NAPLES, Fla. — The man arrested in connection to a Golden Gate Estates homicide earlier this year has been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
On March 21, 71-year-old Racine Raphael was arrested in Glades County on a Collier County warrant charging him with second-degree murder.
Just days earlier, deputies were called to a Golden Gate Estates neighborhood on 8th Avenue SE around 10:52 p.m. They were informed of a female who was unconscious and not breathing on the floor of her home.
According to CCSO, the woman was found by a family friend who went to check on her after not hearing from her.
Investigation later revealed that she was beaten to death. It was determined that Raphael had punched, kicked and stomped on the victim, and beaten her with a metal bar.
Raphael later admitted to the murder during an interview with law enforcement.