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

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

@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

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9:00 AM · Jan 13, 2025

Thanks for the heads up. This is such a bizarre and repulsive case but I'm keen to find out what the facts of this murder are.

 

[Warwick7]

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

Are they aware of a motive yet?

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson


Well this is crazy. They couldn't get enough people during jury selection today that could commit to 2-3 weeks. The trial is CONTINUED for about 45 days hoping to gather enough potential jurors.
@PrettyLiesAlibi was there with our equipment. She recorded this quick presser after.

https://youtube.com/shorts/02oFKfnkFiE?si=lkcHyoECHKSUvtsB

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878863615182475541

 

[StarryStarryNight]

Are they aware of a motive yet?

This is the motive as I understand it.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

@cathyrusson


Well this is crazy. They couldn't get enough people during jury selection today that could commit to 2-3 weeks. The trial is CONTINUED for about 45 days hoping to gather enough potential jurors.
@PrettyLiesAlibi was there with our equipment. She recorded this quick presser after.

https://youtube.com/shorts/02oFKfnkFiE?si=lkcHyoECHKSUvtsB

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878863615182475541

I have never heard of this in my entire life.
Did they only call like 20 potential jurors or something?
Outrageous. Bizarre.

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

I have never heard of this in my entire life.
Did they only call like 20 potential jurors or something?
Outrageous. Bizarre.

It truly is bizarre. In the recent trial of Sarah Boone who had been on remand in jail for 5 years and gone through 9 lawyers, Judge Kraynick was so keen her trial should waste no more time that he laid out a rigorous method for ensuring a jury panel was selected quickly. To my recollection this involved bringing 100 people first day and a hundred more the second day if necessary. JMO MOO

 

[StarryStarryNight]

It truly is bizarre. In the recent trial of Sarah Boone who had been on remand in jail for 5 years and gone through 9 lawyers, Judge Kraynick was so keen her trial should waste no more time that he laid out a rigorous method for ensuring a jury panel was selected quickly. To my recollection this involved bringing 100 people first day and a hundred more the second day if necessary. JMO MOO

I sure would like to know the actual number they called.
This is a high profile case, certainly locally it is.
Somebody really messed up and wasted everybody’s time.
Oh well, maybe it’ll give the judge time to change their mind about streaming the trial.

 

[arielilane]

@dnolan2000

The trial of Zachary Hughes for the alleged murder of Christina Parcell was scheduled to begin today, but was continued for 45 days due to an insufficient number of jurors. I captured video of prosecutors wheeling out the bike on which Hughes is alleged to have left the scene.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878884712229523518

Here’s an image of what prosecutors say is Hughes on that bike.

Stay tuned to @FITSNews for further updates.



2:20 PM · Jan 13, 2025

 

[arielilane]

Trial set to begin for Greer pianist accused of stabbing his friend's ex-wife, what to know

According to previous reporting, a Greenville County Sheriff’s Office investigation connected Hughes to DNA evidence collected at the scene.

www.greenvilleonline.com

1/13/2025

 

[StarryStarryNight]

I hope Greenville County is rounding up these folks and issuing a lot of contempt of court citations….with hefty fines.
93 out of 161 jurors were no-shows.

The Killing on Canebrake: Trial postponed due to juror shortage

A high-profile murder trial was set to begin in Greenville on Monday, but it has been postponed.

www.foxcarolina.com

 

[worm]

Trial set to begin for Greer pianist accused of stabbing his friend's ex-wife, what to know

According to previous reporting, a Greenville County Sheriff’s Office investigation connected Hughes to DNA evidence collected at the scene.

www.greenvilleonline.com

1/13/2025

I think it’s postponed.

 

[arielilane]

@ReyLlerenaWYFF4


Just got off the phone with Greenville County's clerk of court. He says 161 summons were sent out for jury duty in November, but only 59 jurors showed up. The clerk says some didn't show because they were exempt or transferred to a different week.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878882580835270961

BREAKING: The Canebrake Trial has been continued for 45 days, according to 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins.
Wilkins says they were not able to qualify enough jurors for the trial.
They’re hoping to reschedule for sometime in February.

2:11 PM · Jan 13, 2025

 

[StarryStarryNight]

@ReyLlerenaWYFF4


Just got off the phone with Greenville County's clerk of court. He says 161 summons were sent out for jury duty in November, but only 59 jurors showed up. The clerk says some didn't show because they were exempt or transferred to a different week.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878882580835270961

BREAKING: The Canebrake Trial has been continued for 45 days, according to 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins.
Wilkins says they were not able to qualify enough jurors for the trial.
They’re hoping to reschedule for sometime in February.

2:11 PM · Jan 13, 2025

I am sure some were legitimately excused.
But that’s either a mindboggling number of people who were excused or a mindboggling number of people who just did not bother to show up.
Need some consequences.

 

[Weki]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1878919233234780517

 

[Weki]

Some people are arguing that times are tough and people have families to think about. Not every company pays you your full rate while you sit on a jury for weeks on end. Many people often have to forgo pay to sit on juries. It's a lot to ask of people in these difficult economic times. And some courts/judges have no respect for potential jurors time. My last jury summons I felt like the selection process in a federal court had no respect for my time as I kept having to come back several days to just sit and wait to be questioned. I can't even imagine having to sit on one of these high profile weeks/months long trials. It seems like the process is far lengthier than it needs to be on these high profile cases. Look at the Murdaugh trial! Insane that it took that long!

 

[Observe_dont_Absorb]

Some people are arguing that times are tough and people have families to think about. Not every company pays you your full rate while you sit on a jury for weeks on end. Many people often have to forgo pay to sit on juries. It's a lot to ask of people in these difficult economic times. And some courts/judges have no respect for potential jurors time. My last jury summons I felt like the selection process in a federal court had no respect for my time as I kept having to come back several days to just sit and wait to be questioned. I can't even imagine having to sit on one of these high profile weeks/months long trials. It seems like the process is far lengthier than it needs to be on these high profile cases. Look at the Murdaugh trial! Insane that it took that long!

IMO the jury system sucks on various counts although I agree with being tried by a jury of one's peers, there surely needs to be reform. It's unreasonable to expect a working person to abandon their daily responsibilities.

I was wondering if someone people had struck out after saying they wouldn't be able to deal with the subject matter but seems they didn't turn up in the first place.

Perhaps when people don't even show up it's a form of passive resistance and rebellion against the current regime either nationally or locally? JMO

 

[Weki]

S.C. Judge Orders Expansion Of Greenville County Jury Pool - FITSNews

Upstate officials take aim at mass dereliction of civic duty...

www.fitsnews.com

South Carolina judge has ordered court officials to case a wider net for jurors in the Palmetto State’s most populous county after a mass dereliction of civic duty led to the cancellation of a high-profile murder trial earlier this week.

As we reported on Monday (January 13, 2025), prosecutors in Greenville County, South Carolina were unable to try accused killer Zachary Hughes in connection with the graphic, ritualistic ‘Rose Petal Murder’ of 41-year-old veterinary technician Christina Parcell.

Hughes’ murder trial was one of many cases which had to be postponed because only 59 of the 161 jurors summoned by the court bothered to show up. New Greenville County clerk of court Jay Gresham referred to the chronic juror shortages as causing “disruptions, wasted taxpayer resources, and additional strain on a judicial circuit still working to address the case backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Gresham vowed “immediate action” to address the shortage.

It seems they're not going to punish those that didn't show. They're going to cast a wider net and use official looking envelopes to make sure people don't think this is a scam! I'm doubtful people thought it was a scam. Not THAT MANY people! Hm.

Like I said I have felt that these high profile cases are turning into a whole lotta attorney grandstanding and there's no respect for jurors. The YSL RICO trial is another perfect example. Lawyers are getting sloppier and just wasting everyone's time. I feel like judicial efficiency has to matter right along with a defendant's right to a vigorious defense. Our courts are giving way too much leeway to defendants imo. Cameras in the courtroom and social media is givnig an incentive for defense lawyers to grandstand and show off. Even expert witnesses want in on the action now and reach out to defense lawyers in high profile cases so they can get on camera/be in the spotlight. It's outta control!

 

[Skigirl]

I hope Greenville County is rounding up these folks and issuing a lot of contempt of court citations….with hefty fines.
93 out of 161 jurors were no-shows.

The Killing on Canebrake: Trial postponed due to juror shortage

A high-profile murder trial was set to begin in Greenville on Monday, but it has been postponed.

www.foxcarolina.com

Where I live, they would send the Sheriff to knock on your door -- you can't just not show! You have to fill out paperwork justifying your inability to be there ahead of time, and then you get a letter saying that you are excused for six months.

 

[LoveyG]

I'm on a jury right now, for a few weeks. None of us had the time. Judge made the decision we were going to do it anyway. "I know it's a hardship but you're going to do it. Figure it out. It's your duty." Something like that.

 

[arielilane]

@ReyLlerenaWYFF4


#BREAKING: The 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office confirms the murder trial of Zachary David Hughes, who allegedly stabbed a woman to death in October 2021, has been rescheduled for Feb. 10.

4:48 PM · Jan 21, 2025