Category: Escambia County
The Daily Beast picks up ninja outbreak reports
My reports on the ninja bank robbers have been picked up by The Daily Beast: Over the past two years, there have been at least…
Consolidation Sub-Committee To Meet
Press release Pensacola, Fla.-The Roads, Recreation, Utilities, Special Districts, and Authorities Sub-Committee of the Escambia County Consolidated Government Study Commission will meet Thursday, July 30…
Strife in Escambia GOP
I got this press release on Saturday. Does anybody know what this is about? Saturday, July 25, 2008 Today, the Grievance Committee of the Republican…
TaxWatch issues report
Press release The Florida TaxWatch Center for Local Government Studies has released the results of a second analysis of Escambia County government. The study, which…
UCC document for Tice Inventory
We found the State of Florida Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statement between Hispanic-American Auto Sales/Henry Tice and Worldco Financial Services. It is for all the…
Ninja epidemic in Gulf Breeze
There was another bank robbery involving someone dress in Ninja grab. In November 2007, the SunTrust Bank on Hoffman Drive in Gulf Breeze was robbed….
Who are my sources?
The Buzz in and out of the county courthouse and around dinner tables and bars is– who are my sources on the Billings case? I’m…
“Face” of a suspected killer
IN reporter Sean Boone interviewed the “friends” on the Facebook page of suspected killer of Byrd and Melanie Billings, Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. Read “The Face…
Who does this sound like?
Last November, a man walked into Pen Air/Members First Credit Union in the Live Oak Village Shopping Center, Gulf Breeze. He is described as a…
Blog article at hit
My article on The Daily Beast is the second most popular one on that site. Thank you, CBS News, CNN and Fox News.
CBS reports couple not killed by contract
CBS News is reporting that “Florida police have now unequivicably stated they are not investigating the murder of Byrd and Melinda Billings as a contract…
More today
Working on three leads on the Billings murders. I hope to post something significant on the case later today. Yesterday was our print day for…
WKRG: Gonzalez Jr. lone shooter
WKRG is reporting that Sheriff David Morgan has confirmed Fredrick Thornton and several other suspects told investigators that Leonard Gonzalez Jr was the sole shooter….
No relationship between Gonzalez and Billings
Attorney Crystal Spencer is emphatic that Byrd Billings never loaned any money to his suspected killer, Patrick Gonzalez. “We have gone through all the company…
Tice-Billings business relationship
According to the Crystal Spencer, the attorney for the Billings children, there was a business relationship between the Billingses and Henry “Cab” Tice. “I spoke…
CNN confirms suspects cased home
As I reported on Sunday, the suspects in the Billings murders did visit the couple’s home before the home invasion. CNN is now reporting it,…
Gonzalez has another possible link to Billings (updated)
Updated – 7/23/09 Today the Pensacola News Journal reported that Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. told investigators that Byrd Billings, the man who Gonzalez is accused of…
Letter from Patrick Gonzalez
In June 1996, Patrick Gonzalez was charged with threatening harm to a public servant, disorderly conduct and battery on a corrections officer. I reviewed the…
EXCLUSIVE: BILLINGS MURDERS MAY BE CONTRACT HIT
EXCLUSIVE: BILLINGS MURDERS MAY BE CONTRACT HIT Sources close to suspects and persons of interests in the Billings murders allege that Patrick Gonzalez, Jr. was…
Trademarking kids
The PNJ writes about how Bud Billings had trademarked and copyrighted the names of seven of the adopted children. The title of the forms –…
