Event Brief
Aug 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Manhunt ends with arrest of Florida double-homicide suspect
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Joseph Ronnie Raker captured in Mexico after Wakulla County double homicide; international manhunt concludes.
WHO: Joseph Ronnie Raker; U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force; Mexican authorities; Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office
WHAT: Authorities captured a suspect wanted for a double homicide tied to deaths in Wakulla County, Florida.
WHEN: Aug 14, 2026 at 6:43 AM ET
WHERE: Wakulla County, Florida; Mexico (south of Brownsville, Texas)
WHY: Raker was wanted in connection with the Aug. 2 double homicide deaths of Rebecca Lynn Thomas and John William Luper III.
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