SPACE COAST HISTORY: Built in 1922, Brevard Hotel in Cocoa Was Among Most Popular Local Retreats for Seven Decades spacecoastdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spacecoastdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Demolished in 1996, the Brevard Hotel was an iconic resort that hosted dignitaries including Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Located on a four-acre estate overlooking the beautiful Indian River Lagoon, Brevard Hotel's 18,000 square-foot estate offered 53 rooms for "rest and relaxation."
Gregory Ramos was a 15-year-old University High School student when he strangled his mother to death after an argument over a bad grade.
On Friday, Ramos stood before a judge and said he accepted responsibility for his crime and apologized to family members.
“Because of my actions, I will never get to truly know my mom, “ Ramos said. “Not only have I stolen my mother from myself, but I have stolen her from everybody else as well. From my stepfather, I took his other half, from my aunts and uncles, I took a sister and lifelong friend, from my grandmother, a daughter.”