Slaying of Florida couple 'frustrating' police

With every clue, every witness and every surveillance tape, Escambia County Sheriff's investigators are asking as many questions as they can answer in the shooting deaths of a Pensacola, Fla., couple known for adopting 13 disabled children.

Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot to death Thursday night after a home invasion and robbery that involved as many as seven men, Sheriff David Morgan said at a news conference Monday. Nine of their children were in the house but were unharmed, he said.

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