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<DIV><FONT size=2>Does anyone know if Latah County has the ability to
electronically monitor those on bail?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>In the article below from the <EM>Daily News</EM>, no mention
is made of Silas Parks being electronically monitored.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Parks is alleged to have strangled his wife unto death,
starting when she was asleep. I am not sure that this kind of
capital crime should be eligible for bail, but if it is then this situation
seems to call for mandatory electronic monitoring.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>At this time there are no other suspects, Parks has had a very
troubling history of violence towards his wife, and has acted according to
acquaintances "out of character." Since Parks has acted out of character
once, there seems to be some probability that he would again by choosing to
disappear. Since he allegedly has murdered once (and in a very cowardly
way), there is some probability that he may murder again to keep his
freedom.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>So here are the questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Can Latah County electronically monitor those on bail,
probation, or parole, if needed? If not, shouldn't we be trying to acquire
this ability?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>If Latah County can electronically monitor, why isn't Parks
being monitored?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Also, I am not familiar with the requirements that must be met
to make a murderer eligible for the death penalty, but if this case (strangling
a sleeping person or premeditated strangling) does not meet those requirements,
then the law needs to be changed so that it does in my opinion.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow,
ID 83843</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:waf@moscow.com"><FONT
size=2>waf@moscow.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT size=2>208 882-7975</FONT></DIV>
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<H1>Parks makes bail with family help</H1>
<H3>Father, uncle post property bonds to meet $200,000 needed</H3>
<P id=byline>Staff report</P>
<P id=storydate>Posted on: Saturday, January 02, 2010</P></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=storybody>A Moscow man facing two charges of first-degree murder and
one charge of first-degree arson in connection with the deaths of his wife and
unborn daughter was released from the Latah County Jail after bond was posted on
his behalf Thursday.</P>
<P class=storybody>Second District Judge Jeff Brudie set Silas Parks' bail
amount at $200,000 in a written statement released Dec. 24. Property bonds were
posted Thursday by Parks' father, Donald Parks, at $154,149, and by his uncle,
Robert D. Parks, at $247,751, according to the Idaho State Judiciary's online
repository.</P>
<P class=storybody>Under the conditions of the bond agreement, Parks is required
to reside at his parents' farm outside Kendrick, must turn over his passport and
must report to the Latah County Sheriff's office at 10 a.m. every Monday and
Friday until his trial's completion. He also cannot travel out of the Second
Judicial District, which includes Latah, Clearwater, Idaho, Lewis and Nez Perce
counties, and he cannot possess or consume alcohol.</P>
<P class=storybody>Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson in October declined to
seek the death penalty in the case, making Parks eligible for bail.</P>
<P class=storybody>Parks' trial is scheduled to begin March 22. Each
first-degree murder charge carries the possibility of life in prison and a fine
of up to $50,000, and the arson charge carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in
prison and a fine of up to $100,000.</P>
<P class=storybody>His wife, Sarah Parks, 28, was found dead in the couple's
burned-out duplex on June 24. An autopsy determined she and the fetus died of
strangulation or suffocation prior to the fire.</P>
<P class=storybody>Defense attorney Ray Barker confirmed Friday that Parks'
father and uncle posted the property bonds, but he declined further
comment.</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>