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Billings Safe Contents Announced At Family Funeral
July 17, 2009
The only items in the safe stolen from the Billings’ home were jewelry, children’s prescription medications and important family documents.
The jewelry was described as having sentimental value.
That is what the family’s attorney, Crystal Spencer, said at the Beulah couple’s funeral Friday morning.
“Hopefully this will put to rest the intense speculation and rumors that are swirling about the Billings family,” Spencer said.
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has declined to say what was in the safe.
“Today is the day to celebrate Bud and Melanie’s lives,” Ed Brock, Melanie Billings’ brother said during the brief press conference. “Bud and Melanie will live on in our hearts forever.”
The brief announcement was made, Spencer said, the put an end to the rumors surround the death of Bud and Melanie Billings and any possible motives for the crime.
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7 Responses to “Billings Safe Contents Announced At Family Funeral”
Re the safe and the contents – some have disputed keeping the medications in the safe – Perhaps if there was a large staff in the house it could be that it made sense to keep meds locked up – ADD/ADHD kids are often on Ritalin or a Ritalin- like med whihc has a street value – nothing like enough for the crimes committed – but it could be that there were concerns about staff – lots of RX-eds are for 90 days (cheaper that way) so maybe it was just a practical matter ofkeeping the extra meds in the safe so no pilfering occurred.
Cameras in all the rooms – maybe again staff related – Some young kids or kids with disabilities can’t always tell if someone hurts them or is rough with them- I’m sure the staff who helped care for these kdis were great – but cameras protect everybody in kid care – that way no accusations of abuse or poor treatment can be made – increasingly day cares use cameras and remote video to protect all.
Do ya’ll really think that was all that was in the safe? Sure, that was all that was left when it was recovered. What they stole it for was already gone.
ESCO is doing nothing but following up on each of the suspects stories of telling on each other. If it wasn’t for that, they would’nt have even made one arrest. All these culprits are telling on each other.
Stop giving credit to the sheriff. If these people weren’t telling on each other, he wouldn’t know anything. He is loving all this news attention, getting to get in front of the camera when half of what he says is ” I will not comment on that”. In other words, “the culprits haven’t told me that yet, let me go back and ask them, and I will let you know in a later news conference”.
WHATEVER…..!!!
I saw a documentary where drug cartels pay millions for hits…is that why the DEA was involved?
The credit goes to the “new” Sheriff David Morgan and his leadership and his team of deputies and investigators. Not the Pensacola PD.
Something else here. Why execution style??Something is amiss in this story still??Also they had to know the grounds well. Who informed them of that ??one time pressure washing will not tell ALL that.I bet they thought there was lots of money in the house.iF THEY WERE CLOTHED ENTIRELY AND MASKED – WHY KILL THEM ??
WOW!!! being in law enforcement myself, their is nothing sweeter than everything
falling into place as this case is. Talk about worlds dumbest criminals (on surveillance)!! Death penalty i am in favor of. And of course credit due to Pensacola Police department and other authorities. Wonderful Job!! I visit their
frequently my son lives their, and will still continue to come. God bless those kids, and may god be with them.
I am glad they caught all the scumbags responsible for this devestation, All for some prescriptions and jewelry. Way to go Pensacola Police.