Anthony Corrado, 34, of Naples beat grandparents with hammer, killed grandma, sheriff says
A terrified housekeeper flagged down deputies after a man called her to help clean a Golden Gate Estates residence where she found a body and blood-splattered walls.
A 34-year-old man is in CCSO custody after detectives said he killed a woman, identified in an arrest affidavit as his grandmother, 82, and severely beat a man, his grandfather, who is in his 70s, Wednesday in Golden Gate Estates.
Anthony Michael Corrado, of Naples is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated battery on a person older than 65. Deputies did not release the couple's names.
Detectives said the woman had an active order for protection against Corrado, who was released from prison last year.
“This individual is in our custody thanks to the swift response by deputies and the quick-thinking reporter who was able to get herself out of the residence and alert law enforcement,” Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said.
Detectives said that around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Corrado called a housekeeper to help him clean a residence on 16th Street Northeast. The arrest affidavit said he summoned her saying there was "real mess."
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When the housekeeper arrived a blood-stained Corrado led her to a bedroom where the female victim was. She was wrapped in a tarp with a white hose near her head. She told deputies that she thought she heard a respirator or someone breathing heavily. A bag was wrapped around her head, and when the housekeeper attempted to remove it, Corrado said to stop and that it would get blood everywhere.
He asked her to take the body from the home, the arrest affidavit says, and disable the home's security system.
When the housekeeper told him they needed to call police, he said "I'll go back to prison," the affidavit says. He also told her, when asked about his grandfather, that he was grocery shopping and would soon return.
Frightened, she left the residence saying she needed to get cleaning supplies from her car. She drove away and flagged down a deputy in his patrol vehicle.
Deputies immediately responded to the residence where they saw a car backed into the driveway and the trunk open. They said they believe the grandfather returned after the housekeeper left and deputies arrived, with Corrado then beating him.
They found the grandmother in a bedroom, and the grandfather in another room wrapped in a blanket with severe head injuries. He was flown by medical helicopter to Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, the news release said.
Deputies found a hammer with blood on it on a kitchen countertop. Blood was on the walls and floors inside the home.
Deputies found Corrado standing outside the residence with blood on his clothing. The arrest affidavit says there was blood on his shirt, shorts, boots, both of his shins and his forehead.
Corrado refused to speak with deputies, officials reported.
He had his first court appearance Thursday and is due in court on June 12 for a preliminary exam.
Stacey Henson is the breaking news and visuals editor for The Naples Daily News and Fort Myers News-Press. You may contact her at shenson@gannett.com
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