The Orlando Sentinel has confirmed that one of three men found dead in an east Orange County home in an apparent double murder-suicide is a prominent political consultant. Ralph Gonzalez was found dead at his home at 2420 Hickory Oak Blvd., his father Rafael Gonzalez, 69, confirmed. Gonzalez is the former head of the Republican party in Georgia and the president of Strategum Group, an Orlando political consulting firm that represents Republican candidates, including many in Central Florida such as state Rep. Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando.
Police came to the house at about 9 a.m. this morning after a woman called from North Carolina, saying that for several days she had not heard from her friend who lives at the home. Deputies responded by conducting a well-being check at the man's home.
Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies have released the names of the other victims, who were found in a room at the three-bedroom house. They are Gonzalez's roommate David Abrami and friend Robert Drake.
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Ahem. "Roommate."