Thanksgiving Massacre Witness: Paul Merhige Ate Dinner, Sang Songs Then Executed Family
(Family Photo)
After opening fire, Merhige was heard saying he had waited 20 years to kill them, according to the host of the dinner that turned deadly.
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December 2, 2009 9:28 AM FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Paul Michael Merhige sat through three hours of Thanksgiving Day dinner and sing-a-longs around the piano, plotting the moment he would fatally shoot four relatives, his cousin-in-law said Tuesday.
After opening fire, Merhige was heard saying he had waited 20 years to kill them, according to the host of the dinner that turned deadly.
After opening fire, Merhige was heard saying he had waited 20 years to kill them, according to the host of the dinner that turned deadly.
December 2, 2009 8:30 AM 
MIAMI – He was a Florida town manager, she was a porn star, and two of them together were a match made in heaven.
Until word got around and Scott Janke was fired from his post because of his marriage to Anabela Mota Janke, also known in the adult film world by the stage name Jazella Moore.
Town Manager Scott Janke Shafted for Porn Star Wife Jazella Moore… Again?
(AP Photo/Scott Janke)
Until word got around and Scott Janke was fired from his post because of his marriage to Anabela Mota Janke, also known in the adult film world by the stage name Jazella Moore.
November 30, 2009 1:20 PM 
JUPITER, Fla. - "God packed a lot of sweetness into that little body," heartbroken father Jim Sitton said of his murdered 6-year-old daughter Makayla Sitton. "She's just our life. I don't know how we are ever going to recover."
While the Sitton family tries to make sense of a Thanksgiving massacre that left four people dead including the alleged shooter's pregnant sister, her twin sister, his 79-year-old aunt and his cousin little Makayla, police are now looking in two states for Paul Michael Merhige, the man they believe perpetrated this violence.
"Sweet" Makayla Sitton (Photos): Paul Michael Merhige Still on Run in Thanksgiving Massacre
(AP Photo/ Jim Sitton via WPTV)
While the Sitton family tries to make sense of a Thanksgiving massacre that left four people dead including the alleged shooter's pregnant sister, her twin sister, his 79-year-old aunt and his cousin little Makayla, police are now looking in two states for Paul Michael Merhige, the man they believe perpetrated this violence.
November 27, 2009 4:40 PM 
JUPITER, Fla. - A Thanksgiving dinner turned into a violent horror show as three women and a child in bed were shot to death during a family gathering, say Florida police, and now Paul Michael Merhige, the man police say is responsible, is on the run.
Police said 17 relatives were in the house when Paul Michael Merhige, 35, shot to death his twin sisters Carla and Lisa Merhige, 33, aunt Raymonde Joseph, 76, and 6-year-old cousin Makayla Sitton.
Paul Michael Merhige Kills Three Women, Little Girl in Thanksgiving Massacre, Say Florida Police
(AP Photo/ Jim Sitton via WPTV)
Police said 17 relatives were in the house when Paul Michael Merhige, 35, shot to death his twin sisters Carla and Lisa Merhige, 33, aunt Raymonde Joseph, 76, and 6-year-old cousin Makayla Sitton.
November 19, 2009 12:13 PM 
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Police say Boynton Beach newlywed Dalia Dippolito thought she had the perfect plan to off her husband, Michael Dippolito, but the hit man she tried to hire was an undercover officer, and he's got the video to prove it.
Investigators have now released that video and others, including Dalia Dippolito's shocking interrogation by police, along with 400 pages of documents.
Dalia Dippolito, Newlywed Caught on Tape Ordering Hit on Husband Michael Dippolito
(CBS)
Investigators have now released that video and others, including Dalia Dippolito's shocking interrogation by police, along with 400 pages of documents.
October 27, 2009 3:56 PM 
STORRS, Conn. - John William Lomax III is charged with murder in the stabbing death of a University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard outside a school-sanctioned dance, according to officials.
But Lomax's defense attorney says he was just trying to break up a fight.
Two others also were charged in the fight that led to the death of the 20-year-old UConn football star, of Miami.
John William Lomax III Charged with Jasper Howard UConn Football Murder
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But Lomax's defense attorney says he was just trying to break up a fight.
Two others also were charged in the fight that led to the death of the 20-year-old UConn football star, of Miami.
October 26, 2009 3:00 PM 
MIAMI - The University of Connecticut football team gathering in Miami to say their final goodbyes to fallen football starting cornerback Jasper Howard.
The UConn team arrived on four white buses for Jasper Howard's funeral Monday morning. Each man carried a single white rose, tied with a blue ribbon, as he walked into the church in Howard's hometown.
A viewing was held Sunday, a week after Howard was fatally stabbed outside a dance on Connecticut's campus. No one has been charged in his death.
Jasper Howard Funeral: Stabbed UConn Player Remembered in Miami
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The UConn team arrived on four white buses for Jasper Howard's funeral Monday morning. Each man carried a single white rose, tied with a blue ribbon, as he walked into the church in Howard's hometown.
A viewing was held Sunday, a week after Howard was fatally stabbed outside a dance on Connecticut's campus. No one has been charged in his death.
October 26, 2009 11:00 AM 
MIAMI - Family and friends, including teammates of slain University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard, are gathering in his hometown of Miami for his funeral Monday.
The procession of events to remember the 20-year old Howard, a junior who was stabbed to death during a fight on the UConn campus Sunday Oct. 18, continued this weekend, on and off the field.
"Wanted to Make His Mom Proud;" Jasper Howard, Slain UConn Football Player, Inspires Emotion
(AP Photo/Michael Switzer)
The procession of events to remember the 20-year old Howard, a junior who was stabbed to death during a fight on the UConn campus Sunday Oct. 18, continued this weekend, on and off the field.
October 23, 2009 6:30 AM 
NEW YORK - Murdered UConn football star Jasper Howard will never get to meet his baby girl, but the 20-year-old got to name her the night before he was stabbed to death outside a campus dance party.
"I think I am going to go with Jamiya Tia Howard," the promising athlete told his four months pregnant girlfriend Daneisha Freeman from his hotel room as he rested up for the team's homecoming game versus Louisville.
Stabbed UConn Player Jasper Howard Named Unborn Child the Night Before He Was Killed
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"I think I am going to go with Jamiya Tia Howard," the promising athlete told his four months pregnant girlfriend Daneisha Freeman from his hotel room as he rested up for the team's homecoming game versus Louisville.
October 20, 2009 1:00 PM 
NEW YORK - A Hartford lawyer says police have told him his client will be arrested in connection with a fight that led to the stabbing death of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard.
Lawyer Deron Freeman says his client did not stab Howard, but was there when it happened.
More Arrests Soon in UConn Football Star Jasper Howard's Fatal Stabbing
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Lawyer Deron Freeman says his client did not stab Howard, but was there when it happened.
