3 sought in slaying of couple with 16 children

:cry: So sad.

"BEULAH, Fla. - Investigators were seeking three suspects in the home-invasion slayings of a couple with 16 children — 12 of them adopted, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office said.

Byrd and Melanie Billings were found shot to death Thursday night in their bedroom of their home in Beulah, just west of Pensacola near the Alabama border.

Deputies found eight children in the home, ranging in age from 8 to 14, Sheriff David Morgan said Friday at a news conference. None were injured, and the couple's other children were safe and accounted for, he said.

Twelve of the couple's 16 children were adopted. The Billings married 18 years ago and each had two children from previous marriages. The couple then began adopting children with developmental disabilities and other problems..."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31852899/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

life has truly dealt them a horrific hand