Washington State Man Charged with Four Murders, Allegedly Lured Victims with Promise of Buried Gold

Richard Bradley Jr. Faces Multiple Murder and Arson Charges, Victims Allegedly Killed After Coming into Money

Richard Bradley Jr., 40, has been charged with four murders in Washington state, allegedly luring his victims with the promise of buried gold.
Bradley was initially charged in May 2021 with the murder of 44-year-old Brandi Blake, whose body was found buried in Auburn, Washington.
Three more murder charges were filed against Bradley in the past two weeks, in connection with the deaths of Emilio Maturin, 36, Michael Goeman, 59, and Goeman's son Vance Lakey, 31.
All four victims were allegedly killed after they had come into substantial amounts of money and were lured by Bradley's tale of needing help to dig up buried gold.
Bradley is scheduled to stand trial next month in Blake's death, and now faces a total of two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and second-degree arson.