General Information:
- Date of Birth - 6/12/1963
- Date of Offense - 5/12/98
- Age at Time of Offense - 34
- Prior Occupation - Registered nurse assistant
- Education - Unknown
- Prior Prison Record – 1985 – Stole $44,000 from an elderly woman who was under her care.
- Location of Crime - Raleigh, North Carolina
- Co-defendants - None
- Race and Gender of Victim - White female
Crime Committed: Carlette Parker was a home health-care worker who kidnapped 88-year-old Alice Covington, withdrew money from Covington's account, then drowned her in a bathtub.
When examined, Covington had bruising around her ankles and legs, pepper spray on her clothing, and possible burns from a stun gun. At the time of her arrest, Parker had a stun gun and pepper spray in her possession.
In 1985, Parker pled guilty to sixteen felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses from eighty-five-year-old Catherine Stevenson, for whom defendant provided care. She forged bank withdrawl slips in the amount of $44,000.
Parker was convicted of kidnapping and murder of Alice Covington, and given the death penalty.
Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice
