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Kerlande Josaphat Racine

Death by Force
Case Description
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On December 9, 2023, Kerlande Racine and his wife, Marcelline Racine, were fatally shot outside their home in West Palm Beach, Florida. The couple had been married just one week earlier, on Marcelline’s birthday, December 2, 2023. Kerlande, a pastor, and Marcelline, a nurse practitioner, were both Haitian immigrants who had moved to the United States 25 years ago.

The suspect in the double homicide is Sony Josaphat, Marcelline’s ex-husband. Josaphat, 46, had his divorce from Marcell ...Read More
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  • WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm: Suspect in shooting deaths of week-long newlyweds was divorced from victim
  • WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm: Man faces first-degree murder charges in shooting deaths of newlywed couple
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    Victim Details

    Kerlande Josaphat Racine

    West-palm-beach

    FL

    2023-12-09

    45

    Kerlande

    Josaphat Racine

    11/06/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I'm still in shock over what happened to Kerlande and Marcelline. It's unsettling how quickly a mome... ...Read More
    11/22/2024
    Does anyone else find it particularly devastating how Marcelline was unloading groceries when this h... ...Read More
    11/01/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the Racine case, and something that's been weighing on my mind is the... ...Read More
    04/27/2024
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