"Prison Escapees Charged with Murder in Disappearance of U.S. Couple During Caribbean Yacht Hijacking"

Three escaped inmates from Grenada have been charged with the murder of a U.S. couple whose catamaran they hijacked. The couple, Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, are feared dead after being thrown overboard as the suspects sailed to St. Vincent. The suspects were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and kidnapping, with one of them facing a rape charge. The couple, described as "warm-hearted and capable" sailors, had been living on their yacht and were well-known in the sailing community.