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Pa. father stabbed to death while on business in Bahamas

FLEETWOOD, Pa. - Police in the Bahamas are investigating the death of a businessman from eastern Pennsylvania who was found stabbed to death at an island resort.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Carl Yerger, 45, of Ruscombmanor, was found dead early Friday on the grounds of his hotel in Bimini.

Four male suspects were taken into custody but have not been charged, Royal Bahamas police said Saturday, according to the Inquirer.

Yerger's widow, Rebecca, reportedly says police told her that her husband was killed in a random act of violence.

Carl Yerger, the father of two young boys, had reportedly traveled to the Bahamas for business.

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