The baffling disappearance of two prominent Florida attorneys has taken a chilling turn, with authorities reportedly discovering blood evidence on a remote beach approximately 233 kilometers (about 145 miles) from the original point where the men’s boat was found adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.

Randall Spivey, 57, a well-known Fort Myers personal injury and wrongful death lawyer, and his 33-year-old nephew Brandon Billmaier, a trial attorney at the Boca Raton-based Shiner Law Group, vanished on December 19, 2025, during what was meant to be a routine offshore fishing trip. The pair departed early that morning from a residence in Fort Myers aboard Spivey’s 42-foot Freeman boat, named “Unstopp-A-Bull,” planning to return by evening.

When they failed to check in, their wives alerted the U.S. Coast Guard around 9 p.m. A massive search-and-rescue operation ensued, involving the Coast Guard, local sheriff’s offices, private pilots, and volunteers. By midnight on December 20, a Coast Guard helicopter located the vessel drifting about 70 miles west of Fort Myers, engines still running and in gear. Two life jackets were missing from the boat, but there was no immediate sign of the men. The boat was towed back for forensic examination.

After covering roughly 6,700 square miles—an area comparable to the size of Connecticut—the Coast Guard suspended active surface and air searches on December 22, shifting focus to recovery if new leads emerged. The case transitioned into an investigative phase, with the FBI stepping in to lead the probe alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service and local authorities. Speculation has swirled online, including unconfirmed theories tying the incident to past legal or regional matters, though officials have emphasized it’s treated as a missing persons case under unusual circumstances.

Family members, including Billmaier’s wife Deborah, have shared heartbreaking updates, expressing hope amid grief. One theory floated by loved ones, based on initial Coast Guard insights, suggested one man may have fallen overboard, prompting the other to jump in to help—only for the boat to continue drifting unmanned.

Now, the investigation has reportedly hit a dramatic impasse-breaking development: bloodstains discovered on a beach far from the Gulf incident site, separated by over 200 kilometers of coastline and open water. This distant find has reignited fears of foul play or a violent struggle, raising questions about how such evidence could appear so far away—possibly carried by currents, intentional disposal, or something more sinister. Forensic teams are analyzing the samples, but details remain limited as authorities guard the integrity of the ongoing probe.

The attorneys were experienced boaters familiar with Gulf waters. Spivey specialized in high-stakes injury cases, while Billmaier, a University of Toledo graduate with degrees in law and business, was praised by colleagues as an exceptional lawyer and family man who loved fishing and outdoor pursuits.

As weeks pass without resolution, the blood evidence has plunged the case into deeper uncertainty. Friends, family, and the legal community continue to demand answers, hoping this grim clue will finally unlock the truth behind what happened to the two men on that fateful December day. The FBI urges anyone with information to come forward, as the search for closure—and justice—remains active.