Murder-for-Hire Trial Turns Murky | New Orleans News

Federal prosecutors close their case in the high-stakes murder-for-hire trial of disbarred lawyer Sean Alfortish and accomplice Leon Parker, alleging Alfortish paid Parker to kill Cornelius Garrison—whose cooperation with the FBI threatened a massive insurance fraud ring. The prosecution’s star witness, former co-defendant Ryan Harris, claims he orchestrated the hit, bought the burner phone used to lure Garrison, and ditched the getaway car—though his DNA may have been on the weapon, not Parker’s. Investigators found no murder gun despite a four-day canal search, and discovered firearms and matching bullets at Harris’s residence and business. Text messages between Parker and Harris on the night of the killing—including “Game on, Who Dat”—and Parker’s post-murder online research into Alfortish raise eyebrows. Defense attorneys are aggressively attacking Harris’s credibility, citing his initial lies to the FBI and suggesting investigators are biased toward Parker as the shooter. Now, it’s the defense’s turn to present their rebuttal. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bf7b5797947e408e