Ashley Markham, Byrd and Melanie's Billings' Daughter on Oprah

Ashley Markham, Byrd and Melanie Billings' daughter who were killed in their Florida home on July 16th, will speak to Oprah on her show Wednesday October 7th at 4pm PST. The couple had 16 children, nine of them...

Byrd and Melanie Billings Case: Contract Hit by Leonard Gonzalez?

New developments have revealed that the murder of esteemed Florida couple Byrd and Melanie Billings may have been a contract hit.The Billingses were known as the loving parents of 16 children, many of whom were adopted and 12 of whom were special needs. They were murdered...

Pamela Laverne Long Charged in Connection to the Billings Deaths

Pamela Laverne Long, also known as Pamela Wiggins, Pamela Long Wiggins, Pamela Elle Malden, Pamela Long Link and Pamela Laverne Long Coco, a local Florida Real Estate Agent, has been charged in connection to the...

Pamela Laverne Long Turns Self in for Billings Murder Questioning

Pamela Laverne Long, a "person of interest" in the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings, the "super parents" of 16 children, many of whom were special-needs, turned herself in for questioning on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. According to Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan, Long...

7 Arrested in the Double Murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings

The shocking double murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings, foster parents to a large number of special needs kids, grows even more disturbing with the announcement that a total of 7 people have been arrested for the...

Byrd & Melanie Billings Case: 2 "Persons of Interest" Questioned

Two people have been questioned in connection to the home invasion and murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings, a couple who had adopted up to 12 special-needs children and cared for a total of 16 children. A red Dodge van was found on surveillance cameras around the couple's...

Couple With 16 Kids: Byrd and Melanie Billings Found Dead

WKRG News is reporting that a couple with 16 kids, Byrd and Melanie Billings, have been found dead in their Florida home, in what police are saying was a home invasion. The couple had 16 children, 12 of them adopted, and they were known in the community for helping kids with...

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