Ray Parker

Ray Parker was a suspect in the murder investigations of archaeologist Karen Boulder in The Lost City (Case #19 of The Conspiracy) and his niece, tomb robber Kayla Markham, in I Lost My Heart in Xerda (Case #23 of The Conspiracy). He also appeared as a quasi-suspect in Writer's Blocked (Case #21 of The Conspiracy) and Muddying the Waters (Case #25 of The Conspiracy), prior to which he appeared briefly during the events of Hot Mess (Case #11 of The Conspiracy).

Profile
Ray is a 55-year-old historian, and the husband of Chief Diane Parker of the Grimsborough Police Department. He is of African-American descent, bald, has brown eyes, and sports glasses. He wears a white shirt with a plaid pattern under a navy blue jumper and a gray blazer with a white handkerchief in his left breast pocket. Additionally, he dons a burgundy bowtie.

In his first suspect appearance, it is known that Ray has read The Lost City of Xerda.

In his second suspect appearance, it is discovered that he is right-handed, drinks whiskey and has a cat.

Hot Mess
After Chief Parker's birthday performance at The Maneater strip club finished, Ray arrived to take her to the 5-hour violin recital that he had gotten them center seats for. Chief Parker then introduced the team to her husband.

Trivia

 * Ray is one of the characters to appear as a suspect in two cases.
 * Ray is one of the characters to physically appear in three districts of The Conspiracy.

Case appearances

 * Hot Mess (Case #11 of The Conspiracy)
 * Buzz Kill (Case #16 of The Conspiracy; mentioned)
 * The Lost City (Case #19 of The Conspiracy)
 * Writer's Blocked (Case #21 of The Conspiracy)
 * I Lost My Heart in Xerda (Case #23 of The Conspiracy)
 * Muddying the Waters (Case #25 of The Conspiracy)