Richard Patterson accused of asphyxiating girlfriend

A Margate man was arrested Wednesday, a week after his girlfriend was found dead inside her home.Richard Patterson, 63, faces a murder charge in the death of Francisca Marquinez, 60.Police went to Marquinez's home Oct. 28 after receiving reports of a body inside the home in the 6700 block of Royal Palm Boulevard.ALSO: Man arrested in Coral Springs woman's deathInvestigators found Marquinez's body there and suspected that her boyfriend, Patterson, was somehow involved.Police said they later deter