The trial of the murder of Christina Parcell began on February 10, 2025.

It concluded 2/21/2025 with Zachary Hughes being sentenced to life for the murder of Parcell.

Hughes had a very unusual defense. He admitted to killing Parcell but he claimed it was to protect her daughter.

In this episode we discuss with Seton's father and attorney Matt Siembieda, how a Hughes appeal might play out, and what he thought of the strategies used by the State and defense,

Matt Siembieda is an attorney and law professor at Temple Law School.

There are six other episodes on this case. Those were released on January 10, 13, 21 February 14th and Feb 17th and February 24.

This is the background on the Parcell case.

On Oct 13, 2021, 41 year old Christina Parcell was found brutally murdered in Greer, SC. Parcell had suffered 31 stab wounds and www.Fitsnews.com dubbed the homicide the Rose Petal Murder because rose petals were found scattered around Parcell’s body. When word of Christina Parcell’s murder spread, there was an outpouring of kind words about Christine. However, sometimes things are not what they seem. 

Shortly after her murder Parcell’s fiancé was arrested, but not on charges relating to her murder. Parcell had also been involved in a contentious custody battle with the father of her child.

Eventually an arrest was made for the murder of Christine Parcell but it was not her not her fiancé or the father of her child.

This horrific story involves murder and allegations of criminal sexual conduct with minors and buggery.

In this episode Seton and Matt give listeners and viewers the background on this case before it is scheduled to go to trial on January 13.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris began the Impact of Influence podcast shortly after the murders of Maggie and Paul Murdaugh. Now they cover true crime past and present fro the southeast region of the U.S.

Impact of Influence is part of the Evergreen Podcast Company.

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Jenn Wood and Fits News have been covering this case in great detail and have been really digging into the large amount of documents that have been filed To see their great reporting https://www.fitsnews.com/

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