UPDATE FEB 20th, 2026.  Ronald Racki a  75-year-old Venice man was arrested for the murder of 24-year-old Laikyn West a Bradenton woman who has been missing since September 2024, police said. Ronald Racki was arrested Friday, Feb 20th 2026 around 5:45 a.m. and charged with second-degree murder, investigators said. He is being held at the Sarasota County Jail without bond.  Detectives said they found photos of West on Racki’s phone in which she was naked and bound with handcuffs and cable ties in Racki’s office, with hypodermic needles visible nearby. Later that day, detectives seized Racki’s phone and secured his truck and office pending a search warrant and that’s when, according to the affidavit, Racki admitted that he chloroformed West and paid her for sexual favors. Detectives said they got his medical records with a warrant and found a nurse’s note in which Racki reportedly said, "I killed four women six weeks ago." Is Ronald Racki a serial killer?  Laikyn Marie...