Thirty years ago, in the dead of winter, a Chicago man found himself on the wrong side of town and on the wrong side of the law.
David Wilson had just celebrated his 25th birthday, when a bad decision placed him in the middle of a drug deal that went sour.
One gunshot fired by David, killed a man. David says it was self defense. His life would never be the same.
Prison was his fate, and he'd spend the next two decades trying to prove the murder wasn't intentional. A life change catapulted him into the path of a Plainfield man with a big heart.
Brian Parpart befriended David, in an unusual and extraordinary bond. Brian was a prison correctional officer position of authority. But the two men would become fast friends, through mutual respect.
With the holidays upon us, we now have the story of two Chicago area families brought together by tragedy. WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks begins her series of special reports, "Ordinary People-An Extraordinary Bond--A Christmas Story."
David Wilson of Chicago and Brian Parpart of Plainfield are the best of friends, but it took a murder and prison term to bring them together. WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks now has part two of her special series.
How did a convicted murderer and a former correctional officer end up being good friends? WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks now continues her special series, "Ordinary People, an Extraordinary Bond--A Christmas Story."
How did a convicted murderer and a former correctional officer end up being good friends? WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks now continues her special series, "Ordinary People, an Extraordinary Bond--A Christmas Story."
Some bad choices and a wrong turn sent a Chicago man to prison but he found an unlikely friend who changed his life after nearly two decades behind bars. WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks now continues her special series.
After more than 20 years in prison, a Chicago man radically changed his life, thanks to the help of an unlikely friend. WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks now continues her series.
A murder, decades in prison, reform, and redemption. A Chicago man's powerful journey was aided by an unlikely ally, and helped forge what now has become an unbreakable friendship. WBBM's Felicia Middlebrooks now concludes her series.
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