In one of the county’s most publicized crime cases, Tripp was convicted of murdering Tami Carpenter of Arroyo Grande. Tami was scheduled to testify in a molestation trial against 53-year-old ...

As July arrived, prosecutors were preparing their case for trial when Tami went missing. Record’s 20-year-old stepdaughter, BranDee Sisemore (formerly BranDee Tripp) had arranged to take Tami ...