Three arrests have been made for the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings in Beulah, Florida. See photos and a video below. See 8-10-09 Update below. Latest update 8-17-09.
We are very anxious to share this story ... it’s going to be a humdinger, I’ll tell you that,” Morgan said after the arrests were announced Sunday.
Eight of the Billings children are reported to be in the house at the time of the murders. One report says one child called a neighbor for help and the neighbor called 911. None of the children were physically harmed.
Update 7-16-09 11:19 a.m. CDT:
From press conference:
The safe has been found and is being processed.
Sheriff Morgan says that there are other "people of interest" being investigated that be of substance...or not, to the Billings murders. Mr. and Mrs. Billings, to the "best of" Sheriff Morgan's "knowledge" are not being investigated by the DEA (evidently rumors are swirling about this), although the DEA is involved with someone or some thing connected to the murders.
Authorities say that they still believe some one other than those now in custody is being sought in connection with the Billings' security system.
State Attorney Eddins says guns have been found and they believe they have the murder weapon(s).
The Sheriff believes that additional motives will be found, other than just robbery.
Update 7-20-09:
Byrd Billings Human Trafficking? Update 7-21-09: A suspect in the Byrd and Melanie Billings murders has reportedly told police that Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. was the sole shooter in the killings. It appears from that report that it may have been 19-year-old Frederick Thornton who gave the police the information, but it is not entirely clear that the report came from Thornton. Thornton told police that after the murders all the suspects met up at the Magnolia Antique Mall, owned by "Pam" (Pamela Wiggins). Thornton said the safe taken from the Billings home was driven in the get-away van to Wiggins' red minivan. Wayne Coldiron, also under arrest for the murders named "Pam" as the driver of a maroon minivan. Frederick Thornton and Gary Sumner, also under arrest, then got into Sumner's blue SUV and drove to Update 8-10-09: Today there are speculations unc
See Henry Cab Tice is Byrd Billings Arrested Debtor: Tice Billings Mexican Mafia?
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Byrd Billings, Melanie Billings Murdered: Billings Parents of 16 ChildrenByrd Billings Human Trafficking? Update 7-21-09: A suspect in the Byrd and Melanie Billings murders has reportedly told police that Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. was the sole shooter in the killings. It appears from that report that it may have been 19-year-old Frederick Thornton who gave the police the information, but it is not entirely clear that the report came from Thornton. Thornton told police that after the murders all the suspects met up at the Magnolia Antique Mall, owned by "Pam" (Pamela Wiggins). Thornton said the safe taken from the Billings home was driven in the get-away van to Wiggins' red minivan. Wayne Coldiron, also under arrest for the murders named "Pam" as the driver of a maroon minivan. Frederick Thornton and Gary Sumner, also under arrest, then got into Sumner's blue SUV and drove to Update 8-10-09: Today there are speculations unc
See Henry Cab Tice is Byrd Billings Arrested Debtor: Tice Billings Mexican Mafia?
ere is how Mr. and Mrs. Billings died with 9 children inside the home a lso new: Patrick Poff Gonzalez is the son of Leonard Patrick Gonzalez, Sr. who is pictured above.
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