Men Accused of Drugging, Raping Miami Beach Tourist Could Face Homicide Charges

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is investigating homicide charges in the case against two men accused of raping a Miami Beach tourist who was found dead.

Two North Carolina men accused of drugging, raping and robbing a Miami Beach tourist who was later found dead inside her hotel room could be facing additional charges.

NBC Miami reports the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is investigating homicide charges in the case against Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24, in connection with the death of Christine Englehardt.

The 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman was found dead on March 18 inside her room at the Albion Hotel in Miami Beach while under the influence of alcohol and fentanyl, a drug that may have been given to her by one of the men.

Investigators say Collier and Taylor drugged and raped Englehardt before stealing her phone and credit cards. Surveillance footage appears to show the two men walking with Englehardt into her hotel that night. The men have been charged with sexual battery, burglary and theft but have not yet been charged in connection with Englehardt’s death.

According to the Miami Herald, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s report released on Monday gives Englehardt’s cause of death as “prone positioning while under the influence of Fentanyl and Ethanol.”

The men allegedly gave Englehardt a green pill resembling oxycodone, and after they were arrested, officers confiscated two green pills from them. A portion of a pill was submitted for testing and disclosed the presence of Fentanyl, officials said.

“Although the concentration of fentanyl detected is fatal, a component of positional asphyxia, with her face pressed down into soft bedding as a result of physical restraint and/or chemical impairment to facilitate sexual assault, cannot be excluded,” the report said.

Detectives have said in court hearings that the victim appeared to be unable to give consent.

Collier and Taylor, who are college roommates and were also in town for Spring Break, remained behind bars without bond Monday.

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