Couple who adopted 12 children shot to death #1

[daisy7]

Lindadnette, FYI - FB does not have a Network for P'Cola, so it automatically puts people into the Mobile network

http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=pen...q&sid=0#/PensacolaFL?v=info&viewas=1105446992

Bumping this post about Mobile and FB.

 

[daisy7]

Ashley Markham said that the nine children in the care of a Beulah couple murdered in their home Thursday night will remain together.
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The adopted children of Byrd and Melanie Billings are with friends and family at an undisclosed location, Markham said at a news conference this morning in the lobby of a family attorney’s office in downtown Pensacola.

“We plan to carry on their legacy,” she said, reading from a three-page, prepared statement. “We children have experienced a loss that is unimaginable, but as a family, we will pull together. We’ll take each day one at a time. Our most important concern right now is upholding the wishes of my parents. We are fully prepared to do that. The family is capable of following through with those wishes.”

Markham took a handful of questions from the gathering contingency of media drawn to the sensational shooting in the small community northwest of Pensacola near the Alabama state line.

Questioned about the three men arrested Sunday night in connection with the murders, Markham said she has no knowledge of any connection between those men, her parents or any of the children in the household.

“The people who have been arrested, we have no knowledge of them,” she said. “That’s all I know.”

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http://pnj.com/article/20090713/NEWS01/90713005

 

[pferrin]

http://www.dc.state.fl.us/InmateReleases/detail.asp?Bookmark=3&From=list&SessionID=270792139

patrick r poff rap sheet

 

[SuziQ]

Is Terry Poff male or female? There is another facebook account out of Mobile, Alabama that has no picture associated with it, but uses the feminine "her" in terms of the account owner. It is connected because it was LPG Jr. as a friend. This is just mind boggling. Where is Huff? I would love for him to dive into this fray.

Mobile, Al facebook:

http://tinyurl.com/m64wf2http://tinyurl.com/m64wf2

He's sadly been going through some stuff. I hope he's on this soon!

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2009/07/note.php#comments

 

[SuziQ]

I see we have some Newbies......

:Welcome-12-june:

 

[Sassygerl]

Now why would a Sarasota, Fl. mayor want to be friends with the likes of him? And wouldn't she have more than....say five of them? She wouldn't. My money is definitely on him making these pages up. If he did make this page up then check out the details he put into her page. LPG Jr. went to alot of work!

http://www.myspace.com/sarasotamayor

This might have been posted already. I haven't had time to read the entire thread, but he just copied and pasted this info.

http://www.srqmagazine.com/issues/issueDetail.cfm?iteID=1068

You guys are doing great work on this case...amazing!

 

[Spyglass]

http://www.dc.state.fl.us/InmateReleases/detail.asp?Bookmark=3&From=list&SessionID=270792139

patrick r poff rap sheet

Hmm, his jail time may have been pretty rough. Imprisoned at 22, 5'5", blonde. Just saying.

 

[SuziQ]

'We will pull together'

http://www.pnj.com/article/20090713/NEWS01/90713005

Ashley Markham said that the nine children in the care of a Beulah couple murdered in their home Thursday night will remain together.

The adopted children of Byrd and Melanie Billings are with friends and family at an undisclosed location, Markham said at a news conference this morning in the lobby of a family attorney’s office in downtown Pensacola.

More at link.

 

[SuziQ]

Murders conducted with 'military precision'

http://www.pnj.com/article/20090713/NEWS01/90713003/Murders-conducted-with--military-precision-?GID=5/g8PZu4qdxeV5UmFdStsfFA9f2uOX+5olbHdnJFJpo%3D

 

[SuziQ]

This might have been posted already. I haven't had time to read the entire thread, but he just copied and pasted this info.

http://www.srqmagazine.com/issues/issueDetail.cfm?iteID=1068

You guys are doing great work on this case...amazing!

Figures huh? :doh:

 

[daisy7]

Sheriff Morgan on Today Show - asked about the MS page

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/31887264#31887264

 

[dood]

I went to school with Patrick. His name then was Pat Poff, Terry is his mom and Joe is his dad (stepdad). They, at that time, ran a Taekwondo plus at the Oriole Beach Plaza in Gulf Breeze.

I was friends with him back then and we chummed around a bit. Haven't spoken to or seen him in close to 20 years.

This seems like a totally different person than the Pat that I knew and remember. Just wow...

And about him being 5'5 and blonde, hes also like a 8th degree black belt....as well as Teri and Joe are high ranking black belt martial artists.

 

[daisy7]

Thanks, dood and Welcome to WS!!

 

[SuziQ]

Is anyone hearing anything on what time court appearances will be?

 

[dood]

Thanks for the welcome He went to Gulf Breeze Middle School and Gulf breeze High school. Graduated ? around 92 I think ii was...

I remember him getting into a scrap with a fellow student, and the kid whopped Pat pretty good, and then Terri came to his rescue and cracked the kid up a couple times, If I remember right, she was arrested for that and had to do some probation. This was probably 88 or 89?

Anyway hope that helps

 

[SuziQ]

Thanks for the welcome He went to Gulf Breeze Middle School and Gulf breeze High school. Graduated ? around 92 I think ii was...

I remember him getting into a scrap with a fellow student, and the kid whopped Pat pretty good, and then Terri came to his rescue and cracked the kid up a couple times, If I remember right, she was arrested for that and had to do some probation. This was probably 88 or 89?

Anyway hope that helps

Not good to beat up a kid who's mom is a black belt!

 

[Reannan]

Murders conducted with 'military precision'

http://www.pnj.com/article/20090713...=5/g8PZu4qdxeV5UmFdStsfFA9f2uOX+5olbHdnJFJpo=

Why am I not surprised. I bet Uncle Lonnie is nervous about now. I don't think some of the arrests that are coming are going to be a big surprise to a lot of us here on WS's.

 

[SuziQ]

Why am I not surprised. I bet Uncle Lonnie is nervous about now. I don't think some of the arrests that are coming are going to be a big surprise to a lot of us here on WS's.

ITA. I would be surprised if he wasn't involved.

 

[VespaElf]

I wonder if Jr's "time in Costa Rica" was actually his ,under his real name of Poff,time in jail?
ALSO has LE said anything about Jr's MS activities(esp.those impersonating elected officials?)I cant get the video to load where it was indicated he talks about the MS page!!

 

[daisy7]

Is anyone hearing anything on what time court appearances will be?

They just keep saying later this morning, with no time. One station said that that the hearing may not happen today for Coldiron, but didn't say why.