Florida Couple Murdered

This picture shows the home of Byrd and Melanie Billings in Beulah, Fla. The two were found dead in their bedroom at Thursday evening, July 9, 2009.

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This Thursday, July 9 image made from a video surveillance camera shows an identified man dressed in what the county sheriff called 'ninja garb' heading towards an unlocked utility door in the back of Byrd and Melanie Billings' home in Beulah, Fla. Authorities made seven arrests in the case by Tuesday.

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Booking photos provided by the Escambia County Sheriff show suspects in the home invasion and murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings, the wealthy parents of 17 children who were found shot to death July 9, 2009. Masked suspects, some dressed as ninjas, stole a safe and other items during the deadly break-in at the sprawling Florida Panhandle home of a couple known for adopting children with special needs, authorities said. From top left: Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Sr., Wayne Thomas Coldiron, Gary Lamont Sumner, a juvenile whom police did not identify; Frederick Lee Thorton Jr., 19; and Donnie Ray Stallworth, 28, who was arrested in Alabama but lives in Florida.

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July 14: Ashley Markham, 26, daughter of Melanie Billings, is comforted by Sheriff David Morgan after his announcement of a seventh arrest in the robbery and murders of her mother and stepfather Byrd Billings. Masked suspects, some dressed as ninjas, stole a safe and other items during a deadly break-in at the sprawling Florida Panhandle home of the couple, known for adopting children with special needs.

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Real estate agent Pamela Laverne Long, who was the eighth person arrested in the robbery and murders of Florida couple Byrd and Melanie Billings. Police do not believe she was at the house the night the Billingses were killed but they do believe she rented property to one of the suspects, 35-year-old Leonard Gonzalez Jr., whom Morgan described as a 'pivotal person' in the operation.

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Frederick Lee Thorton Jr., 19, who was arrested in Okaloosa County on a murder charge related to the shooting death of Byrd and Melanie Billings of Beulah, Fla.

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Wayne Thomas Coldiron in a booking photo released by the Escambia County Sheriff Department, Pensacola, Fla., on Monday. He is charged in the home invasion and murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings, who were found shot to death on July 9.

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The booking photo of Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr., released by the Escambia County Sheriff Department in Pensacola, Fla., on Monday.

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This is the booking photo of Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Sr. released by the Escambia County Sheriff Department, in Pensacola, Fla. He is charged with evidence tampering. Police said he tried to paint over and hide damage on a red van that was spotted on surveillance video leaving the home where Byrd and Melanie Billings were found shot to death.

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This photo provided Monday by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's office shows Gary Lamont Sumner Jr. Sumner, 30, was arrested Monday in Okaloosa County on a murder charge related to the shooting death of Byrd and Melanie Billings of Beulah, Fla.

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Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan announces the arrest of a suspect in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings as State Attorney Bill Eddins stands by Sunday during a press conference at the Escambia County Sheriff's office in Pensacola, Fla.

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Leonard Gonzalez Sr., left, and attorney Katie Beroset wait in the Escambia County jail in Pensacola, Fla., for his first appearance in court via video on Monday. Gonzalez told investigators that he was the getaway driver and waited in the van while others broke into Byrd and Melanie Billings' house in Beulah, Fla., and burglarized it, then shot and killed the couple, according to court papers.

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The red van authorities were searching for in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings.

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July 14: Wayne Thomas Coldiron faces murder charges in the home-invasion killings of a wealthy Florida couple with 17 children, 13 of them adopted.

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July 14: Wayne Thomas Coldiron faces murder charges in the home-invasion killings of a wealthy Florida couple with 17 children, 13 of them adopted.

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July 14: Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr. faces murder charges in the home-invasion killings of a wealthy Florida couple with 17 children, 13 of them adopted.

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July 14: Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr. faces murder charges in the home-invasion killings of a wealthy Florida couple with 17 children, 13 of them adopted.

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July 14: Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr. faces murder charges in the home-invasion killings of a wealthy Florida couple with 17 children, 13 of them adopted.

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