BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A suspected serial killer has been sentenced to more than 37 years in prison for the 2005 murder of Ashley Parlier in Battle Creek.
Monday a judge sentenced Harold Haulman III to 37.5-60 years in prison for Parlier’s murder.
Ashley's sister, Nicle Campen says what Haulman did stole 18 years of her life and destroyed
her family.
"I was psychologically tormented when I lost my sister and have been in counseling for over a decade. I continue to search for her and talk to the detectives in media right up until you murdered her named FBI agents," Campen said in her impact statement.
She says not only did he take her life, but he also took her chances to experience a wedding, the birth of a nephew, future family vacations, and her parent's death.
Deputies say Parlier was pregnant when she went missing from her home on June 12, 2005. Ashley’s parents reported her missing and her body has never been found.
Detectives say Haulman’s family worked for the U.S. government and he lived in different locations, including Battle Creek from the fall of 2002 until mid-2009.
According to Campen, Haulman had a history of grooming women and purposely tried to avoid meeting their families.
"My sweet naive sister didn't know you're evil. I have no doubt that she loved you and would have raised her child with so much love," Campen said. "There are days I swear I can hear the argument the two of you had, I can picture everything she would have said to you, her pleading for you to step up and be a man and a father like our dad was in our lives."
During an interview with him in 2021, Haulman admitted to having an argument with Ashley at a home in Emmet Township. He told detectives he had assaulted her, knocked her unconscious, and drove her to a remote area. There, he hit her in the head with a piece of wood until she died, and later got rid of his blood-covered clothing.
He has not yet been able to lead detectives to her remains.
Haulman is already serving a life sentence in Luzerne County, PA, after pleading guilty to two homicides. The sisters of those women showed up to Haulman's sentencing to show support for Parlier's family. Campen says those are the only two other women in the world that know exactly what she's going
through.
Investigators say Haulman served time in jail in reference to a death on May 29, 1999, in Ramstein, Germany.
Detectives say a forensic social media search revealed that Haulman had researched material related to serial killers and grave robbing.
During sentencing, Ashley’s sister read a statement in court.
“Eighteen years ago, you stole my life, destroyed my family and started what would turn into a lifetime of ridicule, hatred and heartache for my parents. They died in 2020 with no answers, no justice and crushed by the loss of a child and grandchild. For years, the investigation was focused on my father, an AMAZING dad, who I knew would never hurt his baby girl. We lived with dirty looks and whispers, all while knowing something horrific had to have happened to Ashley. They lost connections and retreated into themselves. Meanwhile, you lived your life, knowing what you did, and said nothing while you watched our lives crumble around us.”
Read her full statement below.
