Missouri lawmaker's missionary daughter, son-in-law 'went to Heaven together' after murdered, set on fire by gang in Haiti



The daughter and son-in-law of a Missouri lawmaker were murdered and set on fire by a gang while serving as missionaries in Haiti, according to reports.

The young couple, as well as a third victim, were killed in a brutal attack that reportedly took place on Thursday night in the community of Lizon in northern Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

The three victims were identified as 23-year-old Davy Lloyd, 21-year-old Natalie Lloyd, and 45-year-old Jude Montis. All three victims were members of the Missions in Haiti, Inc. The organization was founded by David and Alicia Lloyd – Davy’s parents. The compound – which educated roughly 450 children – included an orphanage that housed about 50 kids, a school, and a church.

Davy grew up on the Missions in Haiti compound.

Hannah Cornett, Davy's sister, told the Associated Press, "Davy spoke Creole before he spoke English. It was home. Haiti was all we knew."

Natalie joined the organization in August 2022 after the couple got married that June. The pair were "full-time missionaries" in Haiti, according to her father – Missouri State Rep. Ben Baker.

Montis was the group's Haitian director for two decades and a pastor with a wife and two young children.

Gang members allegedly ambushed the trio at the compound on Thursday.

David Lloyd, 48, told the Wall Street Journal, "They tied up my son and beat him. They got three vehicles. They got a bunch of equipment, money, I had my payroll in there for the week."

The distraught father said that Davy was able to untie himself, and the trio managed to flee to a small house on the compound.

Davy called his father during the chaotic scene.

"As they were going down there [to the house], he was telling me what was stolen and what had been done to him," Lloyd explained. "And as he’s talking to me, he says, 'Dad, something is going on. There a bunch more guys and I think they may be back.' He thought it was the same gang that was coming back and he didn’t know what was going on."

The couple and Montis barricaded themselves in the house. However, the gang members allegedly "ended up shooting all the windows out and shooting the house up."

The gang members allegedly infiltrated the house and murdered all three missionaries by shooting them.

The news outlet reported that there is a video of the grisly crime scene showing "three bodies sprawled on the floor, with those of Davy Lloyd and Montis having been burned."

The Oklahoma-based Mission in Haiti said Davy, Natalie, and Jude were "shot and killed by the gang about 9 o'clock" on Thursday.

My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I've never felt this kind of pain.

Representative Baker shared a photo of the slain couple on Facebook with the heartbreaking caption:

My heart is broken in a thousand pieces. I’ve never felt this kind of pain. Most of you know my daughter and son-in-law Davy and Natalie Lloyd are full-time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by gangs this evening and were both killed. They went to Heaven together. Please pray for my family we desperately need strength. And please pray for the Lloyd family as well. I have no other words for now.

Baker said "things are looking very positive" for the transport home of the bodies of Davy and Natalie.

"We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the two U.S. citizens killed by gangs in Haiti," U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement.

Miller added, "Unfortunately, this serves as a reminder that the security situation in Haiti cannot wait – too many innocent lives are being lost."

As of Saturday evening, a GoFundMe campaign for the Baker and Lloyd families had raised more than $53,000. Another GoFundMe campaign for the funeral expenses of the young couple had reached over $45,000.

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Police say American woman, 71, raped on yacht by escaped convict in Caribbean before she and husband tossed overboard, killed



An American woman was raped by an escaped convict while she was sailing on her yacht in the Caribbean, according to police. The woman from Virginia and her husband are believed to have been killed after they were tossed overboard by the escaped fugitives last month.

A spokesperson for the Royal Grenada Police Force told the Daily Mail, "Atiba Stanisclaus was charged by the Grenadian police with one count of rape on Kathy Brandel."

The 25-year-old Stanisclaus, along with 30-year-old Ron Mitchell and 23-year-old Trevon Robertson, were charged with two counts of capital murder for the deaths of Brandel and Ralph Hendry. The three murder suspects were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping.

As Blaze News previously reported, Brandel and Hendry were sailing their yacht on a "dream" boating voyage in the Caribbean.

The married couple of 27 years had anchored their yacht in Grenada's capital of St. George's.

The American couple's yacht, named the Simplicity, was located on Feb. 21 by authorities on the neighboring island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

There were no signs of Brandel or Hendry. However, law enforcement said the crime scene on the yacht was "consistent with signs of violence."

"The entire interior of the vessel and its decks were ransacked," the Coast Guard’s commanding officer reportedly wrote in an internal memo.

The couple's possessions were strewn everywhere on the vessel and blood was found throughout the boat, according to police.

Investigators believe the three murder suspects commandeered the yacht a day after they broke out of a prison in Grenada on Feb. 18.

Grenada police commissioner Don McKenzie said in a news conference that the escaped convicts "disposed of the occupants" while sailing the hijacked yacht between Grenada and St. Vincent.

The bodies of Brandel and Hendry have yet to be found.

The couple were experienced boaters and had been sailing for more than a decade.

Brandel's son — Nick Buro — told WRC-TV, "They were super careful to be safe all the time. Everywhere they went everything they did, safety was their top, top concern. So this unfortunate accident, I think, it came out of nowhere for them."

"This is something that is completely unexpected," Buro added. "And wrapping our brains around it and trying to understand a senseless act of violence against two people while they were just living their lives in their home, essentially, because Simplicity was their home. They didn't have another home.... And having that safety and security taken away from them abruptly and [having] them attacked ... where they live, it's just, it's unimaginable."

The suspects were originally arrested on robbery charges. Mitchell had also been charged with one count of rape, three counts of attempted rape, and two counts of indecent assault and causing harm, according to Grenada police.

The three suspects are scheduled to appear in court on March 27.

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Escaped convicts charged with murdering Americans on dream Caribbean yacht voyage; couple reportedly thrown overboard



Three escaped convicts have been charged with killing two American citizens after reportedly hijacking the couple's yacht in the Caribbean last month. The bodies of Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry have yet to be found, and authorities believe the fugitives threw them overboard.

Ron Mitchell, 30; Trevon Robertson, 19; and Abita Stanislaus, 25; each were charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with the presumed deaths of the couple. According to a statement from the Royal Grenada Police Force, the suspects also face charges of escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping.

The prisoners a couple of months ago had been charged with one count of robbery with violence. Mitchell also was charged with one count of rape, three counts of attempted rape, and two counts of indecent assault and causing harm, according to Grenada police.

The three suspects escaped their prison cells in Grenada on Feb. 18. The fugitives were recaptured in St. Vincent on Feb. 21.

Hendry and Brandel had anchored their yacht in Grenada's capital of St. George's, and when authorities located the yacht in neighboring St. Vincent and the Grenadines, there were no signs of Brandel and Hendry. Family members said they had not heard from the couple since Feb. 18, according to People magazine.

As Blaze News previously reported, investigators said there were signs of a violent struggle aboard the yacht with possessions strewn everywhere and blood throughout the boat.

"The entire interior of the vessel and its decks were ransacked," the Coast Guard’s commanding officer reportedly wrote in an internal memo.

Authorities said the crime scene on the yacht was "consistent with signs of violence."

Law enforcement believes the fugitives commandeered the yacht a day after their prison break.

Their vessel was found abandoned Feb. 21, with the husband and wife nowhere to be found, the yacht club said.

CNN reported, "Last, week, Grenada police commissioner Don McKenzie said in a news conference the couple was likely thrown overboard during the hijacking, and information suggests the escapees 'disposed of the occupants' while traveling between Grenada and St. Vincent, about 80 miles away."

The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force said last week that the suspected killers committed "several criminal acts including bodily harm to the couple" while sailing.

Hendry and Brandel — who are from Virginia — were on a dream sailing voyage on their yacht named Simplicity. The couple sold their home and bought Simplicity several years ago.

Ralph was a 66-year-old financial advisor and Kathy was a retired real estate agent who would have turned 71 on Feb. 21.

Brandel's son — Nick Buro — told WRC-TV, "This is something that is completely unexpected. And wrapping our brains around it and trying to understand a senseless act of violence against two people while they were just living their lives in their home, essentially, because Simplicity was their home. They didn't have another home.... And having that safety and security taken away from them abruptly and [having] them attacked ... where they live, it's just, it's unimaginable."

"They were super careful to be safe all the time," Buro noted. "Everywhere they went everything they did, safety was their top, top concern. So this unfortunate accident, I think, it came out of nowhere for them."

The suspects made their first court appearance in St. George's Magistrate’s Court in Grenada on Thursday. They are scheduled to return to court on March 27.

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