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Article: Florida couple buried amid murder mystery
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2009
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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 ...