South Carolina governor signs extradition order for accused killer of MU student

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMcaster on Friday signed an extradition order for a man accused of killing a University of Missouri student 26 years ago.  

Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder in Boone County for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was arrested in South Carolina on Feb. 23 and is being held at the Spartanburg County Jail.

McMcaster’s office in March had stated that the extradition could take weeks. His office confirmed to ABC 17 News in an email that he signed the order on Friday.

Columbia Police Department Lt. Matt Gremore told ABC 17 News in February that Wilson and Richie were in a relationship. Richie, 21, was found dead by police in the 2300 block of Whitegate Drive in February 2000 

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

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