'He's probably going to die': Woman forgot her date-rape drug at home, so she used fentanyl instead and killed him, cops say

A pistillate successful Washington state looking for a affluent antheral to seduce and rob recovered 1 astatine a casino edifice and tried to bash conscionable that, but coiled up sidesplitting him aft she forgot her "date rape drugs" astatine location and utilized fentanyl instead, cops say.

"I PANICKED AND DID SOMETHING DUMB," Raylin Benzie, 34, texted a person connected the greeting of Oct. 4 aft allegedly murdering the 38-year-old victim, according to tribunal documents obtained by section ABC affiliate KATU.

"I NEED OUT OF HERE PLEASE," Benzie allegedly said. "I COULD GO AWAY FOR A VERY LONG TIME."

Benzie and the victim, identified lone arsenic "Arslan," were astatine the ilani Casino Hotel connected the Cowlitz Reservation successful Ridgefield erstwhile the fatal drugging occurred, according to a probable origin affidavit. Arslan allegedly offered to springiness her his casino winnings of $1,200 if she went up to a hotel country and had enactment with him. The antheral was recovered connected the day of Oct. 5 successful a country connected the 10th floor.

Police were called and investigators looked astatine surveillance footage to spot who came and went from the room, KATU reports. Benzie was allegedly caught connected camera entering it with Arslan portion wearing leopard people clothing. She was successful the country for astir an hr earlier cameras caught her leaving by herself, according to the affidavit.

About 2 hours later, Benzie allegedly went backmost to the country with different antheral and was wrong for astir 7 minutes earlier they left. Cops accidental they made interaction with some Benzie and the antheral during the probe and questioned them astir what happened.

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Benzie allegedly denied having thing to bash with Arslan's death, telling detectives, "No, no, no, helium was f—ing snoring… that's weird… that doesn't marque sense." The antheral she was caught connected video with, however, admitted to being told by Benzie that she "drugged" Arslan and that "he astir apt OD'd and he's astir apt going to die," according to the affidavit.

A trio of individuals spoke to constabulary during the probe and said Benzie was acting weird aft being interviewed by cops.

"The mode she was reacting, I deliberation she did thing to origin this antheral to suffer his life," 1 of them said, according to KATU and the affidavit.

A pistillate who precocious met Benzie told cops she had voiced involvement successful wanting to conscionable up with affluent men to seduce and rob them. A antheral who knows her said she usually uses gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, aka GHB, and different substances arsenic "date rape drugs" connected men, but for this unfortunate she told the antheral that she forgot to bring them with her, according to the affidavit, truthful she allegedly utilized fentanyl instead.

Benzie was arrested connected Oct. 31 and charged with first-degree murder, controlled substances homicide, placing poison successful a drink, first-degree robbery and second-degree theft. Her bail was acceptable astatine $10 cardinal and she was inactive down bars Wednesday with a proceedings day acceptable for Jan. 26, 2026.