ple aded ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁walk ▁instead ▁of ▁being ▁drag ged . ▁Blood ▁sp urt ed ▁from ▁his ▁w ounds , ▁leaving ▁blo ody ▁hand ▁prints ▁and ▁po ols ▁of ▁blood ▁along ▁the ▁route ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cour th ouse . ▁ ▁Transport ▁to ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁ ▁The ▁mob ▁had ▁two ▁cars ▁waiting ▁outside ▁for ▁their ▁escape . ▁Parker ▁was ▁stuff ed ▁into ▁the ▁back ▁seat ▁of ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁cars ▁sp ed ▁off ▁west ▁toward ▁Bog al usa , ▁Louisiana ▁on ▁Mississippi ▁Highway ▁ 2 6 . ▁The ▁car ▁with ▁Parker ▁inside ▁continued ▁west ▁on ▁Mississippi ▁Highway ▁ 2 6 ▁until ▁it ▁reached ▁the ▁Mississippi - Louis iana ▁border ▁at ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁Bridge , ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Pop lar ville . ▁ ▁K illing ▁and ▁disposition ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁F BI , ▁the ▁mob ▁with ▁Parker ▁in ▁the ▁car ▁drove ▁into ▁Louisiana , ▁where ▁they ▁waited ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁the ▁road ▁was ▁traffic - free . ▁Once ▁they ▁were ▁assured ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁clear , ▁Parker ▁was ▁driven ▁to ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁bridge . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁pulled ▁from ▁the ▁car ▁and ▁shot ▁twice ▁in ▁the ▁ch est ▁from ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁approximately ▁six ▁inches . ▁Parker ▁died ▁within ▁seconds . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁plan ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁cas tr ate ▁Parker ▁and ▁hang ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁super structure ▁of ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁Bridge ; ▁however ,