Retired Brunswick Co. investigator passes away

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A retired investigator who helped WWAY on some of our unsolved stories has passed away.

Retired Brunswick County Sheriff’s Captain Phil Perry died Thursday.

Since his retirement in 2011, Captain Perry worked in the Sheriff’s Unsolved Case Unit.

He started his law enforcement career in 1966, serving the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 45 years.

Captain Phil Perry was 78.