In a significant development regarding the brutal December 2025 murders that shocked Belize, authorities have made an arrest in the double homicide of Sarita delivery drivers Raynard Raymond Garbutt and Robert Alexander Crawford. Harry Nathaniel Trapp, a 49-year-old mechanic from Santa Elena Town, now faces two counts of murder for the execution-style killings that occurred along the Hummingbird Highway.
The victims, aged 22 and 43 respectively, were discovered on December 11, 2025, near Mile Forty along a feeder road off the main highway. Both men had been shot in the back of the head and were found face down. Their delivery truck was located abandoned with its cash compartment emptied, leading investigators to classify the case as a robbery that escalated into a double murder.
After weeks of intensive investigation that included forensic analysis, witness interviews, and review of the truck’s GPS data—which showed the vehicle stationary since 3:48 p.m. on the day of the murders—police identified and apprehended Trapp. The arrest represents the first major breakthrough in a case that has drawn national attention and devastated two families.
Garbutt, who had recently become a father, and Crawford, one of nine siblings, were described by loved ones as victims of a senseless and deeply cruel act. Trapp is scheduled for arraignment in the coming days where he will formally respond to the double murder charges.