Preliminary Hearing Date Set for Paul Tripp
Tripp is accused of abandoning the corpse of Valerie Butler.
Paul Tripp will appear for his preliminary hearing on April 26, according to Missouri's Case Net system.
Tripp is accused of abandoning the corpse of Valerie Butler, a Maryland Heights woman who went missing in early February. She was last seen at a Florissant bar, and her body was found in Bridgeton on March 3.
Tripp is represented by Jenna Glass of Clayton.
