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A trio of inmates who escaped from prison in Grenada have been formally charged with killing an American couple after allegedly hijacking their yacht.
Ron Mitchell, Atiba Stanisclaus and Trevon Robertson have each been charged with two counts of capital murder over the deaths of Ralph Hendry and Kathleen Brandel.
The Virginia couple had been sailing around the Caribbean and were docked near Saint George's when their yacht was hijacked.
It is believed the trio took over the boat and killed the couple before fleeing to St. Vincent.
Grenada police commissioner Don McKenzie said last week in a news conference that the couple was likely thrown overboard.
Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel (pictured) had been sailing around the Caribbean island and had docked near Saint George's when their catamaran was taken on February 18. Police fear the couple may have been murdered by three men who escaped a Grenada jail
Ron Mitchell, Trevon Robertson and Atiba Stanisclaus (pictured) have each been charged with two counts of capital murder over the deaths of Ralph Hendry and Kathleen Brandel
Information suggests the suspects 'disposed of the occupants' while traveling between Grenada and St. Vincent, which is about 80 miles away.
The men were previously charged with entering the country by boat and disembarking without the consent of Immigration officer, entering without a passport, entering at a point other than an official port of entry and landing as a prohibited immigrant.
They were were being held at the South Saint George's Police Station on the island when they escaped and are believed to have killed the couple before travelling to St. Vincent.
Hendry and Brandel had lived on Simplicity since 2013, after they decided to sell their home and the majority of their possessions to buy a boat.
They spent most of their time stationed in Florida, but would travel to Rhode Island during hurricane season. This winter was the first time the pair had sailed to the Caribbean.
Although Brandel 'worked her whole life' and has since retired, Buro said that Hendry - who is in the financial services industry - had 'continued to work from the boat'.
The couple, who were lifelong sailors and married 27 years, have been able to travel to 'many parts of the world' due to their boat lifestyle and were living a 'life of joy and love'.
