With Less Than A Week Before His Jury Trial Was Set To Begin The Man Accused Of Murdering Three Women In Mendota Virginia Has Pled Guilty. James Michael Wright Plead Guilty On Tuesday To Three Counts Of First Degree Murder. He Was Sentenced To Three Consecutive Life Sentences. Wright Was Charged In The 2019 Deaths Of Athena Hopson, Elizabeth Vanmeter, And Joycelyn Alsup. He Admitted To Killing All Three And Dumping Their Bodies. His Trial Was Set To Begin January 9th.