Byrd & Melanie Billings Murder Case - Page 2
Jury recommends death in Fla. Ninja slaying
Original Post Date: 30th Oct, 2010 - 1:41am
Listen to me, I feel sorry for his wife eh but whether or not drugs changed the way he is doesn't change the fact that he brutally murdered this couple and justice needs to be served!
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A former karate instructor should be put to death for leading a group of men dressed like ninjas to rob and kill a wealthy Florida couple while their nine special-needs children slept or cowered nearby, a jury recommended Friday. The jurors voted 10-2 to recommend that Patrick Gonzalez Jr. Be executed for the slayings of Byrd and Melanie Billings. Their nine adopted children, who are between the ages of 5 and 12, all have special needs including fetal alcohol syndrome and autism. Some of the couple's relatives appeared happy, though others showed no emotion when the recommendation was announced. Gonzalez had no reaction....
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