UPDATED: Camden Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder of Girlfriend
UPDATED – 10/16/26 – A Camden man will spend 30 years in prison for the murder of his 72 year old girlfriend. Delaware State Police were called to a Camden home in June of 2024 after family members asked for a welfare check. The victim was found on the floor of her living room deceased – with bruising to her head, chest and arms. The victim’s live-in boyfriend, 66 year old Gregory Bratcher said he hit and grabbed the victim and left her on the floor when he left the residence.
Bratcher pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder and was sentenced on October 7th.
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GREGORY BRATCHER
ORIGINAL STORY – 11/13/24 – Delaware State Police have arrested a 63-year-old Camden, Delaware man for murder. Gregory Bratcher was taken into custody on November 8th and charged with 1st Degree murder and Strangulation–both felonies. Bratcher was arraigned by Kent County Superior Court. He is now at Sussex Correctional Institution on a $1,000,000 cash bond. According to police, on June 30th at about 5 p.m., troopers responded to Apple Blossom Drive in Magnolia, for a welfare check. When troopers arrived, they found the body of 72-year-old Marjeanne Lande in the home. During the months-long investigation, it was determined by the Division of Forensic Sciences that Lande was the victim of a homicide. Over the course of the investigation, Delaware State Police Detectives identified Lande’s boyfriend, Gregory Bratcher as the suspect. On November 4th, he was indicted by a Kent County Grand Jury.