Police Identify Victim In Miami Beach Drugging And Rape Committed By Two Tourists

Police Identify Victim In Miami Beach Drugging And Rape Committed By Two Tourists

March 29. 2021

Both men confessed to the crime and are in jail pending arraignment. They are facing rape and manslaughter charges.

24-year-old Christine Englehardt of Pennsylvania was raped and killed on Miami Beach on March 18, 2021. Photos have been released of the victim, as family and friends hold a memorial for the young woman whose life was drastically cut short during spring break.

Englehardt was on vacation with tens of thousands of other teens and people in their twenties, seeking to have fun during spring break. Englehardt met two men at a restaurant, 21-year-old Evoire Collier and 24-year-old Dorian Taylor. She accepted a green pill from one of the men, which was later identified as the very potent painkiller Percoset.

Christine Englehardt

Shortly after, Englehardt began losing consciousness. Collier and Taylor took Englehardt back to her hotel room, then raped and robbed her of her credit cards and mobile phone. She was later found dead by hotel staff, while they partied on Miami Beach using her credit cards.

Englehardt may have consumed an alcoholic beverage as many on Miami Beach do on spring break. Mixing alcohol and prescription drugs, especially a medication as strong as Percoset, can lead to death (it is also unwise to drink and consume ecstasy tablets, as that too can lead to a deadly overdose). Toxicology reports are pending in the case.