Couple who adopted 12 children slain

[Hop]

This is scary...i hope they find these guys soon!


Couple who adopted 12 children slain

Eight children found in home with slain parents
Byrd and Melanie Billings had adopted 12 children
Parents were found shot to death in their Florida home, near Pensacola
Authorities hunting three men in a red van in connection with slayings. Beulah is about 17 miles northwest of Pensacola


http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/10/Florida.couple.killed/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

 

[NoHall]

I can't imagine who would do something like that. I thought it was odd, too, that they said it happened between 7-8 p.m. It's barely dark; I'm sure the older children were still awake...awful...

 

[Franny]

That is extrememly sad.

 

[Lynnie]

Very sad news! It is now on national news circuits. I really hope they find these murderers and get them in court asap.

Anyone heard what will happen to these children? Some are special needs and I'd hate to see them separated, but most likely the 16 will be split up and that breaks my heart.

 

[Beach Runner]

That is so sad.

I wonder why they had security cameras in their driveway? Did they have any reason to believe they were in danger of a crime?

 

[Lynnie]

My family is on a big spread of land and have cameras on their property. Have considered beefing up my security system as well. I would guess they had it more for protection of their children (i.e. if one wandered off kinda' thing).

 

[Minnie]

The sheriff, said the story as to what happened is going to be a humdinger of a tale,

Whatever the heck that meant, he would not say, just that it was all very complicated and many people involved.

 

[Beach Runner]

I would guess they had it more for protection of their children (i.e. if one wandered off kinda' thing).

That's what we've concluded because they had so many special-needs children.

 

[Jdarg]

Watch the Today show Monday morning. Our friend's sister is the attorney representing the Billings family, and she will be discussing this sad case.

 

[Carol G]

Arrests have been made:

2 charged with murder in Billings deaths | pnj.com | Pensacola News Journal

This is such a sad story.