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Sex offender's killers kiss after verdict, would have 'killed more'

Felon calls those in court 'perverts'

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Sex offender's killers kiss after verdict, would have 'killed more'
Felon calls those in court 'perverts'
A man and his wife pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a registered sex offender and his wife and kissed in court after they were sentenced Tuesday.Suspects Jeremy Moody, 30, and his wife, Christine Moody, 36, told a judge they were guilty of murder in the deaths of Charles "Butch" Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen Parker, 51, on July 21, 2013.The Moodys, who are from Union County, also pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and possession of a weapon during commission of crime of first-degree burglary.Christine Moody looked often at her husband during the hearing with a big smile on her face, according to WYFF News 4's Mike McCormick.Jeremy Moody pleaded guilty to all charges first. His wife did the same thing just minutes later.After she pleaded guilty, the judge asked, "Has anyone promised you anything in exchange for your plea?"Christine Moody answered, "Just fame and fortune."Sentencing hearingDuring the sentencing hearing, Jeremy Moody’s attorney Harry Dest told McCormick that his client has a mental illness that's a combination of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. He went on to say his family has a dark secret of sex abuse within the family, and he has a heightened sensitivity to the effects of sex abuse.During the hearing, Moody addressed the court and said, "Not a day goes by that I don't regret what I did. I know God has forgiven me. With the right medication, this wouldn't have happened. Please have mercy on Christine and me so we can have the chance to grow old together."The doctor who evaluated Jeremy told the court that his mental illness made him believe God wanted him to commit the crime to get rid of sex offenders.Moody said he believed he needed to do what God wanted him to do, the doctor said.The doctor went on to say there was no question of Jeremy’s mental competency. “He knows right from wrong,” he said.Christine Moody's attorney, Derek Chiarenza, told the court that his client is lucid, intelligent and witty.“We were told by solicitor that if the case went to trial it likely would've been a death penalty case,” Chiarenza said. “That factored into our decision to plead,” he added.Chiarenza told the court that from the age of two, his client had suffered sexual abuse, which continued to time of her early teens.After that, she was raped by a 28-year-old pedophile, who stalked her and abused her after his release from prison.“This isn't an excuse, but nothing happens in a vacuum,” Chiarenza said.Christine Moody also suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, border line personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. Chiarenza told the court.“She may have an infective instability that causes her to have radical views of society, and the need to have supremacy over her life and society at large,” Chiarenza said.But Chiarenza went on to say that his client is a cancer survivor, who underwent a double mastectomy.“Thirty years in the (Department of Corrections) could be viewed as a break, but 30 years in the SCDOC is by no means a cakewalk,” Chiarenza said.“Life has knocked her around a good bit,” he added.Outbursts from Moodys after sentencingFollowing the hearing, the Moodys were each sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for murder, and a life sentence for burglary and a five year for burglary, both concurrent. They were not sentenced for kidnapping because of the murder conviction and sentence.Judge Lee Alford said, “Sentencing is not easy for the court, but justice has to be done in this case. The attorneys have done an excellent job. These defendants have been smiling at each other in court. She was not a follower. They acted in concert. They brutally killed these two people. I believe that if these two got out is be concerned that they'd kill some other innocent people.”McCormick said that after the sentencing, the couple kissed.Jeremy Moody yelled that the sentences were "unfair.""Child molesters do not deserve to live,” he said. “They got exactly what they deserved. If I had to do it over again, I'd kill more."He shouted,  "See you perverts later! That's what child molesters get," as he left court.As Christine Moody left court she said, “My lawyer made me say that I repented. It was a lie.”And about the victims’ families she said, “May they die also!”Double-homicide backgroundThe Moodys have been held without bond since their arrest on July 24.Union County Sheriff David Taylor said during a news conference after their arrest that the Moodys killed Butch Parker because he was a registered sex offender, and they intended to kill another sex offender after that.Taylor said three surveillance cameras owned by the victims were pivotal in the Moody's arrests.In the video, the Parkers are seen talking to the Moody in their yard for about 10 minutes until they walked back toward the house, according to Taylor.Taylor said Christine Moody is seen on tape getting out of the car holding something behind her. Jeremy Moody is recorded holding a handgun as he walked toward the Parkers' home.Butch Parker was recorded on camera saying, "We don't have any money."  Jeremy Moody responded, "I'm not here to rob you.  I'm here to kill you because you're a child molester."Referring to Christine Moody's role, Taylor said, "She was an active participant just as he was. She knew a crime had been committed." "The hand of one's the hand of all," Taylor explained.Taylor said autopsies Tuesday found that Butch Parker was shot twice, once through the neck and once through the chest, and was also stabbed multiple times. Gretchen Parker was shot in the chest and stabbed multiple times, he said.

A man and his wife pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a registered sex offender and his wife and kissed in court after they were sentenced Tuesday.

Suspects Jeremy Moody, 30, and his wife, Christine Moody, 36, told a judge they were guilty of murder in the deaths of Charles "Butch" Parker, 59, and his wife, Gretchen Parker, 51, on July 21, 2013.

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The Moodys, who are from Union County, also pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping and possession of a weapon during commission of crime of first-degree burglary.

Christine Moody looked often at her husband during the hearing with a big smile on her face, according to WYFF News 4's Mike McCormick.

Jeremy Moody pleaded guilty to all charges first. His wife did the same thing just minutes later.

After she pleaded guilty, the judge asked, "Has anyone promised you anything in exchange for your plea?"

Christine Moody answered, "Just fame and fortune."

Sentencing hearing

During the sentencing hearing, Jeremy Moody’s attorney Harry Dest told McCormick that his client has a mental illness that's a combination of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. He went on to say his family has a dark secret of sex abuse within the family, and he has a heightened sensitivity to the effects of sex abuse.

During the hearing, Moody addressed the court and said, "Not a day goes by that I don't regret what I did. I know God has forgiven me. With the right medication, this wouldn't have happened. Please have mercy on Christine and me so we can have the chance to grow old together."

The doctor who evaluated Jeremy told the court that his mental illness made him believe God wanted him to commit the crime to get rid of sex offenders.

Moody said he believed he needed to do what God wanted him to do, the doctor said.

The doctor went on to say there was no question of Jeremy’s mental competency. “He knows right from wrong,” he said.

Christine Moody's attorney, Derek Chiarenza, told the court that his client is lucid, intelligent and witty.

“We were told by solicitor that if the case went to trial it likely would've been a death penalty case,” Chiarenza said. “That factored into our decision to plead,” he added.

Chiarenza told the court that from the age of two, his client had suffered sexual abuse, which continued to time of her early teens.

After that, she was raped by a 28-year-old pedophile, who stalked her and abused her after his release from prison.

“This isn't an excuse, but nothing happens in a vacuum,” Chiarenza said.

Christine Moody also suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, border line personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. Chiarenza told the court.

“She may have an infective instability that causes her to have radical views of society, and the need to have supremacy over her life and society at large,” Chiarenza said.

But Chiarenza went on to say that his client is a cancer survivor, who underwent a double mastectomy.

“Thirty years in the (Department of Corrections) could be viewed as a break, but 30 years in the SCDOC is by no means a cakewalk,” Chiarenza said.

“Life has knocked her around a good bit,” he added.

Outbursts from Moodys after sentencing

Following the hearing, the Moodys were each sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for murder, and a life sentence for burglary and a five year for burglary, both concurrent. They were not sentenced for kidnapping because of the murder conviction and sentence.

Judge Lee Alford said, “Sentencing is not easy for the court, but justice has to be done in this case. The attorneys have done an excellent job. These defendants have been smiling at each other in court. She was not a follower. They acted in concert. They brutally killed these two people. I believe that if these two got out is be concerned that they'd kill some other innocent people.”

McCormick said that after the sentencing, the couple kissed.

Jeremy Moody yelled that the sentences were "unfair."

"Child molesters do not deserve to live,” he said. “They got exactly what they deserved. If I had to do it over again, I'd kill more."

He shouted,  "See you perverts later! That's what child molesters get," as he left court.

As Christine Moody left court she said, “My lawyer made me say that I repented. It was a lie.”

And about the victims’ families she said, “May they die also!”

Double-homicide background

The Moodys have been held without bond since their arrest on July 24.

Union County Sheriff David Taylor said during a news conference after their arrest that the Moodys killed Butch Parker because he was a registered sex offender, and they intended to kill another sex offender after that.

Taylor said three surveillance cameras owned by the victims were pivotal in the Moody's arrests.

In the video, the Parkers are seen talking to the Moody in their yard for about 10 minutes until they walked back toward the house, according to Taylor.

Taylor said Christine Moody is seen on tape getting out of the car holding something behind her. Jeremy Moody is recorded holding a handgun as he walked toward the Parkers' home.

Butch Parker was recorded on camera saying, "We don't have any money."  Jeremy Moody responded, "I'm not here to rob you.  I'm here to kill you because you're a child molester."

Referring to Christine Moody's role, Taylor said, "She was an active participant just as he was. She knew a crime had been committed." "The hand of one's the hand of all," Taylor explained.

Taylor said autopsies Tuesday found that Butch Parker was shot twice, once through the neck and once through the chest, and was also stabbed multiple times. Gretchen Parker was shot in the chest and stabbed multiple times, he said.