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Story contributed by 48 Hours Mystery special consultant Paul Ciolino.

NEW YORK - The Elizabeth Lambert video, which is making the rounds, is a fascinating inside look at Woman’s Division One Soccer. I’m not sure that if this were Division One men’s soccer anyone would be making a fuss. Because we have an attractive and I might add aggressive female player this has become a phenomenon.

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NEW YORK - Following the Erin Andrews story reminds me that I must be getting old. As a father of six and the grandfather of an attractive 14-year-old granddaughter I am just a little pissed off that Erin can’t rely on the privacy of her hotel room while getting ready to go out.

If there ever was a non-story this is it. An attractive hard-working reporter for ESPN is secretively filmed by some degenerate who then posts the illegal, unauthorized video on the Internet. The rest of the media goes wild and viola we have a scandal.

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PENSACOLA, Fla. - For two weeks now, rumors have swirled that the murdered wealthy Fla. family, who had numerous adopted special needs children, were the victims of a contract hit, possibly tied to shady business connections. We felt those rumors were not solid enough to report.

Questions were also asked about how the Billings made their fortune. The answer to that is still not clear.

But Florida police have now unequivicably stated they are not investigating the murder of Byrd and Melinda Billings as a contract hit.

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PENSACOLA, Fla. - A Panhandle couple known for adopting 12 special needs children and killed in a home invasion by masked men dressed as ninjas had helped one of the suspects open a martial arts studio.

The information is the latest twist in the strange murder case of the couple who raised 16 children, many with severe disabilities.

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NEW YORK - In a town known for its long association with Naval Aviation Pensacola has been rocked to its core by a double homicide of a popular and seemingly almost Saintly couple whose stated life mission was to adopt and provide a home for severely disabled children.

The murders of Melanie and Byrd Billings have caused the national media to descend upon Pensacola in a media feeding frenzy. Eight suspects have been arrested in connection with the execution style murder of the Billings.

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