Bobbi Parker

Real Name: Bobbi Parker
Nicknames: Samantha (while with Dial)
Location: Granite, Oklahoma
Date: August 30, 1994

Bio

Occupation: Chicken Farmer
Date of Birth: Unrevealed
Height: 5'5
Weight: 120 pounds
Marital Status: Married
Characteristics: Caucasian female, green eyes, auburn hair

Case

Details: Bobbi Parker is the wife of deputy warden Randy Parker. They lived with their two daughters right next to the Oklahoma State Reformatory. Over the years, Bobbi had worked with several inmates in rehabilitation programs. Convicted murderer Randolph Dial worked as a caretaker at the Parker home.
Bobbi and Dial began working together when money was donated to the prison to start an art program. They often spent time alone together in the Parkers' garage, which had been converted into a ceramic studio. During this time, Dial apparently developed feelings for Bobbi. After a few weeks, Randy felt that Dial was spending too much time at their home. He also believed that Dial was trying to control the arts program. He told him to back off of Bobbi and the arts program.
On August 30, 1994, Randy and Bobbi had breakfast with their daughters. Later, Randy left for work next door and the girls left for school. When Randy left, Dial was already there, working in the front yard. At noon, he came home for lunch and found the house empty. There was a note from Bobbi, saying that she had gone shopping and left him a sandwich in the refrigerator. He did not believe that anything was wrong.
Randy later returned to the prison; at 4:45pm, his older daughter called him, saying that Bobbi had not returned home. However, he said that she had gone shopping and told his daughter not to worry. Thirty minutes later, he returned home to find that she was still not back. Soon, he began to fear that something had happened to her. He contacted the area hospitals, but found no trace of her.
Randy remembered that he had not seen Dial that afternoon. He asked an officer to check Dial's cell. The officer discovered that Dial was not there. Randy feared that Dial had escaped and abducted Bobby in the process. Later that evening, her mother, Clara, received a call from her. She told Clara to call Randy and the girls and tell them that she loved them. She hung up before she could say anything else. Clara knew that something bad had happened to her.
The next day, Bobbi called her best friend and gave her the same message. The friend felt that she was being held against her will. Twenty-four hours later, her van was found abandoned just across the Texas border. Investigators found that it had been cleaned and there was no evidence of a struggle. Basic cigarettes, the brand that Dial smoked, were found at the scene.
Randy learned from an inmate that for several months, Dial had been actively trying to barter for Valium on the prison black market. This led him to believe that Dial had drugged Bobbi when he kidnapped her. However, there was no concrete evidence of a kidnapping. Investigators considered the possibility that she had left willingly with him. He had made several comments to inmates that he was infatuated with her. However, investigators have noted that they found no evidence that suggests that she left willingly with him. Randy is certain that she would never leave voluntarily with Dial.
Ten days after her disappearances, Bobbi made one final phone call, this one to her sister-in-law. Once again, she sounded upset. She asked her sister-in-law to tell the girls that she loved them and that everything would be all right. This was the last time anyone heard from her. There have been several sightings of Dial and a woman who may be her. One of the most credible ones occurred in September 1994 at an art sale in Galveston, Texas. The woman had blond hair, so investigators believe that Bobbi either dyed her hair or was wearing a wig. Witnesses said that she seemed nervous and scared.
Investigators and Bobbi's family are still searching for her and Dial.
Suspects: Dial is believed to have kidnapped Bobbi on the day that he escaped. However, some believe that she may have vanished voluntarily.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the March 17, 1995 episode. It was also profiled on America's Most Wanted during the investigation and documented on Dateline after Bobbi and Dial were located.

Bobbi and randy reunited — Bobbi and Randy reunited

Results: Solved. In April 2005, Dial was arrested in East Texas on a chicken ranch after a tip from an America's Most Wanted viewer. Bobbi was found working on a farm soon after. Dial was returned to prison and Bobbi was reunited with her family. However, she was later arrested and charged with helping Dial escape. The charges indicated that they were romantically involved. However, Dial denied this, claiming that he did kidnap her. He also claimed that their relationship was never romantic. He reportedly told her that he would harm her or her family if she tried to leave.
Dial died in 2007 after a lengthy illness in Oklahoma at the age of 62. Bobbi's trial on escape charges began on July 5, 2011. Prosecutors claimed to have found photos, emails, handwritten letters, and condoms in Bobbi and Dial's trailer that indicated they were a willing couple. They also claimed that Bobbi had previously had intimate contact with other prison inmates. She denied this and insisted that she had been drugged and kidnapped by Dial. However, she was later convicted of helping him escape from prison. After serving six months of a one-year sentence she was released. She has since moved back in with Randy. She continues to maintain that she did not help Dial escape.
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