Man charged in 2000 killing of MU student appears in court for first time

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A South Carolina man who is accused of killing a University of Missouri student 26 years ago appeared in court for the first time on Monday.

Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2000 death of Candace Richie, 21.  

Wilson was arrested in South Carolina on Feb. 23 and was held at the Spartanburg County Jail until he was extradited to Boone County last week. He is being held without bond.

Wilson appeared in court Monday by video from the jail without an attorney and was given two weeks to find one. His next appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, May 18.

A bond motion claims Wilson asphyxiated a woman and left her body where it was not found for several days, then fled Missouri.

The Columbia Police Department interviewed Wilson in 2000, but an arrest was not made at the time due to concerns about the ability to establish a clear medical cause of death, previous reporting shows.