▁was ▁Ernest . ▁When ▁officers ▁asked ▁for ▁his ▁street ▁address , ▁Par s ons ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁Sher iff ▁Kenneth ▁Y ard ley ▁re called ▁that ▁Par s ons ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁could ▁keep ▁his ▁book ▁to ▁read . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Ernest ' s ▁body ▁was ▁discovered ▁under ne ath ▁a ▁sleep ing ▁bag ▁dump ed ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 1 5 , ▁about ▁a ▁mile ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁area ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁killed . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁st ab bed ▁nine ▁times , ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁and ▁thro at . ▁ ▁Tri al ▁and ▁sent encing ▁Iron ▁County ▁pro sec utor ▁Scott ▁Burn s ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁witness es ▁from ▁three ▁different ▁states ▁and ▁crime ▁scenes ▁in ▁three ▁different ▁count ies . ▁While ▁await ing ▁trial ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁j ail , ▁Par s ons ▁became ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁a ▁severe ▁case ▁of ▁c rab ▁l ice . ▁Lieutenant ▁Matt ▁Y eng ich ▁told ▁investig ators ▁that ▁Par s ons ▁likely ▁contract ed ▁the ▁l ice ▁from ▁" some ▁type ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁interaction ". ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁court ▁hearing ▁for ▁the ▁murder , ▁Par s ons ▁said , ▁" Why ▁are ▁we ▁doing ▁this ? ▁I ▁did ▁it ▁and ▁everyone ▁knows ▁I ▁did ▁it ." ▁He ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁the ft , ▁ag gra v ated ▁rob ber y ▁and ▁first - deg ree ▁murder ▁on