Bobbie Parker, victim or accomplice???!!!! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

mercy1825 · 04-06-2005, 09:39 AM

I believe Bobbie was an accomplice. Read all the articles out there about Dial's capture. She has no interest in living her old life and wants to stay and raise chickens where her and Dial were hiding out. I cannot believe someone could be as cold and heartless as she appears to be.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/4346090/detail.html

crystaldawn · 04-06-2005, 10:28 AM

You know there are conflicting reports on this aspect. All that was said was this guy knew of no plans of her returning to her family. The media has then jumped to the conclusion that she didn't want to go back. I watched a few tv interviews on this today and one said she was reunited with her husband last night. They also said she was threatened with her life and the lives of her family thats what kept her from leaving all those years. She knew he was a convicted murderer and he knew exactly where her family lived since he used to be their lawn work so I don't think she was a willing accomplice. They said some neighbors reported that she seemed happy while others said she seemed to be fearful all the time. I feel sorry for her and think the last 10 years was a nightmare for her and can't imagine having to go through something like that. All the accounts I've heard say that there was not a romantic relationship between them at any time, so what would be her motive in leaving her husband and children?

mercy1825 · 04-06-2005, 11:16 AM

I am sorry crystaldawn. You may be right. Who knows what she went through. I believe in Stockholm Syndrome and this seems like an appropriate application for it.

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20030324.html

crystaldawn · 04-06-2005, 11:20 AM

No need to apologize!

I do agree with you that she could be a victim of Stockholm Syndrome. Maybe Dateline or one of those news shows will snag an interview with her after she's been able to get back to some sort of normal life than we can find out what her past 10 years have been like. I've read the book about Randolph Dial and think it would be really interesting if Bobbi were to write a book about her experience.

Brent88 · 04-06-2005, 12:03 PM

Something is REALLY fishy... she's either got the syndrome or she was an accomplice.

Koala · 04-06-2005, 12:40 PM

I don't know how valid this is but just a thought - Could not Bobby and Mr. Dial not have had an agreement that in the event they were ever caught that they would claim she was kidnapped and held under threat of harm to her family to spare Bobby Parker and give Dial a chance at going to a cushy federal prison on the grounds that kidnapping is under federal jurisdiction?

CrushedVelvet · 04-06-2005, 03:32 PM

Some of you on this board have discussed show times for UM and I am wondering where you found updates on all that. I am wondering if Lifetime plans to change the times/days they play UM in the next season, etc. I am so bored with The Nanny re-runs I could scream. I liked UM on late at night, made it spookier and easier to be around to record it. Anyone know any info ??

crystaldawn · 04-06-2005, 05:21 PM

I check the Lifetime website under "Unsolved Mysteries" then click on "Upcoming Episodes". Right now they don't have any descriptions listed except for April 15th. Here is the link:

http://www.lifetimetv.com/cgi/script...?show=unsolved

justins5256 · 04-06-2005, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mercy1825

I believe Bobbie was an accomplice. Read all the articles out there about Dial's capture. She has no interest in living her old life and wants to stay and raise chickens where her and Dial were hiding out. I cannot believe someone could be as cold and heartless as she appears to be.

I'm going to wait until more information becomes available before I make that judgment, as there are a lot of conflicting stories right now. For what it's worth, whether she was an accomplice or not, I'm sure she "adjusted" to life with Dial, and a change of this magnitude would probably not be the easiest thing in the world. Threatned or not, she did live with the guy for a decade.

Just my two cents.

Justin

CrushedVelvet · 04-07-2005, 01:25 AM

What the heck? I thought I started a new thread.... Dont know how it ended up under this??? Weird....anyway, thanks for the info!

Detox · 04-10-2005, 10:29 PM

She was held captive for 11 years while she worked at a chicken ranch...she could have drove all the way to oklahoma to tip off authorities before a 8 shift would end...she is a liar/accomplice

Koala · 04-11-2005, 01:30 AM

I believe in compassion for people and benefit of the doubt, but I gotta wonder if Bobbi Parker was not the wife of a warden would she have been reunited with her family that soon? If it is a case of Stockholm syndrome I am glad that she has been treated with compassion, however, the average Jane would probably be under the bright lights of interrogation a lot longer. Perhaps she was so traumatized that it was obvious she was not faking. Anyway I am sure there will be more scrutiny as time goes on.

PracTz · 04-11-2005, 11:56 AM

I think it's interesting that not only does Bobbie herself claim to have stayed with him out of fear for her family's safety but Randolph Dial himself has stated that he held her captive. He had nothing to lose to say she'd willingly gone willingly so, at this point, I think the odds may favour her having been abducted against her will and staying in the belief that her family would be otherwise harmed!

crystaldawn · 04-11-2005, 12:07 PM

I totally agree with your PracTz! Bobbi fully knew what Dial was capable of. Wasn't he even in prison for a murder that was supposed to be a mob hit. He probably told her he had connections. Did anyone watch the AMW update about it Saturday night? He said he convinced her if she got away that he would too and he'd kill her family. Of course he claimed he wasn't serious when he said that but she didn't know that. Of course he was serious! She was probably resigned to the fact that this was what she had to do to keep her family safe and somehow settled in. Thank goodness for AMW so that her nightmare can come to an end!

Blackout · 04-16-2005, 02:44 AM

well if he cared about her enough to make her an accomplice, why would he throw her under the bus after hes caught?

shes just another deadbeat redneck, only this time a fugitive as well

04-06-2005, 09:39 AM	#1
mercy1825 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 04, 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 176	Bobbie Parker, victim or accomplice???!!!! I believe Bobbie was an accomplice. Read all the articles out there about Dial's capture. She has no interest in living her old life and wants to stay and raise chickens where her and Dial were hiding out. I cannot believe someone could be as cold and heartless as she appears to be. http://www.nbc10.com/news/4346090/detail.html

04-06-2005, 11:16 AM	#3
mercy1825 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 04, 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 176	Stockholm syndrome I am sorry crystaldawn. You may be right. Who knows what she went through. I believe in Stockholm Syndrome and this seems like an appropriate application for it. http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20030324.html

04-06-2005, 12:03 PM	#5
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	Something is REALLY fishy... she's either got the syndrome or she was an accomplice.
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04-06-2005, 03:32 PM	#7
CrushedVelvet Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 25, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 331	show times/ Lifetime Some of you on this board have discussed show times for UM and I am wondering where you found updates on all that. I am wondering if Lifetime plans to change the times/days they play UM in the next season, etc. I am so bored with The Nanny re-runs I could scream. I liked UM on late at night, made it spookier and easier to be around to record it. Anyone know any info ??
	__________________ CrushedVelvet

04-16-2005, 02:44 AM	#15
Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,236	well if he cared about her enough to make her an accomplice, why would he throw her under the bus after hes caught? shes just another deadbeat redneck, only this time a fugitive as well
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04-06-2005, 10:28 AM	#2
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	You know there are conflicting reports on this aspect. All that was said was this guy knew of no plans of her returning to her family. The media has then jumped to the conclusion that she didn't want to go back. I watched a few tv interviews on this today and one said she was reunited with her husband last night. They also said she was threatened with her life and the lives of her family thats what kept her from leaving all those years. She knew he was a convicted murderer and he knew exactly where her family lived since he used to be their lawn work so I don't think she was a willing accomplice. They said some neighbors reported that she seemed happy while others said she seemed to be fearful all the time. I feel sorry for her and think the last 10 years was a nightmare for her and can't imagine having to go through something like that. All the accounts I've heard say that there was not a romantic relationship between them at any time, so what would be her motive in leaving her husband and children?

04-06-2005, 11:20 AM	#4
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	No need to apologize! I do agree with you that she could be a victim of Stockholm Syndrome. Maybe Dateline or one of those news shows will snag an interview with her after she's been able to get back to some sort of normal life than we can find out what her past 10 years have been like. I've read the book about Randolph Dial and think it would be really interesting if Bobbi were to write a book about her experience.

04-06-2005, 12:40 PM	#6
Koala Retired - no longer a member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 180	I don't know how valid this is but just a thought - Could not Bobby and Mr. Dial not have had an agreement that in the event they were ever caught that they would claim she was kidnapped and held under threat of harm to her family to spare Bobby Parker and give Dial a chance at going to a cushy federal prison on the grounds that kidnapping is under federal jurisdiction?

04-06-2005, 05:21 PM	#8
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	I check the Lifetime website under "Unsolved Mysteries" then click on "Upcoming Episodes". Right now they don't have any descriptions listed except for April 15th. Here is the link: http://www.lifetimetv.com/cgi/script...?show=unsolved

04-07-2005, 01:25 AM	#10
CrushedVelvet Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 25, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 331	What the heck? I thought I started a new thread.... Dont know how it ended up under this??? Weird....anyway, thanks for the info!

04-10-2005, 10:29 PM	#11
Detox Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 06, 2004 Posts: 21	She was held captive for 11 years while she worked at a chicken ranch...she could have drove all the way to oklahoma to tip off authorities before a 8 shift would end...she is a liar/accomplice

04-11-2005, 01:30 AM	#12
Koala Retired - no longer a member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 20, 2003 Posts: 180	I believe in compassion for people and benefit of the doubt, but I gotta wonder if Bobbi Parker was not the wife of a warden would she have been reunited with her family that soon? If it is a case of Stockholm syndrome I am glad that she has been treated with compassion, however, the average Jane would probably be under the bright lights of interrogation a lot longer. Perhaps she was so traumatized that it was obvious she was not faking. Anyway I am sure there will be more scrutiny as time goes on.

04-11-2005, 11:56 AM	#13
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	I think it's interesting that not only does Bobbie herself claim to have stayed with him out of fear for her family's safety but Randolph Dial himself has stated that he held her captive. He had nothing to lose to say she'd willingly gone willingly so, at this point, I think the odds may favour her having been abducted against her will and staying in the belief that her family would be otherwise harmed!

04-11-2005, 12:07 PM	#14
crystaldawn Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 17, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,261	I totally agree with your PracTz! Bobbi fully knew what Dial was capable of. Wasn't he even in prison for a murder that was supposed to be a mob hit. He probably told her he had connections. Did anyone watch the AMW update about it Saturday night? He said he convinced her if she got away that he would too and he'd kill her family. Of course he claimed he wasn't serious when he said that but she didn't know that. Of course he was serious! She was probably resigned to the fact that this was what she had to do to keep her family safe and somehow settled in. Thank goodness for AMW so that her nightmare can come to an end!