Discretion is advised. This is 10-minute murder. I'm On Sunday, July 21st, 2013, a couple pulled their car off the road while driving through a suburban neighborhood in South Carolina.

They got out of the vehicle and popped

the hood open, then stood and waited nearby for help. It wasn't long before two people came to the

rescue. A mechanic named Charles Parker lived in the house that the couple had stopped outside of,

and he hoped that he and his wife, Gretchen, would be able to help them with their car troubles.

For a period of around ten minutes, the parkers casually chatted to the other couple,

seeming relaxed and at ease.

Then they appeared to invite them inside their home.

The security camera footage of the park's walking inside with the other couple

was the last time either Charles or Gretchen Parker were seen alive. On Monday, one of Charles's

clients came to the house hoping to have his car fixed. He walked up to the front door, noticing

that it had been left open, but nobody appeared to be inside.

The client called the police, who discovered the bodies of Charles and Gretchen, shortly

after they arrived on the scene. It was clear that neither of the parkers had died of natural causes.

Both had been stabbed and shot multiple times, but the initial investigation into the deaths

was delayed by an unexpected hazard, a small herd of vicious chihuahuas owned by the parkers.

When the paramedics attempted to enter the home and check whether Charles and Gretchen were

still alive, the chihuahuas began advancing on them, barking and

growling. Unable to calm the dogs, emergency responders had to wait several hours for animal

control officers to arrive and get the situation under control. Ultimately, animal control

removed almost 20 dogs from the property, as well as six chickens and a couple of cats.

Shortly after they arrived on the property, investigators noticed that Charles and Gretchen had

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