REGLA SUYU BECQUER | Texas Woman, Potential Serial Killer, Charged With 1 Murder, But Police Say She Might Be Connected To 20 Deaths | Used patient’s IDs, personal info on wills, credit card apps, buy vehicles | ALS

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Regla “Su” Becquer, 49 years old, is the owner of Love and Caring for People, LLC, a service for adults who need daily, supervised care. She has been charged with endangering her disabled patients. There are allegations of neglect, theft, and fraud against her. At least thirteen people have died at boarding homes operated by Becquer since 20221.

She is also under investigation for a handwritten will dated Oct. 7, 2022, that left the entire estate of one of her clients to her. The client died a few weeks later. The Arlington Police Department is currently investigating this for forgery.

In addition, Becquer faces a murder charge related to the death of a man who died at one of her unlicensed living facilities. The man’s death was ruled a homicide from a fatal mixture of opiates and anti-depressants.

The police are investigating at least 20 deaths that occurred while living in one of Becquer’s multiple properties around Tarrant County, TX. They are working with the medical examiner’s office to determine whether any of those deaths are suspicious.

Regla Becquer has been charged with several serious offenses, including:

• Murder: Following the death of a client, Steven Pankratz, which was ruled a homicide caused by mixed drug toxicity.

• Endangerment: She was initially arrested and charged with abandoning/endangering an individual in imminent danger of bodily injury.

• Forgery: There are allegations of forgery related to handwritten wills that left entire estates to Becquer.

The evidence against Regla Becquer in the criminal case includes:

• Handwritten Wills: There are allegations of forgery related to handwritten wills that left entire estates to Becquer. One such will, dated October 7, 2022, was only one sentence long and left the entire estate of a client to Becquer. The client died a few weeks later, and this will is currently under investigation for forgery.

• Suspicious Deaths: Police are investigating at least 13 suspicious deaths since September 2022. Many of the deceased individuals have been cremated, buried, or had their bodies donated to science, complicating the investigation. However, one client, Steven “Kelly” Pankratz, had an autopsy performed, and his cause of death was ruled as mixed drug toxicity. The medications found in his system were not prescribed to him, leading to the ruling of homicide.

• Neglect and Endangerment: Court records allege that Becquer did not properly care for clients, did not allow them to seek medical treatment, and tried to limit communication between clients and family members.

• Financial Exploitation: Investigators found evidence of Becquer taking possession of her patients’ personal property, including phones, cars, and houses. In one case, fraudulent charges were discovered on a deceased client’s debit card.

Regla Becquer managed to operate unlicensed group homes for an extended period due to several factors:

• Regulatory Gaps: Unlicensed care homes often exist in a gray area where they provide room, board, and some level of services without being licensed or certified by the state. This can happen because of gaps in regulations that do not require certain small operations to be licensed, as long as they have fewer than a specific number of residents.

• Vulnerable Populations: These homes typically serve very vulnerable individuals, such as those with serious mental illness, disabilities, or older adults with functional limitations and limited financial resources. The demand for affordable care options for these populations can lead to the proliferation of unlicensed facilities.

• Lack of Oversight: There is often little oversight of these homes, which can operate without registering with the state or meeting any licensing requirements. This lack of oversight can make it difficult for authorities to identify and regulate these operations.

• Systemic Issues: The challenges in the system, such as long waiting times to get into state-licensed homes, can drive low-income individuals dealing with disabilities or illness to seek alternatives like unlicensed homes. This situation can be exploited by operators of unlicensed homes.

The combination of these factors can allow operators like Becquer to run unlicensed group homes undetected for long periods.

The names and circumstances of some of the victims associated with Regla Becquer’s case are as follows:

• Steven “Kelly” Pankratz: He was 60 years old when he died in January. His death was ruled a homicide caused by mixed drug toxicity. Medications found in his system were not prescribed to him, and it’s alleged that Becquer gave him unknown pills twice a day.

• Karen Walker: She died in October 2022, and just 19 days before her death, she allegedly wrote a will handing over her estate worth over $330,000 to Becquer. Despite having diabetes, she was reportedly otherwise healthy. Her autopsy is being reexamined by the coroner.

These are just two of the individuals whose deaths are being investigated in connection with Regla Becquer. There are at least 20 clients under her care who have died since September 2022, and detectives are investigating these deaths to see if they are suspicious or even criminal in nature. Many of the deceased individuals have already been cremated, buried, or had their bodies donated to science, which has complicated the investigation.

VIDEO: Unlicensed Group Home Owner Believed to Be Responsible for Twenty Deaths in Texas! Regla Becquer | https://youtu.be/CZfcSCX1mq0

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