People Witness Beating Inside Home: TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- A 25-year-old Titusville man faces murder charges Wednesday after he allegedly beat his live-in girlfriend repeatedly for 10 to 11 hours with a vacuum, table leg and beer bottle in front of witnesses, according to a Local 6 News report. Police arrested Gregory McGruder, 25, Tuesday night after Titusville police responded to a disturbance call at an apartment in the 1200 block of Cheney Highway. Police found Amanda Joy Ratliff, 20, duct taped and severely beaten, police spokesman Warren Van Vuren said. She was transported to Parish Medical Center where she died....