Richard Bradley Jr. allegedly killed Brandi Blake, Emilio Maturin, Michael Goeman and Vance Lakey in Washington after promising them buried gold.
An accused serial killer lured in his victims by telling them he needed their help digging up buried treasure in the Washington wilderness, where he ruthlessly slaughtered them and ransacked their bodies.
Richard Bradley Jr., 40, had been sitting in jail for one of his alleged slayings for two and a half years when he was hit with three more murder charges over the past two weeks.
Bradley was initially charged in May 2021 for allegedly killing and burying 44-year-old Brandi Blake at the 160-acre Game Farm Park in Auburn.
While exhuming her body, authorities found nearby the remains of three others, which were later identified as Bradley’s other victims: 36-year-old Emilio Maturin, Michael Goeman, 59, and Goeman’s 31-year-old son Vance Lakey, according to court documents obtained by The Seattle Times.
All four were killed after they unwittingly fell for Bradley’s demented scheme — and shortly after each had come into a substantial amount of money, prosecutors allege.
