PENSACOLA, Fla. - The adult daughter of a slain Florida couple known for adopting 13 special-needs children said she will move into her parents' home and raise the children.

Ashley Markham, 26, told the Pensacola News Journal that she and her husband intend to care for the children, saying it was her mother's wish. Markham also defended her parents, Byrd and Melanie Billings, whose lives and deaths had gained national attention since the July 9 attack.

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