Murder trial for ‘Bubba’ Edwards set for May 28 Union County judge, extra jurors being brought in for high-profile case By Beth McLaughlin/Special to the Independent Tribune Apr 16, 2019 Apr 16, 2019 Updated May 20, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Beth McLaughlin/Special to the Independent Tribune A trial date has been set for Randy Lee “Bubba” Edwards of Concord for the July, 2015, murder of his girlfriend, Donna Marie Helms-Perez.kAmtIEC2 ;FC@CD 92G6 366? D4965F=65 E@ C6A@CE 7@C E96 EC:2=VD @A6?:?8 52J @? |2J ag[ r232CCFD r@F?EJ r=6C< @7 r@FCE q:== q288D D2:5 uC:52J] yF586 r9C:DE@A96C qC288 @7 &?:@? r@F?EJ H:== 36 962C:?8 E96 42D6[ q288D D2:5]k^AmkAm“x 92G6?VE 962C5 2?JE9:?8 23@FE E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 t5H2C5D E2<:?8 2 A=62]”k^AmkAm%96 >FC56C 42D6 8@E 2 =@E @7 2EE6?E:@? :? E96 DF>>6C @7 a_`d 3642FD6 @7 E96 ?2EFC6 @7 E96 4C:>6[ 2?5 E96 724E E92E t5H2C5D H2D H6== <?@H? 7@C 9:D E@H\ECF4< 3FD:?6DD[ qF332VD %@H:?8 2?5 {@4<@FE[ E92E @A6C2E65 :? 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