▁with ▁Parker ▁now ▁dead , ▁the ▁mob ▁decided ▁to ▁abandon ▁its ▁plan ▁in ▁fear ▁of ▁being ▁discovered . ▁They ▁proceeded ▁to ▁weight ▁his ▁body ▁down ▁with ▁logging ▁ch ains ▁which ▁were ▁produced ▁from ▁the ▁tr unk ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cars . ▁Once ▁the ▁ch ains ▁were ▁secured ▁around ▁Parker ’ s ▁body , ▁it ▁was ▁toss ed ▁over ▁the ▁concrete ▁rail ings ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁into ▁the ▁rain - sw ol len ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁below . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁of ▁the ▁crime ▁ ▁Upon ▁learning ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁hours ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County ▁Sher iff , ▁Os born ▁Mo ody , ▁informed ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Highway ▁Pat rol , ▁who ▁then ▁ur ged ▁him ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁F BI . ▁That ▁same ▁morning , ▁Mo ody ▁obtained ▁a ▁" John ▁Do e " ▁war rant ▁for ▁the ▁kid n apping ▁of ▁Mack ▁Charles ▁Parker . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁Parker ' s ▁blo ated ▁and ▁decom pos ing ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁floating ▁in ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁two ▁and ▁one - half ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Pear l ▁River ▁Bridge ▁at ▁Bog al usa . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁ ▁F BI ▁investigation ▁ ▁Al most ▁immediately , ▁ 6 0 ▁agents ▁from ▁the ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁desc ended ▁upon ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pop lar ville . ▁In ▁the ▁two ▁weeks ▁following ▁Parker ’ s ▁death , ▁the ▁F BI ▁question ed ▁hundreds