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Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
Emilio
R. Maturin
27
27
5'10 - 5'11 inches
190 lbs
Hispanic
Male
In the summer of 2019, the life of 36-year-old Male Emilio R Maturin came to an unimaginable end in Washington. He was last seen in July of that year, after a conversation that would prove to be fatal. According to his girlfriend, who reported him missing two weeks after he vanished, Maturin had been approached by a man named Richard Bradley Jr. with a strange proposition. Bradley allegedly told Maturin that he needed assistance digging up a stash of buried gold in the city of Auburn and, although Maturin was skeptical, he agreed to help. It was a habit for Maturin to carry significant amounts of cash, and on that fateful day, he left with approximately $15,000 in his recently purchased BMW, never to be seen alive by his loved ones again. The initial search for Maturin began with his girlfriend, who, through a cell phone tracker, was led to the vicinity of Game Farm Park in Auburn. Her search was cut short by a sense of fear that prompted her to leave the area. Later, Auburn police located an unregistered BMW, Maturin's car, parked near a field in the park. When they waited for the driver to return, a man, later identified as Bradley, entered the vehicle and led police on a high-speed chase before being apprehended. At the time, he was only charged with eluding the police, and for a long period, Maturin was considered a missing person, with Bradley named as a person of interest in his disappearance. The case remained shrouded in uncertainty, leaving his family and friends without answers. The heartbreaking truth of what happened to Emilio Maturin would not begin to surface until the investigation into another person's death unfolded. In May 2021, the body of Brandi Blake was discovered buried in a shallow grave within the same park where Maturin's car had been found. During the examination of that scene, investigators also found three human ribs. It was through DNA testing that these remains were positively identified as belonging to Emilio Maturin. This discovery tragically confirmed he had been killed and linked his case directly to Richard Bradley Jr., who was already in custody for Blake's murder. Investigators now believe Maturin was one of at least four victims lured to their deaths by Bradley with the same elaborate story of buried gold, only to be killed for their cash and vehicles. In December 2023, Richard Bradley Jr. was officially charged with the murder of Emilio Maturin, closing a painful chapter of unknown fate and beginning the quest for justice for a life cut short by a brutal and calculated scheme.
Jul 19, 2019
Auburn
Washington
Auburn
Auburn Police Departmen
253-931-3080
05/31/2026
