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Florentina Frakes

Case from Spring, TX dated May 16, 2025

Victim Details

Florentina Frakes

Female

White / Caucasian

Spring

TX

2025-05-16

56

Florentina

Frakes

07/28/2026

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Florentina Frakes, a 56-year-old Romanian woman, was killed on May 16, 2025, in Spring, Texas. Deputies found her and her husband, 72-year-old Franklin Frakes, shot to death inside their home on Fitzwater Drive after a neighbor checked on them the following day. Investigators said both victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and a handgun was recovered at the scene.

Authorities identified the suspect as the couple's son, 39-year-old Benjamin Frakes. Prosecutors later alleged that long- ...
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  • Law & Crime: Son kills father and stepmother having 'quiet night' at home before hitting poker club: Cops
  • FOX 26 Houston: Man accused of shooting father, stepmother to death in Spring
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