- Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24, both from Greensboro, North Carolina, were arrested Sunday in connection to 24-year-old Christine Englehardt's death
- The two men allegedly gave her a 'green pill' and then took her back to her hotel in South Beach
- They are accused of raping Englehardt before stealing her phone, cash and credit cards which they then used as they carried on partying
- Englehardt's semi-naked dead body was found in her hotel room Thursday
- Investigators are now working to determine if her death was caused by the pill given to her by the two suspects
- Collier and Taylor were facing charges of burglary with battery, sexual battery, petty theft and credit card fraud
- They could also face murder or manslaughter charges if tests show the drug they gave Englehardt played a role in her death
- Her death comes as an influx of partygoers have flocked to the city in recent weeks to celebrate spring break
Two men have been arrested for allegedly drugging and raping a woman who later died in her hotel room while on spring break in Miami.
Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24, both from Greensboro, North Carolina, allegedly gave 24-year-old Christine Englehardt a 'green pill' and then took her back to her hotel in South Beach.
The two men are accused of raping Englehardt, who was visiting from Pennsylvania, before stealing her phone, cash and credit cards which they then used as they carried on partying in the spring break hotspot.
Englehardt's semi-naked dead body was found on the bed in her hotel room Thursday.
Investigators are now working to determine if her death was caused by the pill given to her by the two suspects.
Christine Englehardt |
The group then headed back to the Albion Hotel at 1650 James Avenue, reported the Miami Herald.
Surveillance footage taken from the hotel lobby shows the two men entering the hotel with Englehardt at around 1 am Thursday.
As they walked into the elevator in the building, the woman was staggering and Taylor was holding her from behind 'by the neck so she could stand', Miami Beach Detective Luis Alsina said in a court hearing Monday.
Collier said he and Taylor each had sex with Englehardt and that Taylor raped her as she seemed to be unconscious, authorities said.
Police said Englehardt was not able to have consented to sex with either of the two men while under the influence of...