Raymond Craft Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Girlfriend's Murder in Anaheim

Raymond Eugene Craft, 68, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of his girlfriend, 72-year-old Deborah Brutsche, in their Anaheim mobile home. Craft was found guilty of fatally beating Brutsche, whose injuries included broken ribs and lacerations consistent with severe trauma. Despite Craft's attorney arguing there was no direct evidence of the assault, the prosecution presented compelling evidence, including videos from Craft's phone documenting Brutsche's injuries. In a separate case, Stephen Alan Swain received a 12-year, four-month sentence for assaulting his girlfriend with a handgun, resulting in significant injuries, including a broken jaw. Swain's attack was described as particularly brutal, with the victim being pistol-whipped over 20 times in front of their children. Both cases highlight ongoing issues of domestic violence and the legal system's responses to such crimes.