Trial date set in Shannon Rippy murder case
By F.T. Norton
StarNews Staff
WILMINGTON, NC (StarNews) — A man charged in the disappearance and presumed death of a missing Wilmington woman will be tried in the case in March, according to his attorney.
James Opelton Bradley, 52, is charged with first-degree murder in the presumed death of Shannon Rippy VanNewkirk, 53.
VanNewkirk was last seen leaving a downtown Wilmington bar about 4 p.m. April 5, 2014. When she failed to show up the following day for brunch with her mother and aunt, VanNewkirk’s family reported her missing.
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