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Alison Bailey Parker

Case from Moneta, VA dated Aug 26, 2015

Victim Details

Alison Bailey Parker

Female

White / Caucasian

Moneta

VA

2015-08-26

24

Alison

Bailey Parker

07/19/2026

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On a summer morning in Moneta, Virginia, 24-year-old Caucasian female television reporter Alison Bailey Parker was conducting a live interview at Bridgewater Plaza. It was August 26, 2015, and Parker, a journalist for the local CBS affiliate WDBJ7, was interviewing Vicki Gardner, the executive director of the local chamber of commerce, for a segment on tourism. Alongside her was 27-year-old cameraman Adam Ward, capturing the interview for the morning news broadcast. The serene scene was shattere ...
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  • www.roanoke.com: Alison Parker: 'Our bright, shining light ... cruelly extinguished'
  • CNN: Police: Bryce Williams kills self after on-air slayings
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