Pregnant Wife Killed after Catching STDs from Cheating Husband

Charlotte Hoskins, a 29-year-old veterinary technician, was brutally murdered with a butcher’s cleaver after discovering her husband Ryan Hoskins’ multiple affairs and hidden sexually transmitted infections that threatened her pregnancy. This true crime case explores betrayal, infidelity, domestic violence, and premeditated murder, including the roles of Ryan’s lover Crystal Vega and Charlotte’s gynecologist Dr. Harold Livingston. Follow the investigation, forensic evidence, police interviews, trial, verdict, and the emotional aftermath for Charlotte’s family. If you are fascinated by real-life crime stories, murder investigations, true crime documentaries, cold cases, and criminal psychology, this episode of True Crime Case Files will keep you captivated from start to finish.


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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is true crime Case Files. Today's episode takes us
to Boynton Beach, Florida, in December of twenty fifteen, just
a week before Christmas. A young woman with a promising
future and a secret holiday surprise never lived to share it.
What began as a private medical discovery turned into a
brutal killing that stunned the local community. This is the
story of Charlotte Hoskins, a pregnant wife whose life was

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taken in her own kitchen. Charlotte Hoskins was twenty nine
years old and building a quiet but meaningful life in
Boyton Beach, Florida. She worked as a veterinary technician at
a small animal clinic on North Federal Highway, the kind
of place with bright postures of puppies and kittens on
the walls and a steady stream of clients who knew
her by name. Charlotte had been at the clinic for

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six years, and the staff often relied on her for
the most delicate cases. She had a special touch with
injured wildlife. Years earlier, she had once brought home an
injured raccoon and nursed it back to health in her
own matho, feeding it with a bottle until it was
strong enough to return to the white. Charlotte lived in
a modest, two bedroom home just a few blocks from

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Secrets Boulevard with her husband Ryan. Their neighborhood was quiet,
lined with palm trees wrapped in white holiday lights. As
Christmas approached, the Hoskins house was decorated with a small
artificial tree in the living room, capped with a star
she had owned since college. A few raped gifts sat
beneath it, including one for her parents, Linda and Frank,
who lived in nearby Delray Beach, and another for her

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younger sister, Melanie, who lived only ten minutes away. Charlette
had graduated from Palm Beach Stake College with a degree
in veterinary technology, a career she had chosen because she
wanted to help animals that had no one else to
protect them. Friends and coworkers described her as sweet but stubborn.
She was easy going in most situations, but not afraid
to speak her mind when something mattered to her. Her

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dream was to someday open a small rescue shelter for
abandoned pets in Palm Beach County, a plan she hoped
to start saving four in the coming years. December twenty
fifteen was supposed to be a joyful month for Charlott.
Just a week before her death, she had learned she
was two months pregnant. She had not told many people yet,
preferring to keep the news a surprise for her family
on Christmas morning. She had even bought a small ceramic

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ornament shape like a baby carriage, to wrap and give
to her parents as part of the announcement. At the
same time, Charlotte had been feeling unwell. She thought at
first it might be morning sickness, but the symptoms were
stronger than she expected. In early December, she scheduled the
doctor's appointment for a check up, thinking it was just
part of the pregnancy. It was an ordinary decision in

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an otherwise busy season, a time when she was also
helping organize the clinic's holiday adoction drive and listening to
Maria Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You playing
on repeat over the radio in the clinic lobby. Charlotte
did not know that the test results from that appointment
would change everything. What should have been the happiest Christmas
of her life would instead become her last. The morning

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of Friday, December eighteen, twenty fifteen began, like many others
in Boyton, each warm for winter, with sunlight spilling over
the Palm Line streets. Holiday decorations still hung on porches,
and the local radio stations were playing a steady mix
of Christmas music in Urine news stories. At approximately nine
forty two am, Melanie, Charlotte Hoskins's younger sister, decided to

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stop by her sister's house after becoming concerned she had
called and texted multiple times earlier that morning with no response.
It was unusual for Charlotte to ignore her phone, especially
when they had planned to meet later that afternoon to
shop for last minute Christmas gifts at the Boyne Beach Mall.
When Melanie arrived, she noticed that Charlotte's small white seedtin

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was parked in the driveway and the front door was
shut but not locked. The home sat quiet, except for
the faint hum of the air conditioner inside the smell
of strong metallic blood mixed with the paint aroma of coffee.
Melanie walked toward the kitchen, passing the Christmas tree with
its neat row of wrapped presents underneath. The scene she
encountered was sudden and shocking. Charlotte was lying face down

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on the kitchen floor in a wide pool of blood.
Her body was still, her hands near the counter, as
if she had been in the middle of preparing something.
The tile beneath her was slick and stained red. Multiple
deep cuts were visible on her head and neck, and
the blood had splattered in patterns on the nearby cabinets
and backsplash. Melanie froze, her breath catching in her throat.

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The sight was overwhelming, and her mind struggled to process it.
Her legs felt weak, almost as if they could give
out at any moment. She stepped back toward the doorway,
fumbling for her phone. Her hands trembled as she dialed
nine to one one. When the despatcher answered, Melanie's voice
was uneven, but she gave the address clearly. She kept
her eyes away from the body, focusing instead on the

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floor in front of her as she waited for the
operator's next instruction, But despatcher told her to remain outside
until help arrived. Melanie stepped onto the front porch, where
the December air felt heavy and humid despite the winter season.
Some were down the street. A neighbor's radi played Santa
claus Is coming to town. Within minutes, She could hear
the faint wail of approaching sirens growing louder. She stood

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in the driveway, staring at the front door, knowing that
the Lifer family once knew had just changed forever. Mooynton
Beach police officers arrived at Charlotte Hoskins home within minutes
of the nine to one one call. The first patrol
humits pulled up just before nine fifty am, lights flashing
in the bright Florida sun. Two uniformed officers quickly secured

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the area, asking neighbors to stay inside while crime scene
tape was unrolled. Across the driveway, Lead investigator, Detective Paul
Ramirez forty one, stepped out of an unmarked sedding. Ramaerez
was known within the department for his meticulous nature, the
kind of investigator who noticed details others missed. His partner,
Detective Andrea Collins, thirty eight, pollowed close behind. Colins had

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built a reputation for staying calm under pressure, even during
the most chaotic cases. Both detectives were dressed in plain clothes,
their badges clicked to their belts as they entered the house.
The detectives were immediately struck by the stillness inside, broken
only by the faint hum of the refrigerator. The Christmas
tree in the living room stood lit, its soft glow,

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contrasting sharply with the violence they were about to document.
The smell of blood grew stronger as they approached the kitchen.
The scene was grim. The tile floor was slick with dark,
congealing blood. Charlotte's body laying near the counter, partially blocking
the walkway between the sink and the stove. Close to
her right hand. Resting on the edge of the counter

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was a butcher's cleaver. The heavy blade was stained with
both wet and dried blood. Investigators noted that it appeared
to be a standard kitchen tool, similar to those sold
at big box stores like Target or Walmart. Ramirez and
Collins began their initial walk through blood spatter patterns along
the lower cabinets and backsplash indicated that Charlotte had been

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struck from behind. The positioning of the splatter suggested at
least three high force impacts before she fell to the floor.
Multiple deep lacerations were visible on her head, neck, and shoulders,
signs of a frenzied sustained assault rather than a single blow.
The forensic team arrived shortly after, unloading camera equipment, fingerprint kits,

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and evidence collection bags. Each angle of the kitchen was photographed,
from wide shots of the entire space to close ups
of blood droplets on the cabin handles. Swabs were taken
from the cleaver's handle and the surrounding counter. Investigators also
collected possible touch DNA from the edges of the kitchen doorway,
suspecting the killer might have grabbed it while leaving. Officers

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noted that there were no signs of forced entry at
the front or back doors. The rest of the house
appeared largely undisturbed. A coffee mug sat on the counter
near the stoves, still half full. Near By, a cutting
board held chopped vegetables, as if Charlotte had been preparing
a meal when the attack began. By late morning, detectives
had a rough timeline and the first physical evidence, but

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the brutality of the scene told them something else. This
was not a random act. Whoever had done this new
Charlotte well enough to be inside her home, standing behind
her at the moment her life was taken. The first
person detectives questioned was Ryan Hoskins, Charlotte's thirty two year
old husband. At the time, Ryan worked as a restaurant

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manager at a Chile's location in Delray Beach, overseeing the
busy lunch and dinner shifts during the holiday season. The restaurant,
like many in December twenty fifteen, was decorated with strings
of red and green lights, and the staff wore seasonal
Santa hats for customers. Coworkers described Ryan as outgoing, overly confident,
and always ready with a smile. But away from the

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public eye, he had a reputation for a different kind
of behavior, one marked by a long history of infidelity.
Over the past two years, Ryan had been involved in
at least sixteen affairs, ranging from short flings to ongoing relationships. Friends,
when later interviewed, said he often bragged about his sexual conquests,
referring to himself as a big bleaped superlover. It was

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the kind of talk that made him the center of
certain social circles, but also drew suspicion in others. There
were rumors he would visit strip clubs during his lunch breaks,
especially venues in South Miami, where he was on a
first named basis with several dancers. Detectives Paul Ramirez and
Andre Collins brought Ryan in for questioning on the afternoon
of December eighteenth, only hours after Charlotte's body was discovered.

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He arrived at the Boynton Beach Police Department wearing a
short sleeve, buttoned down shirt and cacus his work uniform,
and seemed more curious than concerned about the process. Ramirez
began by asking him about his movements that morning. Ryan
claimed he had been at work early, preparing for a
lunch rush that never fully materialized. As the question shifted

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to his marriage, Ryan's tone changed. He leaned back in
his chair, crossing his arms, and gave short, vague answers.
When Ramirez asked directly about the state of their relationship,
Ryan's sidestepped, speaking instead about their home and holiday plans.
Collins then shifted the topic to his personal habits, including
his alleged mid a strip club visits. Ryan shrugged, neither

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confirming nor fully denying the behavior. When asked about his health,
particularly in relation to sexually transmitted infections, his answers became
even less direct. He avoided eye contact and spoke in generalities,
claiming he was fine and that his marriage issues were
normal couple stuff. The detectives noted his composure. Ryan was calm,

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almost too calm for a man whose wife had just
been brutally murdered. There was no visible grief or shock,
no questions about funeral arrangements or the investigation's progress. Instead,
he seemed intent on keeping the conversation controlled and brief.
Before the interview concluded, Ramirez informed Brian that they would
need to collect a DNA sample and take photographs of

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his hands and arms. Ryan complied without argument, though his
expression suggested irritation. The sample would later be compared against
evidence taken from the crime scene, including skin cells and
blood traces found on the cleaf. When Ryan left the
station that day, detectives were already considering him a strong
person of interest. His evasive answers, history of infidelity, and

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access to the home placed him squarely in the spotlight
of the investigation. But at that point they needed more
than suspicion. They needed hard evidence. The next person investigators
focused on was Crystal Vega, a twenty five year old
exotic dancer based in South Miami. In December twenty fifteen,
her workplace was in peak season, with tourists arriving for

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the holidays and the club running late night events advertised
through flashy Instagram posts and neon fliers. The interior was
dimly lit with red and blue lights, Silver tinsel hung
over the stage railings, and Christmas music occasionally played in
remixed form over the loudspeakers between performances. Crystal was Ryan
Hoskin's current lover. Their relationship was well known within certain circles,

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and it had never been kept discreet. Friends and acquaintances
reported that she often bragged about being the real bleeping wife,
while referring to Charlotte as just a bleeping problem to
be bleeping solved. Those who knew her socially described her
as fiery and impulsive, with a tendency to escalate arguments
into full confrontations. Her history with Charlotte was turbulent. Witnesses

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recalled a particularly disturbing altercation outside the small animal clinic
where Charlotte worked, just two weeks before the murder. On
that day, Cristel arrived in broad daylight wearing only her underwear,
crop jacket and high heels, having come directly from what
she said was a promotional appearance, she confronted Charlotte in
the parking lot, shouting and waving her handbag before striking

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Charlotte repeatedly with it. Several passers by, including a client
holding a carrier with a cat inside, saw the incident unfold.
Police were called, but Cristel left before officers could arrive.
The scene became a topic of gossip in both the
neighborhood and the club community. Cristel's hostility toward Charlotte extended
to her pregnancy. According to witness statements, she once told

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someone she hoped to miscarriage the bleep to death. Investigators
would later note that this comment stood out even the
timing and severity of Charlotte's injuries. On December nineteen, detectives
Paul Ramirez and Andre Collins brought Crystal in for questioning
at the Boyn Beach Police Department. She arrived in ripped jeans,
a sequin tank top, and heavy make up. Her hair

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was styled in loose waves, and she carried herself with
an air of defiance. From the moment she sat down,
she projected a mix of irritation and mockery, leaning back
in the chair and crossing her arms. When asked about
her whereabouts on the night of December seventeen, Crystal claimed
she had been working a late shift at the club.
She said she had been on stage for most of
the night, surrounded by other dancers, are tenders, and regular

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patrons who could verify her presence. She stated she left
the club around three a m. And drove straight home.
Detectives recorded her account, but they also noted her smirking
expression when Charlotte's name came up. Although she denied any
role in the killing, Cristel showed no sign of sympathy
for the victim. Her words, past behavior, and history of
conflict with Charlotte gave her a clear motive in the

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eyes of the investigators. Still without physical evidence placing her
inside the Hoskins home on the morning of the murder,
she could not yet be charged. On Sunday, December twenty,
twenty fifteen, the weather in Boyton Beach was mild for winter,
the temperature hovering around the low seventies with a steady
ocean breeze drifting in from the coast. Holiday decorations lined

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the streets with inflatable snowmen and reindeer swaying slightly in
the wind outside small businesses. Inside the Boyden Beach Police Department, however,
there was no holiday calm. Detectives Paul Ramires and Andre
Collins were piecing together a troubling new lead in Charlotte
Hoskins murder investigation. That afternoon, they received a set of
medical files from a secondary clinic, a place Charlotte had

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visited quietly in the weeks before her death. These documents
were not part of her official records at her primary
gynecologist's office, which had been reviewed earlier in the case.
The files revealed that Charlotte had been diagnosed with multiple
sexually transmitted infections, including one known to cause serious complications
during pregnancy. The details stunned the investigative team. The records

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showed that Ryan Hoskins, Charlotte's husband, was not just carrying
one infection, but at least four different STDs. One had
been traced back to a trip he took to Las
Vegas earlier in twenty fifteen, during which he was accompanied
by another mistress unrelated to Crystal Vega. Detectives noted that
this trip took place during the summer, when Las Vegas

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was hosting several large conventions and parties, including night club
events at venues like Hackisan and Omna, where Ryan was
known to frequent VIP areas. The medical evidence suggested that
Charlotte's pregnancy was already at high risk because of these infections.
Some of the conditions had the potential to harm both
her health and the health of her unborn child. This

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information clashed sharply with the earlier assurances from her primary gynecologist,
doctor Harold Livingston, whose records made no mention of the diagnoses.
Investigators began to suspect that there had been a deliberate
attempt to conceal or downplay the medical reality. The possibility
of a cover up opened a new dimension in the case.
Detectives considered whether Charlotte had sought treatment of the second

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clinic to avoid Ryan's knowledge or to bypass a regular
doctor for privacy. They'd also looked into whether the omission
from her main medical chart was accidental or intentional. Forensic
specialists added the new medical data to the growing timeline
of events. The revelations strengthened theories about possible motives tied
not only to jealousy and infidelity, but also to the

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risk of public exposure and personal embarrassment. In December twenty fifteen,
Scandals involving health and infidelity often went viral online, with
tabloid headlines spreading quickly on social media platforms like Facebook
and Twitter. Detectives understood that the combination of Ryan's affairs
is health issues and Charlotte's vulnerable condition created a volatile

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situation in the weeks before the murder. The discovery of
these hidden records shifted the investigation. What had seemed at
first like a crime of passion now had elements suggesting premeditation, concealment,
and a deeper betrayal than investigators initially realized. In December
twenty fifteen, doctor Harold Livingstone was one of the most
well known physicians in Boynton Beach. At fifty four years old,

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he had built a reputation as a skilled and trustworthy gynecologist,
with a patient list that included generations of women from
the same families. His clinic, located near a busy strip
of medical offices and just blocks from a public supermarket,
was decorated with holiday lights and a small artificial Christmas
tree in the waiting room. Patients described him as calm, professional,

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and polite, the kind of doctor who remembered birthdays and
sent cards after the birth of a child. But when
detectives sat down with doctor Livingstone during the investigation into
Charlotte Hoskins murder, they noticed a different side of him.
Appeared uneasy, shifting in his seat and avoiding direct eye contact.
It wasn't the kind of nervousness that came from grief,

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alon investigators felt it hinted at something more. Through interviews,
police learned about an unusual and troubling connection between doctor
Livingstone and Ryan Hoskins. Evidence suggested that Ryan had pressured
the doctor to keep quiet about Charlotte's recent diagnoses of
multiple sexually transmitted infections. According to investigators, this was not

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done for money, but for personal gratification. Detectives uncovered allegations
that Ryan offered sexual encounters, specifically involving himself and his girlfriend,
Crystal Vega, in exchange for doctor Livingstone's silence on Charlotte's
medical condition. These arrangements reportedly took place in private settings
away from the clinic. The implication was that the doctor,

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a respected member of the community, had crossed an ethical
and professional boundary in order to satisfy personal desires. The
stakes for doctor Livingstone were high. If Charlotte's medical condition
had been documented accurately in her primary records, it could
have raised questions earlier about Ryan's behavior, is other relationships,
and even potential threats to Charlotte's health and pregnancy. Instead,

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the omission in the official medical chart allowed the infections
to go untreated longer and conceal the possible motive for
escalating tensions between Charlotte, Ryan, and Crystal. Investigators also considered
the social climate of late twenty fifteen. News stories involving
medical professionals who violated patient trust often became national headlines,
with social media fueling public outrage. The Ashley Madison data

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breach that year had already heightened public discussions about sexual
misconduct and infidelity, making such scandals even more explosive if
they became public. While doctor Livingstone denied having any role
in Charlotte's murder, he admitted that he had failed to
disclose her test results to her and her family. He
described this as keeping quiet, framing it as a personal

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decision rather than a criminal act to detectives. However, his
actions raised sarious concerns about professional misconduct and possible complicity
in the chain of events leading to Charlotte's death. By
the end of his interview, police had not gathered enough
evidence to charge doctor Livingstone with murder. Still, his credibility
was damaged, and his connection to Ryan and Crystal placed

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him firmly on the list of people investigators continued to watch.
On the morning of December twenty two, twenty fifteen, just
three days before Christmas, investigators in Boyton Beach confirmed what
they had begun to suspect Ryan Hoskins was the man
who killed his pregnant wife, Charlotte. The final break in
the case came when forensic results returned from the state

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crime lab in Tallahassee. Technicians matched Ryan's fingerprints to several
places on the handle of the butcher's cleaver recovered at
the crime scene. More damning was the discovery of Charlotte's
blood on his black work shoes found in the trunk
of his silver sitting. By this point, detectives had reconstructed
the final hours of Charlotte's life. They believed that shortly

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before her death, Charlotte had visited a second medical clinic
after becoming suspicious about her health. There, she learned that
she had contracted multiple sexually transmitted infections. These findings directly
contradicted what her primary gynecologist, doctor Harold Livingstone, had told her.
Investigators concluded that when Charlotte confronted Ryan about the results,

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tensions reached a breaking point. Charlotte reportedly told Ryan she
planned to leave him and take their unborn baby. For Ryan,
the threat carried more than emotional weight. Records show he
was already deep in financial debt. Credit card statements revealed
overdue payments to major retailers like Best Buy and Macy's,
along with late utility bills. Police believed he feared that

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a divorce, child support, and public exposure of his infidelity
would ruin him financially and socially. In their account, this
was the moment Ryan snapped. Detectives believed that, in a sudden,
violent burst of anger, Ryan grabbed the butcher's cleaver from
the kitchen counter and attacked Charlotte in a frenzy. The
assault was swift and brutal, leaving her no time to

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call police or escape. The investigation did not stop with Ryan.
Detectives uncovered evidence implicating Crystal Vega, Ryan's girlfriend, and a
South Miami exotic dancer. Phone records and surveillance video suggested
she arrived at the home within hours of the killing.
Investigators alleged that Cristel helped Ryan clean up the scene,

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removing traces of blood and disposing of items that could
connect him to the murder. Witness interviews indicated she expressed
no remorse, instead telling others that Charlotte had bleeping deserved
it for trying to bleeping take him the bleep away.
That afternoon, Ryan was taken into custody without incident at
his workplace, a small warehouse in West Palm Beach. He

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was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail facing charges
of first degree murder. Cristel was arrested later that day
on charges related to evidence tampering and accessory after the fact.
As news of the arrests broke, local television stations interrupted
their mid day programming with life coverage. Social media lit
up with posts from residents shocked by the turn of events,

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especially so close to the holiday. The case that had
started with whispers of marital trouble had now become a
headline grabbing tragedy of betrayal, greed, and violence. The trial
of Ryan Hoskins began in late twenty sixteen, nearly a
year after Charlotte Hoskins's death in Boydon Beach. The courtroom,
located in the Palm Beach County Courthouse, was decorated with

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standard holiday reats and garlands during the December proceedings, a
stark contrast to the serious and somber atmosphere inside. Local
media outlets including The Sun Sentinel and w PBF News
twenty five provided regular coverage of the case, highlighting the
shocking details of the murder and the public interest in
the story. Prosecutor Elain Moreno. Forty six led the case

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for the state. Marina was known for her direct and
unflinching courtroom style. She presented the evidence showing Ryan's premeditation,
including its history of affairs, the multiple sdds, and the
blood in fingerprint evidence linking him to the cleaver used
in Charlotte's killing. The prosecution argued that Ryan acted in
a fit of rage after Charlotte confronted him about her

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health and the pregnancy, and that he killed her to
silence her and prevent the revelation of his secret life.
Defense attorney Michael Grayson, fifty one countered the prosecution's claims,
Grayson was calm and strategic, carefully questioning witnesses and presenting
Ryan's version of events. He portrayed the murder as a
sudden argument gone tragically wrong, emphasizing the momentary anger and

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panic that could have led Ryan to strike Charlotte. Grayson
also highlighted Ryan's previously clean criminal record and his reputation
at work, attempting to humanize him in the eyes of
the jury. Throughout the trial, Charlotte's family attended every session.
Her parents, Linda and Frank Hoskins, and her younger sister
Melanie sat together in the front row. Visibly grief stricken.

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They watched as witnesses recounted the last hours of Charlotte's life,
the confrontations with Crystal vas and the shocking revelations about
Ryan's affairs and the hidden medical information. The courtroom was tense,
with jurors listening intently to every detail. After six days
of testimony, evidence presentation, and closing arguments, the jury reached

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a verdict. Ryan Hoskins was found guilty of first degree murder.
The judge sentenced him to life in prison without the
possibility of parole. Ensuring that he would never be free
to harm another person. For Charlotte's family, the verdict brought
a sense of justice, though it did little to ease
the pain of losing a daughter and sister in such
a violent manner. Friends and extended family expressed relief that

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the legal process had held Ryan accountable, and the case
was widely covered in local news as a reminder of
the dangers of hidden secrets and betrayal. The community of
Boynton Beach, still reeling from the shocking murder just a
year earlier, now had closure through the judicial outcome. In
the year following the trial, life for those involved in
Charlotte Hoskins's case into a new, though still painful routine.

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Ryan Hoskins remains incarcerated in a Florida state prison, serving
his life sentence without the possibility of parole. Records show
he is housed in a maximum security facility in Palm
Beach County, with daily routines strictly monitored, while he maintains
contact with a small circle of family members through letters.
Prison officials report that he has limited engagement with rehabilitation

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programs and remains isolated from the general population. Crystal Vega
Ryan's former lover faced intense media scrutiny after the trial.
Tabloid coverage and news reports from outlets like w PBF
News twenty five and The Sun Sentinel detailed her connection
to the crime and her history of aggression toward Charlotte.
In response, she relocated to another Florida city and legally

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changed her name. Court documents indicate she also sought new
employment outside the exotic dance industry, leaving behind the South
Miami Club where she had previously worked. Doctor Harold Livingstone
Charlotte Steinah College, resigned from his medical practice and surrendered
his medical license. Investigators noted that he left the state
shortly after the trial concluded, relocating to avoid the public

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attention surrounding his involvement in the case. Professional associations later
confirmed that he would not be allowed to practice medicine
again in Florida. Detective Paul Ramirez continued to work high
profile homicide cases within Boyden Beach, building a reputation for
meticulous investigations and thorough attention to detail. His partner, Detective
Andrea Collins, was promoted to lieutenant, overseeing a team of

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officers in the homicide division. Both detectives have cited the
Charlotte Hoskins case as a pivotal moment in their careers,
shaping their approach to domestic violence and crimes involving betrayal
and hidden motives. Charlotte's family focused on preserving her memory
and finding ways to honor her life. Her younger sister, Melanie,
returned to the same animal clinic where Charlotte had worked.

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She now volunteers regularly fostering rescue animals in Charlotte's name.
During December twenty sixth, the clinic hell the small memorial
for Charlotte, featuring a display of photos and handmade ornaments.
Her parents, Linda and Frank Hoskins, keep Charlotte's photograph on
the living room mantle year round, along with the unopened
Christmas ornament she had planned to give them as a

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pregnancy announcement. These items serve as a constant reminder of
her presence, and friends and family continue to support each
other in memory of Charlotte. While the trial brought justice,
the aftermath has been a mixture of grief, adaptation, and tribute.
The community, the investigators, and Charlotte's loved ones continue to
navigate the impact of a crime that shopop Boyton Beach

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in the days before Christmas twenty fifteen