Venice Lorraine Parker

Venice Lorraine Parker was a 31-year-old woman who became the victim of a tragic crime in 1953, when she was raped and murdered. Her death led to the wrongful conviction and subsequent execution of Tommy Lee Walker, a Black man who was coerced into a confession. The case was marked by racial bias and a lack of credible evidence against Walker, and decades later, he was posthumously exonerated, bringing attention to the injustices surrounding Parker's murder.