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Billings murders a contract hit?

Updated: Friday, 31 Jul 2009, 5:59 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 31 Jul 2009, 5:12 PM CDT

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Florida State Attorney Bill Eddins is denying a report from CNN that the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings might have been a contract hit.

The report, citing a source with knowledge of the investigation, says that only suspect Leonard Gonzalez, Jr. knew of the plan to murder the Billings. The report goes on to say the other suspects in the case only knew about a robbery.

As of late Friday afternoon, Eddins says there is no evidence to support that version of events. Eddins maintains that the crime is a home invasion robbery.

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