Jay Beeson, Jr., Marissa Wright enter not guilty pleas

12:21 PM, Nov 14, 2011   |    comments
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TRASKWOOD, Ark. (KTHV) -- Two people arrested for the murders of two people in Traskwood entered pleas in court Monday.

Jay Beeson, Jr. pleaded not guilty on one count of capital murder and one count of kidnapping in the death of Randal Anderson of Mablevale.

Marissa Wright entered a not guilty plea to two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Anderson and Joe Lee Richards, Jr.

A third suspect involved, Myra Terry, did not appear in court. She is charged hindering apprehension during the investigation of a missing person and homicide of Richards from Oct. 8, 2010 to date, as well as abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.

The bodies of Anderson and Richards were found buried in the backyard of a Traskwood home owned by Wright.

Joe Lee Richards had been missing since October 8, 2010 but no one ever reported Anderson missing, and he's been gone for four years.