Wade Mitchell Parker has been arrested! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

unsolved243 · 06-21-2011, 12:34 PM

Wow, I went on the Unsolved Wikia site, and someone had written that Wade Mitchell Parker had been re-captured. I found an article that said that in May of this year, Parker was arrested under the assumed name of George Davenport in Norfolk, Virginia. He is currently waiting extradition.

Here's a link to the article:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18036769

There sure has been a lot of cases solved this year:
Robert Arcieri
Mike Emert
Mahfuz Huq
Carlina White
Mike Riemer (not really, but at least he's been found)
John Sohus

TheCars1986 · 06-21-2011, 02:04 PM

I'm drawing a blank on this one. Who was he again?

Hambone2421 · 06-21-2011, 02:58 PM

Same here. I do not remember this guy.

Kane · 06-21-2011, 03:14 PM

Wade Mitchell Parker was wanted for fraud, accused of stealing money from people after he had promised to build log cabins in Colorado.

Check out this link for more details.

http://www.unsolved.com/ajaxfiles/wa...ell_parker.htm

DarkDante · 06-21-2011, 03:32 PM

Also of note Donna Chotvacs who was featured in this segment with her husband Earl as one of the victims of Wade Mitchell Parker passed away last month after a battle with cancer.

http://www.steamboattoday.com/obitua...onna-chotvacs/

RobinW · 06-21-2011, 03:42 PM

Great news, especially since he had been on the run since 1994 or so. I really hope this recent surge in UM cold cases getting solved could provide a jumpstart for getting the series relaunched with new stories. If a lot of old cases are starting to get solved without UM even being on the air, imagine how much good they can do with a fully functional TV show!

I wonder how many of those older cases might have been solved if UM always had the full social media resources they have right now. I always fantasize about some cold case being solved because someone watched an old UM segment on the forbidden video site and decided to send in a tip.

WishfulDreamer · 06-21-2011, 05:07 PM

Oh no, that's terrible news about Mrs. Chotvacs! I was just watching the segment recently and hoping he would be recaptured. I'm very sorry to hear it and wish that she could have seen Parker caught. I hope he gets a very hefty sentence for the suffering he has put his victims through.

Steve W. · 06-21-2011, 08:32 PM

"I really hope this recent surge in UM cold cases getting solved could provide a jumpstart for getting the series relaunched with new stories. If a lot of old cases are starting to get solved without UM even being on the air, imagine how much good they can do with a fully functional TV show!"

amen

TheCars1986 · 06-22-2011, 10:06 AM

I remember this segment now, and I'm glad this guy was finally apprehended. Although the Chotvacs should have demanded their money back, instead of settling for that ridiculous IOU Parker gave them. And anytime a deal sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Essentially Parker pulled off one hell of a Ponzi scheme.

QuenSolen · 06-22-2011, 11:20 AM

Not only a full functional TV series, but one picked up by a main network, so that EVERYONE can view it in PRIMETIME. Perhaps NBC itself can be the one to bring it back, now that America's Most Wanted is gone.

Steve W. · 06-23-2011, 07:54 AM

They're going to be going crazy with "Updates"!

fabgourmet · 11-01-2011, 07:01 PM

If you read the linked article from the Denver Post, it appears that a tipster who would only give the name "Treasure Dog" turned him in after all these years and did not receive a reward. Makes you wonder who it was that eventually gave him up and why it didn't happen sooner...

1990 UM fan · 03-01-2012, 08:58 AM

I am watching this case now. Glad to hear that the jerk has been caught.

Blackout · 03-01-2012, 12:00 PM

ah okay i remember this guy

ctgrumpybear · 03-02-2012, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unsolved243

Wow, I went on the Unsolved Wikia site, and someone had written that Wade Mitchell Parker had been re-captured. I found an article that said that in May of this year, Parker was arrested under the assumed name of George Davenport in Norfolk, Virginia. He is currently waiting extradition.

Here's a link to the article:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18036769

There sure has been a lot of cases solved this year:
Robert Arcieri
Mike Emert
Mahfuz Huq
Carlina White
Mike Riemer (not really, but at least he's been found)
John Sohus

and maybe we will be adding DB Cooper soon to that list

06-21-2011, 12:34 PM	#1
unsolved243 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 11, 2010 Posts: 260	Wade Mitchell Parker has been arrested! Wow, I went on the Unsolved Wikia site, and someone had written that Wade Mitchell Parker had been re-captured. I found an article that said that in May of this year, Parker was arrested under the assumed name of George Davenport in Norfolk, Virginia. He is currently waiting extradition. Here's a link to the article: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_18036769 There sure has been a lot of cases solved this year: Robert Arcieri Mike Emert Mahfuz Huq Carlina White Mike Riemer (not really, but at least he's been found) John Sohus

03-01-2012, 08:58 AM	#13
1990 UM fan Unsolved Mysteries fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2011 Location: United States Posts: 2,510	I am watching this case now. Glad to hear that the jerk has been caught.
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03-01-2012, 12:00 PM	#14
Blackout Sart Bimpson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Location: where the sun rises Posts: 2,235	ah okay i remember this guy
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06-21-2011, 02:04 PM	#2
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	I'm drawing a blank on this one. Who was he again?

06-21-2011, 02:58 PM	#3
Hambone2421 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 08, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,066	Same here. I do not remember this guy.

06-21-2011, 03:14 PM	#4
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	Wade Mitchell Parker was wanted for fraud, accused of stealing money from people after he had promised to build log cabins in Colorado. Check out this link for more details. http://www.unsolved.com/ajaxfiles/wa...ell_parker.htm

06-21-2011, 03:32 PM	#5
DarkDante Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1,569	Also of note Donna Chotvacs who was featured in this segment with her husband Earl as one of the victims of Wade Mitchell Parker passed away last month after a battle with cancer. http://www.steamboattoday.com/obitua...onna-chotvacs/

06-21-2011, 03:42 PM	#6
RobinW Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2010 Posts: 1,874	Great news, especially since he had been on the run since 1994 or so. I really hope this recent surge in UM cold cases getting solved could provide a jumpstart for getting the series relaunched with new stories. If a lot of old cases are starting to get solved without UM even being on the air, imagine how much good they can do with a fully functional TV show! I wonder how many of those older cases might have been solved if UM always had the full social media resources they have right now. I always fantasize about some cold case being solved because someone watched an old UM segment on the forbidden video site and decided to send in a tip.

06-21-2011, 05:07 PM	#7
WishfulDreamer Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 01, 2009 Location: L.A. Posts: 3,868	Oh no, that's terrible news about Mrs. Chotvacs! I was just watching the segment recently and hoping he would be recaptured. I'm very sorry to hear it and wish that she could have seen Parker caught. I hope he gets a very hefty sentence for the suffering he has put his victims through.

06-21-2011, 08:32 PM	#8
Steve W. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2010 Posts: 870	"I really hope this recent surge in UM cold cases getting solved could provide a jumpstart for getting the series relaunched with new stories. If a lot of old cases are starting to get solved without UM even being on the air, imagine how much good they can do with a fully functional TV show!" amen

06-22-2011, 10:06 AM	#9
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	I remember this segment now, and I'm glad this guy was finally apprehended. Although the Chotvacs should have demanded their money back, instead of settling for that ridiculous IOU Parker gave them. And anytime a deal sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Essentially Parker pulled off one hell of a Ponzi scheme.

06-22-2011, 11:20 AM	#10
QuenSolen Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 16, 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 73	Not only a full functional TV series, but one picked up by a main network, so that EVERYONE can view it in PRIMETIME. Perhaps NBC itself can be the one to bring it back, now that America's Most Wanted is gone.

06-23-2011, 07:54 AM	#11
Steve W. Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 03, 2010 Posts: 870	They're going to be going crazy with "Updates"!

11-01-2011, 07:01 PM	#12
fabgourmet Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 28, 2006 Posts: 61	If you read the linked article from the Denver Post, it appears that a tipster who would only give the name "Treasure Dog" turned him in after all these years and did not receive a reward. Makes you wonder who it was that eventually gave him up and why it didn't happen sooner...