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Wednesday November 04 2009

Billings Autopsy Reports Released

The Florida State Attorney's office has released the autopsy reports on Byrd and Melanie Billings who were killed July 9th at their home in Beulah. Click here to read the reports more »
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By Jamie Burch
Tuesday October 20 2009

Alleged Leader In Couple Deaths Calm In Interview

The alleged ringleader of group of men charged in the July home-invasion deaths of a Panhandle couple appears confident and relaxed in an lengthy videotaped interview with detectives. more »
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By Associated Press
Thursday August 27 2009

Billings Murder: 911 Calls Released

Click here to listen to the 911 calls made by Byrd and Melanie Billings' neighbor and one of their daughters. more »
4:43 PM
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By WKRG Staff
Sunday August 23 2009

Documents Reveal Links Between Murder Suspects

Documents released by prosecutors reveal some of the links between the seven suspects accused of killing Byrd and Melanie Billings. more »
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By Associated Press
Thursday August 20 2009

Billings Murder: Crime Spree Connection

Two men charged in the calculated murders of a Florida panhandle couple may have gotten away with a crime spree a few years earlier. more »
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by nuong: It would be nice to find out that seven thugs were put out of business. view »
Thursday August 13 2009

Billings Suspects Plead Not Guilty to Capital Murder

BREAKING NEWS All seven suspects pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the deaths of Byrd & Melanie Billings. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Tuesday August 11 2009

Seven Suspects Indicted For Capital Murder In Billings Case

BREAKING NEWS A grand jury has indicted six men and a teenager on two counts of capital murder for the deaths of Byrd & Melanie Billings. more »
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By WKRG Staff/The Associated Press
Friday August 07 2009

Two More Arraignments Delayed In Billings Murder Case

Prosecutors will ask a grand jury next week to indict the group for first-degree murder, which could allow them to seek the death penalty. more »
12:18 PM
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By The Associated Press/WKRG Staff
Comment by cmb1: I have an idea let them all out on bond and we want have to go thru a trial, because the Mexican Mofia will get to them 1st.  They probably wouldn’t… 10 Responses »
Thursday August 06 2009

Person of Interest Questioned, Arrested

New information in the home invasion murders of a Beulah, Florida couple. more »
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By Rose Ann Haven
Comment by carl: Keeps getting deeper doesn’t it? I wouldn’t be surprised to hear this was now mob related. view »

Oldest Suspect In Billings Murder Pleads Not Guilty

56-year-old Leonard Gonzales Senior pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, home invasion and tampering with evidence. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by Mike x51: It wernt me paw!  I swears by it. view »
Tuesday August 04 2009

Billings Murder Suspect Won’t Face Death Penalty

Eventhough he's being tried as an adult, 16-yearold Rakeem Florence won't face the death penalty. more »
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By The Associated Press/WKRG Staff
Thursday July 30 2009

Pamela Long Wiggins Arrested On Bigamy Charges

BREAKING NEWS The woman charged with being an accessory in the murder of Byrd & Melanie is re-arrested for being married to two men at the same time. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by cmb1: Next food stamp fraud!  They need to get her a cell before she runs.  Because next time they probably won’t be able to find her? Guilty… 6 Responses »
Wednesday July 22 2009

Search Warrant On Billings Murder Suspect’s Car

Court documents reveal what investigators found in a vehicle owned by Donald Stallworth, one of the seven men charged with the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings. more »
12:22 PM
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By Jessica Taloney

Second Safe In Billings Home Contained $100,000

Citing a source familiar with the investigation, CNN says the suspects in the murder of Byrd & Melanie Billings believed the safe was the mother lode of valuables at the house, but were unable to get into it. more »
10:55 AM
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By CNN
Comment by 4thekids35: that’s only about 12 thousand split 8 diff ways…they lost their freedom for pennies! they will prob die in jail or by lethal injection…dumb! 6 Responses »
Tuesday July 21 2009

Gonzalez Jr. The “Sole Shooter” In The Billings Murder

BREAKING NEWS Fredrick Thornton and several other suspects told investigators Leonard Gonzalez Jr was the sole shooter in the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings. more »
12:04 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by BamaBob: Anything new going on with this one?  Saw the following on the fox site: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,536010,00.html?test=latestnews 23 Responses »
Monday July 20 2009

Another Arrest Could Be Coming In Billings Case

Also, details from a search warrant in the case are revealed. more »
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By Steve Alexander
Comment by FLOWERCHILD: Junior pulled the trigger according the breaking news.  He was the mastermind and the trigger guy. I don’t get why he would do this when the… 1 Responses »

Suspect’s Mom : “I Love My Baby”

An Alabama judge takes the first step in extraditing one of the seven suspects charged with the murders of a Florida panhandle couple. more »
5:24 PM
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by Mom2AngelBaby: I would have to say yes…I think they had planned to kill them. then again its a toss up because they after all did go in completely covered. I think… 3 Responses »

Stallworth Staying Put In An Alabama Jail Cell

A judge found probable cuase to hold Donald Stallworth, one of the seven men charged with the murders of Byrd and melanie Billings, until an extradition order can be worked out. more »
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by Rusty: Sent him back to Fla. and let them pay for him to sit on death row for 15 or 20 years. That in itself is to good for him and the others involved in that… view »
Friday July 17 2009

Contents Of The Billings’ Safe Revealed

The Billings family attorney says the only things in the safe that was stolen from Byrd and Melanie Billings' home was children's Rx medication, family documents and some jewelry of sentimental value. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by BamaBob: That’s very interesting. 3 Responses »
Thursday July 16 2009

Pamela Long Wiggins Role In The Crime

Court records obtained by News 5 show Pamela Long Wiggins owned the minivan used in the escape and that she helped hide the safe. Click here for details. more »
12:47 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by ttt: Why in the world would you think sex was involved.  Just because some people got together and committed a crime doesn’t mean they were having… 28 Responses »

Pamela Long Wiggins Out Of Jail

Pamela Long Wiggins, the eighth person arrested in connection with the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings, was released Thursday morning after posting a $10,000 bond. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by BamaBob: At first I thought we just figured out where they hid that safe, but now I see it was buried in the backyard of one of her rental houses. 5 Responses »

Safe And Murder Weapon Recovered

State Attorney Bill Eddins says investigators have recovered the safe and several weapons stolen from Byrd and Melanie Billings home, including what they believe is the murder weapon. more »
12:03 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Wednesday July 15 2009

Trust Fund Established For Billings’ Children

A trust fund for Byrd and Melanie Billing's children has been set up at Compass Bank. Click here for details. more »
4:52 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by Katw: I have been thinking the same thing concerned citizen, it seems as though because they had money these children would be taken care of regardless of the… 2 Responses »

‘Person Of Interest’ In the Billings Murder Case

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office says 47-year-old Pamela Long was found "near a marina" in Orange Beach. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by Night Owl: Youthinkest probably correctly. 11 Responses »
Tuesday July 14 2009

Coldiron Served Time For Killing A Man

Wayne Coldiron, one of the seven people arrested for the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings, beat a man to death in Tennessee in 1992. more »
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By The Associated Press
Comment by texasjustice: I work for a criminal justice agency that didn’t use to be “soft”.  Federal Laws and the bleeding hearts have taken the TEETH out… 3 Responses »

Fort Walton Teenager Arrested In Billings Murder

According to investigators, 16-year-old Rakeem Florence said he was armed when he took part in the home invasion that lead to the shooting deaths of Byrd & Melanie Billings. more »
7:17 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by eee222: carl, I would think the prosecutor in this case will have field day. You try them separate, show motive,all other mountains of evidence in this case and… 10 Responses »

Byrd Billing’s Sister Says The Murder Doesn’t Seem Real

"It's like somebody has hit me in the stomach," said Judy Sisson. "It's still not real. I know it in my head, but my heart hasn't connected yet." more »
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By Nicholas Beadle, The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun

One Billings Murder Suspect Staying In Alabama

Donald Stallworth turned himself into the Escambia County Jail in Brewton. He is refusing to waive his extradition to Florida. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by texasjustice: Yes, our prisons are FULL of people who have done nothing wrong…BLAH BLAH BLAH….GIVE ME A BREAK!  If they didn’t do what they were… 3 Responses »

Bond Denied For Billings Murder Suspects

A judge denied bond for Leonard Gonzalez Jr and Wayne Coldiron, two of the seven people arrested for the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings. more »
2:02 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by carl: Warming up BIG YELLOW MAMA now as we speak,bringing her back out of moth balls to see if we can make the lights dim on the southern half of the state.It’s… 1 Responses »

Three More Arrested In Billings Murder Case

Three more people were arrested Tuesday in the slayings of a wealthy Florida Panhandle couple during a break-in executed with swift precision. more »
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By The Associated Press
Comment by smason: I wonder what these guys were going to do after the robbery- split the loot 18 different ways?? What did the family have that was so valuable that it was… 10 Responses »
Monday July 13 2009

Another Man Arrested For Murdering Beluah Couple

New developments Monday night in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings of Beluah, Florida. A fourth person has been arrested and charged. Investigators are still looking for three other men. more »
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By Emily Forrester
Comment by carl: Regardless of their nationality or race,these ought to be an outstanding example on how to respond to such a brutal and pityless attack on a family and… 3 Responses »

Funeral Set For Beluah Couple Killed In Robbery

Byrd and Melanie Billings will be buried Friday in Pensacola. They were killed last week during a robbery at their home. more »
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By Jamie Burch

Police Looking For 5 More Suspects In Beulah Murder Case

BREAKING NEWS The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is looking for five more suspects in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings, a Beulah, Florida couple known for adopting special needs children. more »
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by alabamaoutlaw: Guarantee you before it is over there will be no doubt who the killer is when they turn the screws and talk about that needle that they are going to put… 4 Responses »
Thursday July 09 2009

Couple With 16 Kids Killed During Home Invasion

Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot in their home Thursday night. Investigators say eight of the children were home at the time of the shooting. more »
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By WKRG Staff
Comment by ickthus: i was a little right. some of the guys had worked at the home before. they maded a plan to come back and take there money. they all can not fry fast enough 14 Responses »

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