Local media report snake expert dean ripa was killed saturday in an apartment above the cape fear serpentarium. According to cathryn lindsay, a spokesperson with the wilmington police department, larry dean ripa, 60, was shot in a domestic incident. The cape fear serpentarium permanently closed last month, about a year after its owner larry dean ripa was shot to death.
Wilmington police spokeswoman cathryn lindsay says. Regina ripa was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting death of her husband, larry dean ripa, who owned the cape fear serpentarium. Ripa, 40, is charged in the shooting death of her husband, larry “dean” ripa, earlier this month in the apartment over the cape fear serpentarium, which larry owned.
The exotic animals and the building are being. Ripa, 60, was found dead saturday afternoon at his home above the museum in which he created and owned.