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Pamela Laverne Long Charged in Connection to the Billings Deaths

by Amy Judd | July 15, 2009 at 06:20 pm

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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 death of Byrd and Melanie Billings, the couple with 16 children found dead in their home a week ago.

Seven people have already been arrested, including Leonard P. Gonzalez Jr and his wife Tabitha Gonzalez, Wayne Coldrion, Donnie Ray Stallworth, Frederick Thornton, Rakeem Florence and Gary Lamont Sumner.

Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan says Pamela Wiggins - who was initially identified as Pamela Long - has been charged with accessory after the fact to felony murder. Morgan would not give any details on why she was charged.

Pamela owned a house that was rented by Leonard Gonzales Jr. and some witnesses say that Pamela was seen driving some of the Gonzalez family around.

Why the couple was killed is still not known.

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Albert Milliron

at 18:22 on July 15th, 2009

Good pick-up I saw the 2 news conf today and later heard she was picked up..didn't know she was charged

A. Tran

at 18:25 on July 15th, 2009

According to continual coverage on CNN, the possible motive is robbery. Some of the robbers had worked on the Billings' property at one time or another.

Amy Judd

at 18:51 on July 15th, 2009

I did hear that actually, thanks for reminding me - there is just so many questions around why they felt the need to kill the couple, surely there couls have been another way? It's so tragic.