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A year after a convicted felon brutally beat a woman to death inside a Venice motel room, he was found incompetent to stand trial, stalling the case against him.    

Havrilka, who has 19 felony convictions, remains in custody at the Sarasota County Jail without bail. The case remains under investigation.   The Sheriff’s Office at first did not identify Strader as the victim, citing Marsy’s Law. Gerald Strader did so in a Facebook post.  The text on the GoFundMe page he set up simply read: “On Tuesday April 20, 2021 my beautiful wife was murdered by an unstable person while she was at work. I am disabled, in a wheelchair, with limited use of eit...

Husband of Venice murder victim raising funds for funeral expenses Venice murder suspect background By ABC7 Staff | April 23, 2021 at 3:49 PM EDT - Updated April 23 at 4:00 PM VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - The husband of the Venice woman brutally beaten to death inside a hotel room is asking the public for help with funeral expenses. Gerald Strader is asking for help paying for the funeral of his wife Tina who was killed Tuesday at the Rodeway Inn where she worked. Gerald had been married to Tina ...

Cleaning lady killed at hotel job, 19-time felon arrested as the woman’s destitute and disabled widower mourns A 19-time felon with a history of violence is in custody on murder charges. © Handout Stephen Havrilka has a long rap sheet. Stephen Havrilka has a long rap sheet. (Handout/) Tina Strader was found Tuesday morning in the closet of room 209 at the Rodeway Inn in Venice, where she and her disabled widower, Gerald Strader, live and work. People magazine reports that it was Gerald who...

Husband finds wife brutally beaten in Venice motel room; guest with violent past charged with murder By Kimberly Kuizon and FOX 13 News Staff Published  Kimberly Kuizon reports VENICE, Fla. - A Venice man with a lengthy criminal record – an "animal," according to the sheriff – has been arrested for ambushing a motel housekeeper and beating her so badly that she later died. According to the sheriff’s office, it was just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when deputies were called to the Rodeway Inn...