Murdered teen’s mom recalls frantic search for daughter:
Over three years and three months since the murder of 16-year-old Jennifer Parks the trial of Jonathan Zarate finally got underway in New Jersey today.
Testimony started off with Jennifer’s mother, Laurie Parks, recalling for the jury the frantic search for Jennifer.
For those of you just joining us it’s ‘alleged’ that the Parks’ neighbor, Jonathan Zarate stabbed Jennifer Parks to death after inviting her over for some late night TV. Zarate then ‘allegedly’ dismembered her body, hid it in a steamer trunk, hid the trunk inside of a Jeep for 24 hours, then tried dumping her body into the Passaic River.
As a witness, Laurie Parks helped establish what the prosecution claims was the motive: she explained that she pressured the Randolph school board to get Zarate’s younger brother, James, moved out of Jennifer’s seventh grade classes because he cruelly mocked her.
More on the trial as details become available.
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