Article: Florida couple buried amid murder mystery

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- He was a 66-year-old entrepreneur who dabbled in used cars, boats and the adult entertainment industry before finally hitting it big. She was a 43-year-old country music lover who fed the homeless and was devoted to her MySpace page.

Together, they adopted 13 children with autism, Down Syndrome and other developmental disabilities and lived in a sprawling home west of Pensacola. And together they were slain there in a well- choreographed invasion captured on surveillance video.

On Friday, Byrd and Melanie Billings were mourned by hundreds of friends and family in a funeral that was closed to the media.

A fuller profile of the couple began to emerge, with interviews and ...

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