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Report: Mexican Mafia Might Be Behind Billings Murders
August 10, 2009
Ties to the Mexican mafia have been mentioned by every suspect in the Byrd and Melanie Billings murders, according to a report published today by a local independent newspaper publisher.
Rick Outzen, publisher of the Independent Weekly, writes in an article on the The Daily Beast that each one of the seven suspects has mentioned the Mexican mafia, with one witness saying “Those guys will kill you”.
As reported last week on NorthEscambia.com, Henry “Cab” Tice, who has been charged with grand theft for stealing from the Billings’ finance company, told investigators that he borrowed $50,000 from the Mexican mafia, and that he was still in debt to them. In his dealings with the Mafia, Sheriff David Morgan said Tice would sell cars across the border to be resold in Mexico. The sheriff said the deals were cash, under-the-table.
Read more about the Mexican mafia connection to all of the suspects in the article by Outzen on The Daily Beast by clicking here (opens in new window).
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3 Responses to “Report: Mexican Mafia Might Be Behind Billings Murders”
This is just getting crazier by the day….how and why were sooo many people involved in this…from a military guy, to a woman with many husbands, to the mexican mafia…? What in the world is going on here??
I AM SURE GLAD WE HAVE A SHERIFF THAT ISN”T AFRAID TO FOLLOW THE LEADS, WHEREEVER THEY MAY GO. GOOD JOB SHERIFF MORGAN. ITS ABOUT TIME WE GOT SOMEONE THAT ISN’T AFRAID TO DO HIS JOB.
Wow; they keep adding to the list of suspects Escambia will have to build more prisons just for this one case.