
On Feb. 20, 2026, Florida police arrested 75-year-old Ronald Racki in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of 24-year-old Laikyn Marie West of Bradenton, Florida.
According to Racki’s probable cause affidavit, Racki tried to take his own life in Dec. 2024, and told a nurse he “killed four women six weeks ago,” though police have so far not linked Racki to any other cases besides West’s.