Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Murder

Mark Anthony Randle, a 46-year-old man from Fairfield, California, was sentenced to 25 years to life for the first-degree murder of his girlfriend, Erica Brown, whose body remains missing. Brown was last seen on August 20, 2023, and Randle was apprehended a month later after being on the run, with evidence including Brown's blood found in a burnt car linked to him. Meanwhile, Mark Small, a 57-year-old from Elmont, New York, received a similar sentence for the second-degree murder of his girlfriend, Marivel Estevez, whom he shot in July 2022. Estevez had plans to leave for a new job in Florida, which prosecutors stated motivated Small's violent actions. Both cases highlight the tragic outcomes of domestic violence, with victims' families seeking closure through the legal process. The absence of the victims' bodies in Randle's case underscores the challenges faced in such investigations.