A pathetic killer was caught sobbing to cops over missing the release of the Grand Theft Auto video game as he was being cuffed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, according to reports and authorities.
Robert Richens, 35, of Oxford, was sentenced to life behind bars with a minimum term of 16 years and one month in prison on Friday for the murder of his former partner, 40-year-old Rachael Vaughan, in May 2025, according to the Thames Valley Police Department.
During his arrest, police bodycam footage obtained and published by The Independent on Monday captured Richens bizarrely breaking down over missing the release of Grand Theft Auto, a popular open-world action video game series.
“I’m gonna miss GTA,” Richens whined to a cop, the clip showed.
“Which GTA? What are you talking about, Robert?” an officer then asked him.
After explaining to the cop that he was beside himself over missing Grand Theft Auto VI, which is set to be released in November 2026, the officer told him he had “ages” until he had to worry about the release.
“I’m gonna get life,” Richens said through tears.
“So I’ve got, Robert Richens on the 30th of May 2025 said the following, ‘I accidentally killed her. At least I admitted to it. I’m going to miss GTA, I’m going to get life’,” an officer said in a recorded bodycam statement after the killer’s juvenile outburst.
“I can’t get it out of my head… I could have went on the run,” Richens later wailed.
Officers arrested Richens at his home early in the morning of May 30, 2025, after he called police to tell them he had killed a woman, police said in a press release.
Richens had punched and kicked Vaughan during a brutal attack at her home the night prior, leaving 64 sites of blunt force trauma before he cut her with a blade, prosecutors said, according to the Oxford Mail.
Authorities attempted to save Vaughan’s life, but she was ultimately pronounced dead on the scene.
Richens pleaded guilty to one count of murder at a December 2025 court hearing, cops added.
“Rachael was taken from them in the very place she should have felt safest — her own home,” Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Stuart May said in a statement.
“Robert Richens’ actions were heartless. He left Rachael alone in her house, made no attempt to help her or seek medical attention, and he only contacted police when he had nowhere else to turn,” May added.
“Today’s sentence means that Richens will now face the consequences of his merciless actions.”
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