Bio

Norman Parker Jr. was born on September 29, 1944. In 1966, Parker was sentenced to life in prison for a first-degree murder he committed in Miami-Dade County, Florida. After serving time, he managed to escape from prison a few months before another violent incident in 1978. While in Washington, D.C., he committed a second-degree murder in August of that year. 

Murder Story

Norman Parker Jr., also known as Nathan Parker or Shawn Vincent, committed several serious crimes. He was involved in multiple murders during the late 1960s and late 1970s. His first known act of murder occurred in 1966 when he stabbed a teenage boy in Miami, Florida. This crime led to his sentencing to life in prison.

However, Parker escaped from prison a few months before his second murder in 1978. On July 18, 1978, Parker was involved in an illegal drug transaction in Miami. He and another person, Robbie Lee Manson, entered a home where they aimed to sell drugs. During this deal, they produced firearms and demanded money and drugs from the occupants.

The victims were forced to surrender their belongings and strip naked. After securing the valuables, Parker shot a man named Julio Chavez with a revolver. The murder happened while Parker aimed the gun at Chavez's back and used a pillow to muffle the sound of the shot. Following this act, Parker also committed sexual battery against a female victim in the home.

After the murders and assaults, Parker and Manson fled the scene. They were later recognized and identified by surviving victims through a photographic lineup. In the following months, Parker would face trial due to this crime and his earlier conviction for murder.

In addition to his 1966 conviction, Parker was convicted of a second-degree murder he committed in Washington D.C. in August 1978. In total, his criminal actions led to his sentencing to death in Florida on November 18, 1981, after being found guilty of first-degree murder and multiple counts of robbery and sexual battery.