The Last Bet

48 Hours

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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It was open secret that Brett Parker and his father were operating an illegal sports betting organization. When Parker’s wife and his friend were both shot to death at his home, he claimed it was self-defense. Did this bookie gamble away everything, including his wife's life? “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/19/2014. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Push the boat out, Hund.
0:02.5	All the way out to Alaska.
0:05.1	Aldi's wild Alaskan sock-eye salmon steak
0:08.2	is Defo bolder in color
0:10.4	and tot's richer in flavor.
0:13.8	His bougie beauty is a bit of me.
0:16.5	Go all fancy with Aldi specially selected.
0:41.3	Thank you. All Fancy with Aldi, specially selected. U.S. Football Saturdays are big in the South and particularly big here in Colombia. Basketball team has done well.
0:43.3	The baseball team has won two national championships.
0:46.3	Sports does play a big role here in the Midlands.
0:50.3	Brett Parker was a big sports guy.
0:56.0	Go, Brett,
0:57.0	Brad,
0:58.0	football, basketball.
1:00.0	He played all three sports in high school.
1:03.0	He was a super baseball player.
1:05.0	Brett Parker worked for a medical sales company.
1:11.6	And we learned that he was a sports bookie.
1:16.6	Brett's father is a bookie as well.
1:20.6	If I wanted to place a bet in Columbia, South Carolina,
1:23.6	would it be hard for me to find a bookie to take the bet?
1:26.6	Probably not. Tammy Joe Parker was the breadwinner of the family.
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