Auburndale man gets 35 years in prison for ‘savagely’ murdering girlfriend

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AUBURNDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — An Auburndale man pleaded no contest to the murder of his girlfriend last year, court records showed.

In February 2025, Andrew Ridgeway, 47, was arrested after Auburndale police said he “savagely” murdered his girlfriend, 48-year-old Stacy Ann Powell.

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An affidavit filed on Feb. 10, 2025, stated that Powell was shot multiple times, cut, and hit in the face to the point where she was unrecognizable. Investigators said Ridgeway wrapped her body in plastic and duct tape and hid her body in his garage, under moving blankets…

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