Florida couple tragically die in a Kenya helicopter crash. Mere days later, someone allegedly starts cleaning out their house

On Aug. 19, tragedy struck in Kenya’s Samburu County when a helicopter crash claimed the lives of seven people. Among the victims were a Coral Gables, Florida, couple, Henry Parra, 55, and Adam Hlavaty, 42. While their grieving families were still processing the sudden loss halfway across the world, an incredibly bold crime was already unfolding back at the couple’s northwest Miami-Dade residence.

Within days of the crash, the vacant home was targeted and stripped of hundreds of thousands of dollars in luxury assets. The theft sparked a fast-moving police investigation that eventually uncovered an alleged web of fraud, stolen property and forged legal documents.

According to The Independent, investigators believe that between Aug. 20 and Aug. 22, while the crash site in Kenya was still being surveyed, suspects Geybert Alexander Garcia, 40, and Melany Perdomo, 24, broke into the couple’s home.

They stole two luxury cars

The scene they left behind was anything but subtle. When the couple’s housekeeper arrived on Sunday, Aug. 23, she found a shattered door and a property stripped of its security hardware. The home’s security camera had also been ripped from the wall, apparently in an attempt to erase any digital evidence of the break-in.

Missing from the estate was an array of high-value personal and business property. The intruders took electronics, jewelry and important personal legal documents. They also targeted the driveway, driving away in two luxury vehicles: a 2023 Land Rover and a 2020 Porsche Taycan.

Most notably, they took high-end artwork, including a sculpture valued at more than $500,000.

The suspects’ alleged getaway did not last long, however. Coral Gables police and Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies tracked the stolen property to a residence in northwest Miami-Dade.

The digital trail came from two different sources. A tracking signal from the couple’s stolen MacBook led investigators to the property, while location data from the Land Rover helped confirm where the vehicle had gone.

When law enforcement executed a search warrant at the residence, they found what appeared to be a stash of property connected to the alleged theft. Garcia was found hiding inside a closet, while Perdomo was apprehended in an upstairs bedroom.

Inside the home, police recovered the couple’s personal documents, the Land Rover’s key fob and the stolen half-million-dollar sculpture.

Both Garcia and Perdomo were arrested and charged with grand theft, grand theft of a vehicle and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling.

But the case did not end with the arrests

Investigators also uncovered paperwork that allegedly attempted to establish that the couple had transferred some of their property before their deaths. The defense pointed to the documents in court, but a close family friend immediately challenged their legitimacy.

Lauren Bailey, who was close to the deceased couple, pointed out several problems with the timeline surrounding the paperwork.

According to Bailey, the couple was out of the country when the document was supposedly executed. She also said they employed a live-in maid and had no reason to hand over their estate to the suspects.

The details raised enough questions for Judge Glazer to order both Garcia and Perdomo held without bond. Perdomo was also placed on an immigration hold.

What began as a burglary at the home of two people who had just died thousands of miles away has now grown into a much broader investigation. Police are still working to determine the full extent of the alleged theft and whether other people were involved.