Washington County Life Saving Crew ambulances and a rescue raft staged along Swinging Bridge Road near the North Fork Holston River in Mendota, Virginia, on May 10, 2019. The search for Athina Hopson, believed to be one of three victims in a serial killer case, has still not turned up evidence of her body.
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Washington County Commonwealth Attorney Josh Cumbow answers questions concerning the three murders in the Mendota community during a meeting at the Mendota Community Center on May 14, 2019. James Michael Wright, 23, is currently being held on murder charges in the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon.
ABINGDON, Va. — Nine months have passed since a young Johnson City, Tennessee, woman is believed to have been fatally shot in rural Southwest Virginia, although officials continue to search for her body.
Washington County Life Saving Crew ambulances and a rescue raft staged along Swinging Bridge Road near the North Fork Holston River in Mendota, Virginia, on May 10, 2019. The search for Athina Hopson, believed to be one of three victims in a serial killer case, has still not turned up evidence of her body.
Washington County Commonwealth Attorney Josh Cumbow answers questions concerning the three murders in the Mendota community during a meeting at the Mendota Community Center on May 14, 2019. James Michael Wright, 23, is currently being held on murder charges in the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon.