Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Finds Van

Murder Escambia County The ECSO says they believe they’ve found the van and are talking to two people of interest in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings.

by Chad Petri

Published: Sat, July 11, 2009 - 4:30 pm CST Last Updated: Sat, July 11, 2009 - 8:30 pm CST

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office says it’s making progress in the investigation into the death of a beloved Beulah couple. Sheriff David Morgan says they have van used in the home invasion of Byrd and Melanie billings. The first images in the video are pictures of the van in question taken by a member of the sheriff's office. In a news conference held today, Saturday, July 11, 2009, Morgan says the van has led them to two persons of interest in the case. They are being questioned by investigators. He says these two are not suspects at this time and they haven't been charged with anything. Detectives said Friday that they believed three people were involved in the deaths of the billings. Morgan says finding the van was a major break in the case.

“Once we had located the van, developed the address where the van had been registered to interviews with associated friends and family led us to two persons of interest,” says Morgan. The victims were a well known couple in the area who had as many as 16 children, many with special needs. Morgan says the children are with family members in an undisclosed location. He says one of the persons of interest is related to the owner of the van they found.

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alabamaoutlaw Says:

Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 9:53 am

I just don’t think they have confession’s or enough info to seal the case yet,Suspects yes i believe they have suspecs just haven’t had the time to turn up the heat enough yet.I myself would not rule out the waterboarding for people of this calibur.It will all come out these people didn’t have the intellegence to commit this type of crime.God bless the children and damn the killers
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NotBob Says:

Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 7:17 pm

Your report is missing one point. You say “He (Sheriff Morgan) says these two are not suspects at this time”. He did not say these were or were not suspects because he’s not ready to confirm that yet. But you will remember that he was asked if these two individuals fit the description of the individuals seen walking from the van to the house and he said “yes” without any hesitation.
I think he’s convinced these are the perps.

justme Says:

Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 6:07 pm

Bring Um on down, I’ve got some deer racks they can wear on their heads and get a running start.

alabamaoutlaw Says:

Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 4:42 pm

Get em,hunt them down and put them to death.They deserve the final curtain call.
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