Clayton County murder suspect drops request for bond

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By Marcus K. Garner

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Clayton County man accused of killing a 15-year-old Forest Park girl and hiding her body withdrew his request for bond on Friday.

Clayton County Sheriff's Office Marshae O'Brian Hickman, 19, has been charged with murder and concealing a death in connection with the death of Candice Parchment, a 15-year-old who went missing from her Forest Park home in April 2010.

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Candice Parchment, 15, left her Forest Park home in April 2010. Her remains were found months later hidden beneath a discarded mattress in a wooded area nearby.

Courtesy of Caffian Hyatt, Courtesy of Caffian Hyatt Candice Parchment, 15, left her Forest Park home in April 2010. Her remains were found months later hidden beneath a discarded mattress in a wooded area nearby.

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Marshae Hickman, 19, was already in jail after a burglary arrest last month when Clayton police charged him with murder and concealing a body in the death of Candice Parchment.

According to a police arrest warrant affidavit, Hickman confessed to choking Candice to death.

Candice disappeared on the night of April 28, 2010. Her body was found seven months later hidden beneath a discarded mattress behind an apartment complex off Old Dixie Highway in Forest Park.

Police say they were able to identify Hickman as a suspect from information in Candice's diary, which her mother found while moving last month.

Hickman remains in the Clayton jail waiting for his case to go before a grand jury.