Robert Denney is currently serving his prison sentence, as shown on NBC’s Dateline. He was found guilty of murdering Corey parker in 2000.
Robert Denney was convicted of the first-degree murder of Corey Parker, who was brutally murdered in her apartment in 1998. When officers found her body in her apartment, they said she died after being stabbed more than 100 times..
So when Robert Denney was finally arrested and convicted for Corey’s murder, the officers were sure they had the right person. However, Denney, to this day, maintains his innocence.
NBC Dateline presents the investigation of the tragic murder of Jacksonville resident Corey Parker in an upcoming segment. It is set to air on Friday, July 8, 2022.
Who Is Robert Denney?
Robert Denney was the neighbor of Corey Parker in 1998 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. According to reports, Denney had disappeared soon after Corey’s murder and was not caught on the police’s radar until almost two years later. A former co-worker of Denney’s, Julia Sedgwick, testified that she had had a conversation back in 1999 with a very frantic Denney.
She mentioned that Denney was talking to her frantically about a family emergency in Texas. This was followed by a sudden calm in his voice when he spoke about a waitress in his neighborhood that he wanted to date. The police later found out that Denney had allegedly confessed his feelings to his friends, and his crush had turned into an obsession, which gave rise to habits such as spying on Parker. He later relocated to Maryland.
In an episode titled ‘Rear Window’ from NBC’s ‘Dateline,’ we learn that the detectives also found out about Denney’s older brother, a convicted murderer who had shown similar patterns in his killing as well. Suspicions grew, and detectives were invested in finding if Denney had any connection to Corey’s death. Denney, on the other hand, was equally cautious.
He was meticulous in making sure he did not leave behind any DNA evidence. He had somehow suspected that the police were watching him. At Denney’s workplace in Easton, Maryland, Denney’s boss informed the police that Denney had become very paranoid and started saving his cigarette butts in a garbage bag to take them home every night. He also managed to detect the police’s intentions when he was being interviewed at the Easton Police Department.
Where Is Robert Denney Now?
Corey Parker was slashed 101 times, according to autopsy reports. Chief Medical Examiner Margarita Arruza testified that Corey had wounds on her right hand, which showed she had put up a fight during the attack.
The question loomed as to who could have committed such a heinous crime. The answer arrived in the form of a positive DNA match that incriminated Robert Denney for Corey’s murder. Denney was subsequently arrested in November 2000.
After interrogating several people, the investigators got the lead in the case involving Robert. While interrogating him at first, they did not have any clue, but their suspicion grew when he denied providing his DNA sample.
But, in November 2000, Denney was detained after the investigators collected his DNA samples from his saliva when he had spitted near his workplace. The DNA matched the blood and hair strands found on Corey’s body.
During his trial, Denney defended himself on the witness stand but could not avoid the sentence. His attorney, Patrick McGuinness, claimed that a collection of multiple fingerprints did not belong to Denney or anybody else.
He also questioned how the authorities handled the evidence, and they were asked if they could guarantee that the evidence had not been handled improperly.
However, the judges gave him a life sentence after being found guilty of first-degree murder. He is currently serving his jail sentence at the Desoto Annex.
Corey Parker Murder Update On NBC Dateline
One of her coworkers went to her house to check after she failed to arrive at work in November 1998, but she did not answer the door, so he left. But, after a while, he returned to her house and saw blood on her foot through the window. He then called the police.
Later investigations showed that the victim was stabbed more than 100 times before being killed. The inquiry continued, but the police could not find any solid clues. The police also offered a $20,000 prize money for information relating to the murder.
And it was not until almost two years later that the case took off. One of the workers in the same restaurant where Corey worked told the police about a weird conversation she had with Robert Denney, a resident of Maryland.
He was later found guilty of the murder, but he still maintains his innocence to this day. He has even written a blog where he shared his side of the story.
Meet Corey Parker: a sweet twenty-something who moved to Florida from New York…
We’ll tell her story tonight on a classic #Dateline at 10/9c. pic.twitter.com/1IO8vMsz91
— Dateline NBC (@DatelineNBC) July 8, 2022
Where Is Corey Parker Family Now?
Her beauty and smile drew a lot of admirers and including Robert too. But, it turned out to be fatal for her as she ended up being killed at his hands.
Information on her family is not updated at present. But, they may have been in peace after getting justice for their daughter.
