Byrd Starling Bud Billings, 66, and his wife Melanie Billings were killed during a home invasion on July 9, 2009, at their Beulah, Florida residence. Surveillance cameras in the house recorded intruders dressed in black and wearing masks entering through multiple doors and quickly overpowering the couple. Both Byrd and Melanie were found shot to death; their nine children were in the home and were not injured.

Investigators say eight people were arrested in connection with the attack. Authorities identified Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Jr. as the ringleader; prosecutors say Gonzalez and accomplices planned the invasion believing a safe in the house contained a large sum of money. The stolen safe reportedly held only family records and prescription medications. Gonzalez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 2011; other defendants received various sentences based on their roles, including charges ranging from first-degree murder and home-invasion robbery to accessory after the fact.

The Billings were remembered in the community for their decades of adopting and caring for children with special needs. Does anyone have information about the night of July 9, 2009, or knew the Billings and can help fill in details?