Washington serial killer suspect lured victims to their deaths with promises of finding 'buried gold': docs

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/washington-s ... 09798.html

A Washington state serial killer suspect is accused of luring at least four victims to their deaths after asking them to help him dig up "buried gold."

King County prosecutors initially arrested and charged Richard Bradley Jr., 40, in May 2021 with one count of first-degree murder in connection with the murder of Brandi Blake, 44.

Now, he faces murder charges in the deaths of three more people, including Emilio Maturin, 26; Michael Goeman,59; and his son Vance Lakey, 31, after Auburn detectives recovered three rib bones near Blake's body.

"[D]efendant Richard Bradley has a common scheme: he tells an individual that he needs their help digging up gold, lures them out to a wooded area, alone with him, murders them, and buries/leaves their body deep in the park," King County Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Thomas C. O'Ban wrote in court filings earlier this month. "After completing his murder, the defendant takes possession of the victim’s vehicle and anything inside the vehicle, and is seen driving that vehicle in the hours/days after the victim is missing."

King County Sheriff's Office investigators determined through witness testimony and evidence recovered from Game Farm Park in Auburn that Bradley "used this scheme with both Emilio Maturin and Brandi Blake."

[penelope69]

I know that a serial killer has no particular look, but man does this photo look creepy. If I was trying to envision what a serial killer looks like, this would be exactly it