According to a United States Deputy Marshall Brian Alfano, “I think there’s a good chance they’re somewhere in the mountain area, maybe even closer to the border between Tennessee or North Carolina side, but I think there is definitely a possibility that they are still in this area.”
Eyewitnesses say that Tangela Parker shot and killed Phelifia Marlow at a Hickory furniture plant where the two women were employed on January 14th. Parker and her husband Eric who was also an employee, fled the scene in a beige 2019 Honda CRV. They, nor the vehicle has been seen since. Tangela Parker’s cellphone was found in Caldwell County.
While the search area extends to the entire East Coast, law enforcement encourage anyone with information to come forward.
Photos: Hickory Police Department