▁of ▁potential ▁witness es ▁and ▁suspect s . ▁Several ▁local ▁Pop lar ville ▁men , ▁Jew el ▁Al ford , ▁Christopher ▁Columb us ▁" C rip " ▁Re yer , ▁L . ▁C . ▁Davis , ▁" Pre acher " ▁James ▁Flor en ▁Lee , ▁his ▁son ▁James ▁Flor en ▁" J eff " ▁Lee , ▁H erman ▁Sch ult z , ▁Arthur ▁Smith ▁and ▁J . P . ▁Walker , ▁a ▁former ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County ▁Sher iff ’ s ▁deput y , ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁elected ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁quickly ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁F BI ’ s ▁int ensive ▁pro be ▁into ▁the ▁ab du ction ▁and ▁death ▁of ▁Parker . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁three - hour ▁inter rog ation ▁session , ▁F BI ▁agents ▁brow be at ▁C rip ▁Re yer . ▁Re yer ▁finally ▁admitted ▁that ▁his ▁red ▁and ▁white ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Old sm obile ▁ 8 8 ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁mob , ▁but ▁denied ▁having ▁anything ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁ab du ction ▁or ▁killing ▁of ▁Parker . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁under ▁inten se ▁pressure ▁from ▁F BI ▁agents , ▁Arthur ▁Smith ▁confirmed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁participants ▁and ▁supplied ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Walker , ▁Pre acher ▁Lee , ▁L . C . ▁Davis ▁and ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁others ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁cars . ▁Smith ▁told ▁agents ▁that ▁Lee ,