MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Two spring break visitors to Miami Beach remain behind bars without bail after police say they drugged and raped a woman who was later found dead.
Dorian Taylor, 24, and Evoire Collier, 21, both of North Carolina, were seen in a surveillance video accompanying Christine Englehardt, 24, at the Albion Hotel on Thursday night and then they marched 40 minutes later, according to authorities.
Englehardt, a Pennsylvania visitor, was later found partially dressed and dead in her hotel room.
Many are now commenting on an Englehardt Facebook post in 2019 warning about predators.
She wrote, “So if you ever feel insecure in any way or have the feeling that something is wrong … always go with the guts. … Unfortunately, this is a dangerous world and you never know. he knows what anyone’s real intentions are. “
Englehardt’s friend Hailey Davis laments a promising life cut short.
“He had his whole life still to do things and he had dreams, goals and all these things that he will never be able to do now because of them,” Davis said.
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Englehardt allegedly met Taylor and Collier at a restaurant, where investigators say they gave him a pill before returning to the hotel.
Authorities say the men had sex with her several times, including one when she was unconscious.
Police say the video then shows Taylor and Collier using the victim’s credit card to buy alcohol at a local liquor store.
If the pill allegedly given to Englehardt is found to have caused his death, Taylor and Collier could face charges of homicide or murder.
“We will do everything we can to make sure that if there is any connection between this situation and his death, we will go ahead and support a full prosecution of the law,” said Rick Clements, Miami police chief. Beach.
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