Vineland, NJ- A Vineland man on trial for the gruesome murder of Tonya Cook had been found guilty of first-degree murder and two separate counts of desecrating human remains. On Friday, Parrish was sentenced to life in prison without parole eligibility for 63 years.
57-year-old Dennis Parrish killed Tonya Cook and dismembered her body before setting it on fire. According to court documents, after killing Cook and dismembering her body, he drove her remains to a farm in the Cedarville section of Lawrence Township, where he said her remains on fire.
In addition to life in prison, Parrish also received two consecutive 10-year prison sentences for setting Cook’s body on fire and for desecrating her remains.