3 Suspects Charged With Murdering Advisor, Wife Who Vanished at Sea

Three recaptured fugitives suspected of killing a U.S. financial advisor and his wife after boarding their yacht in Grenada have been charged with capital murder and other serious offenses, the Royal Grenada Police Force announced Thursday.

Ron Mitchell, age 30 and unemployed; Abita Stanislaus, 25, a farmer; and Trevon Robertson, 23 and unemployed, all of Paradise, St. Andrew, were jointly charged with two counts of capital murder by intentionally causing the death of Ralph Hendry and Kathleen Brandel, both U.S. citizens, the police said in a statement.

They were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and two kidnapping counts, and Stanislaus also was charged with one count of rape.

All three made their first court appearance at St. George’s Magistrate’s Court on Thursday and were remanded to His Majesty’s Prison. They are scheduled to be brought back to court on March 27, the police said.

(Police spellings for Stanislaus’ first and last names have been inconsistent. ThinkAdvisor was seeking clarification Thursday.)