Drugged and raped woman in Miami Beach had warned of the dangers in a Facebook post

MIAMI BEACH, Florida – Two Miami Beach spring break visitors remain behind bars without bail after police said they drugged and raped a woman who was later found dead.

Dorian Taylor, 24, and Evoire Collier, 21, both from North Carolina, were seen in a surveillance video accompanying Christine Englehardt, 24, to the Albion Hotel on Thursday night, leaving 40 minutes later, officials said. .

Englehardt, a visitor from Pennsylvania, was later found partially clothed and killed inside her hotel room.

Many are now commenting on an Englehardt Facebook post in 2019 warning of predators.

She wrote: “So, if you ever feel insecure in any way or have a feeling that something is not right … always follow your instinct. … This is a dangerous world now, unfortunately, and you never know what someone’s true intentions are. “

Englehardt’s friend, Hailey Davis, regrets a broken promising life.

“She still had her whole life to do things and she had dreams and goals and all those things that she will never be able to do now because of them,” said Davis.

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Englehardt reportedly met Taylor and Collier at a restaurant, where investigators said they gave him a pill before returning to the hotel.

Authorities say the men have had sex with her several times, including one when she was unconscious.

Police say the video shows Taylor and Collier using the victim’s credit card to buy alcohol at a local liquor store.

If it is discovered that the pill allegedly given to Englehardt caused his death, Taylor and Collier may face charges of manslaughter or manslaughter.

“We will do everything we can to ensure that, if there is any kind of connection between this situation and her death, we move on and support a full law process,” said Miami Beach Police Chief Rick Clements.