Summary

16 YEAR OLD HOPE RIPPEY PLEADED GUILTY TODAY TO HER ROLE IN THE JANUARY 1992 TORTURE SLAYING OF A 12 YEAR OLD SOUTHERN INDIANA GIRL RIPPEY PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF MURDER, FELONY MURDER, ARSON AND CRIMINAL CONFINEMENT IN THE MURDER CASE OF 12 YEAR OLD SHANDA RENEE SHARER RIPPEY WORE AN ORANGE JAIL SUIT AND WHITE SNEAKER AND WAS SHACKLED AROUND THE WAIST AND WRISTS AND ANKLES AT TODAY'S HEARING SPEAKING QUIETLY TO JUDGE JEANNE JOURDAN, SHE ADMITTED HER ROLE IN THE DEATH OF THE 12 YEAR OLD SHE ADMITTED THAT SHE HELPED LURE SHANDA FROM HER FATHER'S HOME AND THE TAKE PART IN THE SYSTEMATIC TORTURE OF THE GIRL SHE ALSO ADMITTED THAT SHE POURED GASOLINE OVER SHANDA AND THEN SET HER AFIRE RIPPEY IS THE FOURTH TEENAGER TO PLEAD GUILTY IN THE CASE 17 YEAR OL MELINDA LOVELESS AND 18 YEAR OLD MARY LAURINE TACKET ALSO HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES IN SHANDA'S DEATH EACH OF THEM HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 60 YEARS IN PRISON 16 YEAR OLD TONI LAWRENCE HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF CRIMINAL CONFINEMENT AND SHE HAD BEEN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON RIPPEY WILL BE SENTENCED ON JUNE 1ST SHE FACES UP TO 60 YEARS IN PRISON AND 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN FINES