Defendant in Phil Trenary killing pleads guilty
McKinney Wright, left, accused in the killing of the late Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in court Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“I don’t think there’s ever a great resolution in this,” Trenary’s daughter, Brittney Rowe, told The Daily Memphian. “It’s the lesser of a bunch of very difficult choices. But here we are.”
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Phil TrenaryJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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