Couple found brutally murdered on their luxury houseboat in 'robbery gone wrong'
Police believe the murder of a 75-year-old man and his girlfriend on board their houseboat was a robbery gone wrong.
Raynaldo Figueroa-Sanabria, from North Carolina, was arrested on suspicion of the death of John Travlos and Germana Morin. whose bodies were found by a massage therapist who regularly comes to the couple's boat.
They both had upper body trauma but actual cause of death has not been released.
St Petersburg Police stopped Figueroa-Sanabria in a gold Ford Taurus rental car last night. He also had an outstanding warrant for cocaine trafficking.
The boat was one of the biggest in the marina.
Around 60 feet long, the Relax Inn was moored in a large slip at the Loggerhead Marina. From above you can see a rooftop hot tub with a private deck.
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Travlos' son John released a statement to ABC saying: 'Right now my family and I are still in
shock and appalled that something like this could happen to a good and
caring man.
'Today my father and my children's grandfather was abruptly taken away from us. This is a terrible loss that no one should have to go through and we hope justice will prevail and the person or persons responsible will be brought to justice.'
Neighbor Paula Barrett said she
saw the couple - who had lived on the boat for 18 months - the night
before and all seemed well with them.
Raynaldo Figueroa-Sanabria, from North Carolina, was arrested on suspicion of the death of John Travlos and Germana Morin. whose bodies were found by a massage therapist who regularly comes to the couple's boat.
They both had upper body trauma but actual cause of death has not been released.
St Petersburg Police stopped Figueroa-Sanabria in a gold Ford Taurus rental car last night. He also had an outstanding warrant for cocaine trafficking.
The boat was one of the biggest in the marina.
Around 60 feet long, the Relax Inn was moored in a large slip at the Loggerhead Marina. From above you can see a rooftop hot tub with a private deck.
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Victim: John Travlos and Germana Morin's bodies were found by a massage therapist who regularly comes to the couple's boat
Luxury: Around 60 feet long, the Relax Inn was
moored in a large slip at the Loggerhead Marina. From above you can see a
rooftop hot tub with a private deck
'Today my father and my children's grandfather was abruptly taken away from us. This is a terrible loss that no one should have to go through and we hope justice will prevail and the person or persons responsible will be brought to justice.'
Neighbor Paula Barrett said she saw the couple -
who had lived on the boat for 18 months - the night before and all
seemed well with them
Police: On Friday afternoon, crime scene
investigators taped off a large area next to the boat, took pictures on
the roof and towed a car from the parking lot
