Thursday, June 24th:
*Trial Status Conference Hearing (@ 9:50am ET) - PA -
Bryce Kenneth Tompkins (45) (last seen alive Oct. 31, 1988, reported missing Nov. 26, 1988, New Castle; Dec. 26, 1988 found in Hickory Township in the Neshannock Creek in Lawrence County) - *Regis Andrew Brown (59/now 61) arrested, charged (Oct. 18, 2018) & arraigned (5/28/19) with criminal homicide, 2 counts of aggravated assault & intimidation of a witness. Plead not guilty. Held without bond.
During an interview with officials this year, Brown confessed to Tompkins’ murder, saying Tompkins had witnessed one of the burglaries.
Plead guilty (Mar. 2018) & sentenced (Oct. 2018) & is serving a life sentence (w/o parole) for the 1st degree murder & 3rd murder in the deaths of his wife, Michelle Brown (53) & his step daughter Tammy Greenawalt (35) in Erie County.
Strong suspect in eight homicides in northwestern Pennsylvania dating from 1986 to 2016.
Trial was set to begin on 10/7/19, moved to 11/4/19, moved to 12/9/19, moved to 1/6/20, moved to 2/3/20-continued no date.
Court info from 3/1/19 thru 3/25/21 reference post #168 here:
PA - Regis Brown, convicted of double murder, now charged in five 1988 slayings *charged Oct 2018*
4/5/21 Update: Next Status scheduled on 5/3/21. 5/3/21 Update: Hearing was rescheduled to 6/7/21. 6/7/21 Update: Judicial Call for trial held. Next Trial status conference hearing on 6/15/21. 6/15/21 Update: Trial status conference hearing rescheduled to 6/24/21.