GUILTY SC - Christine Parcell 41, fatally stabbed by concert pianist, Greenville, 13 Oct 2021 *Arrest*

[Cedars]

There have been the charges laid against BP who is detained in prison (I believe in relation to exploitation and abuse of minors and distributing material I think? Plus abuse of animals - using a word that can't be typed here on WS, begins with 'b').

Also two court filings made on behalf of minors, if reports are accurate.

Personally, I think such a lot more will come out with regard to this case. JMO

Yes, you've expressed your views many times, as have I. We shall wait and see.

Meanwhile, the child at the centre of the dispute between Mello and Christine, I hope is growing up to feel happy, healthy and safe.

JMO

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

Yes, you've expressed your views many times, as have I. We shall wait and see.

Meanwhile, the child at the centre of the dispute between Mello and Christine, I hope is growing up to feel happy, healthy and safe.

JMO

What I'm saying is that there's more documentation and court filings than just a weird rumour spread by gutter press right? I mean not just opinions or trashy non verified click-bait sites? Am happy to be mistaken (who wouldn't want to be?).

I hope the children alluded to are well and safe now, although perhaps having a father in prison might be distressing for the daughter especially if he transpires to be either innocent or quickly released. JMO

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Just to clarify, these allegations by John Mello have not been 'verified' by the news media outlets.

The journalists have gone down to the court house and gotten copies of a document containing these allegations, and have reprinted them word for word:
"The motion, filed by Mello’s defense attorneys, says..".

Just like Richard Allen's defense team filed a motion claiming that a white supremacist Odinist cult murdered Abby and Libby, and poor Richard Allen is completely innocent (in spite of confessing to his wife)...

Lawyers can say anything they want in a defense motion, they don't have to supply any proof.

ETA unlike an affadavit filed by police, which must contain detailed evidence...

JMO

Sorry. I think I posted a half thought instead of finishing it. My bad.

I wasn’t referring to the CSAM charges that Mello leveled against CP. They are unproven right now in my opinion and coming from a contentious custody battle makes that even more suspect.
I was talking about the information about the sheriff’s investigator who was seemingly assigned to look into every charge brought against CP even though he had an obvious conflict of interest. Fox Carolina did check into that.

 

[Lusitana]

Seems like everyone involved in this case is absolute trash. I'm glad the child is out of that and hope she's safe, healthy and happy.

 

[Skigirl]

"Well, there is just a plethora of evidence that has been seized as a part of this investigation. Many investigators are assigned to this case, and sometimes it takes time. Different things unfold at different Times. At this time, we were able to uncover this evidence," Lt. Ryan Flood said.

Parcell's sister expressed her frustration with the situation.

"Utterly callous and based on the lack of eye contact, I would assume no regrets," she said. "The images that were sent were sent to our neighbors. Our next-door neighbors have a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old. The neighbors across the street have a 10-year-old, a 9-year-old, a 6-year-old, and a toddler received these photos."

Warrants: 2 men conspired to send explicit images of Upstate woman before she was murdered

New charges have been filed in connection to the death of a Greenville County woman found stabbed to death in her Canebrake home in 2021.

www.wyff4.com

"(Hughes and Mello's) actions demonstrated a pattern of intentional, substantial, and unreasonable intrusion into the victim's private life that served no legitimate purpose and caused the victim and would cause a reasonable person in her position to suffer mental or emotional distress," the warrants said

Man charged in 2021 murder, former partner of victim, face charges for sharing explicit images

Zachary Hughes and John Mello are accused of sharing explicit photos of Christina Parcell. Hughes is accused of Parcell's Oct. 2021 murder in Greer.

www.greenvilleonline.com

MOO, Parcell was an innocent victim in all of this. Its so sad to see her name being dragged through the mud. Her ex seems willing to stop at nothing to smear her name, both before and after her death. MOO, he also is responsible for her murder.

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

MOO, Parcell was an innocent victim in all of this. Its so sad to see her name being dragged through the mud. Her ex seems willing to stop at nothing to smear her name, both before and after her death. MOO, he also is responsible for her murder.

Do we have verified information as to whether it's true that CP was featured in the unlawful images and videos? I guess we will need to wait until this is in court to hear the awful details.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The motion, filed by Mello’s defense attorneys, says Mello “left the United States with [child’s initials] to protect his daughter from sexual assault. It goes on to say this was after Mello “reported an allegation of sexual assault to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.

The filing also said an investigator “formed a personal relationship with Christina Parcell.” Then, it says, the investigator turned around and charged Mello with harassment.

New court docs reveal allegations of child abuse before Canebrake murder

FOX Carolina is investigating a shocking allegation of child abuse involving the daughter of a Greer woman who was murdered and whose fiancé was charged for having child sexual abuse material.

www.foxcarolina.com

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

Bumping this thread to see if there's been any known action or movement on the case?

 

[StarryStarryNight]

A day late with this.

Trial for custody case linked to Greer homicide begins Monday

The trial for an Upstate man with connections to a brutal homicide is set to begin Monday.

www.foxcarolina.com

 

[StarryStarryNight]

The article is a little lacking in clarity.
Was the charge dismissed because he had sole custody and she didn’t even have visitation rights, so he could do whatever he wanted with the child?
The state though refers to CP not being able to have weekend visits once Mello took the girl to Italy.
And if this case was so cut and dried for Mello, why were these charges filed against him.
I have a lot of questions that are not answered here.

Custody case with connections to Greer homicide dismissed

A judge ruled to dismiss a custody case against an Upstate man with ties to a brutal Greenville County homicide.

www.foxcarolina.com

 

[Cedars]

The article is a little lacking in clarity.
Was the charge dismissed because he had sole custody and she didn’t even have visitation rights, so he could do whatever he wanted with the child?
The state though refers to CP not being able to have weekend visits once Mello took the girl to Italy.
And if this case was so cut and dried for Mello, why were these charges filed against him.
I have a lot of questions that are not answered here.

Custody case with connections to Greer homicide dismissed

A judge ruled to dismiss a custody case against an Upstate man with ties to a brutal Greenville County homicide.

www.foxcarolina.com

I agree, the article quotes the law that is the basis for the charge against him, but the article doesn't explain the defendent's legal argument or why the judge dismissed the charge (which may be a completely different reason).

IMO, the journalist got a press release from Mello's lawyer, an old copy of the charges, and threw together a story without doing any actual research into the trial.

Hopefully that info will be available somewhere else.

JMO

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Court documents reveal evidence debate in gruesome murder case

New court documents detail the debate between prosecutors and the defense over evidence in the gruesome stabbing death of a Greer woman.

www.foxcarolina.com

 

[StarryStarryNight]

I remember at the press conference when they arrested ZH, LE said they had DNA.
I don’t remember hearing it was underneath the victim’s fingernails.
It sounds to me that defense wants to try a roundabout blame the victim defense. The victim’s fiancée is a disgusting CSAM distributor therefore the victim is disgusting by association, sooooo she had it coming.
There is no doubt in my mind that ZH killed her, the question is why and if others were involved.


Just my thoughts

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 18, 2024

Trial date set for pianist charged after woman was found 'brutally stabbed' in Greer home

The trial date has been set for Zachary Hughes, a South Carolina pianist charged with murder after Christina Parcell was found "brutally stabbed" to death in her Greenville County home in October 2021.

www.wyff4.com

Hughes is being held in the Greenville County Detention Center with no bond.

His trial is set to begin Jan. 13, 2025.

 

[chatnoir#1]

Does anyone know if there will be any live coverage anywhere on the Zachary Hughes trial?

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Does anyone know if there will be any live coverage anywhere on the Zachary Hughes trial?

I’ve heard Court TV will have a live feed that other stations/channels can tap into, but don’t know if Court TV or anyone else is covering it gavel to gavel yet.
If I hear something definite I’ll let y’all know.
I hope someone will show it all.

 

[KathPlumber]

I’ve just read over the entire thread and wanted to say thanks to all you sleuthers who have kept such a comprehensive and clear record of things. I think I’m across it all now. Well, as much as anyone can be in this case

None of the key players seem to have exactly covered themselves in glory, but it’s hard not to see most aspects looping back to Mello, the spider at the centre of the web.

For anyone who missed it, a few pages back there was a link to a news source which contained a remarkable account of ZH’s childhood being disrupted when his parents moved him and his sibling from CA to Virginia and then adopted 5 Russian children with severe behavioural and emotional problems. It was mentioned that he had to take on an adult-like caregiver role in order for the family to cope. The Information was put forward by his parents at his bond hearing, I think, unclear as to what exactly they were hoping to illuminate about his behaviour or circumstances. (I won’t re link the source as I understand it’s not approved WS source but it’s not hard to find) I wonder what impact this might have had on ZH, what he was potentially exposed to, and whether the whole debacle might have been something that led to
him becoming emotionally radicalised or vulnerable to exploitation or something. (Not excusing the behaviour if what he is alleged to have done is proven, just seeking to understand.) I’ve got a particular interest in those kind of adoption cases in the USA. We have not had inter-country adoption on the same scale where I’m from (in Australia).

 

[StarryStarryNight]

I’ve just read over the entire thread and wanted to say thanks to all you sleuthers who have kept such a comprehensive and clear record of things. I think I’m across it all now. Well, as much as anyone can be in this case

None of the key players seem to have exactly covered themselves in glory, but it’s hard not to see most aspects looping back to Mello, the spider at the centre of the web.

For anyone who missed it, a few pages back there was a link to a news source which contained a remarkable account of ZH’s childhood being disrupted when his parents moved him and his sibling from CA to Virginia and then adopted 5 Russian children with severe behavioural and emotional problems. It was mentioned that he had to take on an adult-like caregiver role in order for the family to cope. The Information was put forward by his parents at his bond hearing, I think, unclear as to what exactly they were hoping to illuminate about his behaviour or circumstances. (I won’t re link the source as I understand it’s not approved WS source but it’s not hard to find) I wonder what impact this might have had on ZH, what he was potentially exposed to, and whether the whole debacle might have been something that led to
him becoming emotionally radicalised or vulnerable to exploitation or something. (Not excusing the behaviour if what he is alleged to have done is proven, just seeking to understand.) I’ve got a particular interest in those kind of adoption cases in the USA. We have not had inter-country adoption on the same scale where I’m from (in Australia).

Just my opinion, as we head into trial.
ZH’s own professional website had a lot of information on his background, but not from his childhood. I don’t know if that site has been taken down. All the background stuff written there was written by him.
From that, just my opinion, but he seemed to be a hero in search of something be a hero of.
Enter Mello, who I agree, is likely the center of it all. Mello gave ZH his epic to be the star of, his damsel(daughter) in distress to save. Now ZH is not only the hero in his own mind, but is happy to play the martyr too. He will go down with the ship before he reveals the entire story.
ZH is guilty, I have little doubt. It will be interesting to see if anything about his motive and/or inspiration and/or assistance comes out in trial.

Nothing but my opinion

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

NEW TRIAL: Jury selection begins today in SC v. #ZacharyHughes. This case is full of twists and turns—you won't want to miss it! See link for background. Seating a jury is not expected to take more than a day. We might have motions this afternoon. https://youtube.com/watch?v=0cOCkf1vdBU



9:00 AM · Jan 13, 2025

 

[arielilane]

Trial set to begin for pianist charged after woman was found 'brutally stabbed' in Greer home

The trial is set to begin Monday for Zachary Hughes, a South Carolina pianist charged with murder after Christina Parcell was found "brutally stabbed" to death in her Greenville County home in October 2021.

www.wyff4.com

1/13/2025