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analog · 08-08-2004, 05:57 PM

Link... http://www.wesh.com/news/3628541/detail.html

That's my local news provider. I saw this on my TV today. This could have happened to anyone. In fact, it happened to six people. The highlighting in the quoted material is my own.

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Baseball Bats Used In Deltona Slayings
Police Make 4 Arrests In Brutal Murders

POSTED: 7:10 pm EDT August 7, 2004
UPDATED: 7:21 pm EDT August 8, 2004
DELTONA, Fla. -- Four killers used aluminum baseball bats to brutally murder six people inside a Deltona home early Friday morning, Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson announced at a Sunday news conference.

Four suspects in the murders were arrested and charged with the slayings, and Johnson said he believed there would be no further arrests, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported.

The suspects in the case were identified as Troy Victorino (pictured at left), 27, of Deltona; Robert Cannon, 18, of Orange City; Jerone Hunter, 18, of Deltona; and Michael Salas, 18, of Deltona.

Two of those arrested had been identified by the sheriff's office as "persons of interest" in the investigation and questioned about the killings Saturday. Although they were not considered suspects in the killings at the time, the men knew at least some of the six victims.

The other two suspects were forcibly arrested overnight. Three of the arrested individuals confessed to the killings. Victorino was identified as the ringleader of the group, officials said.

At the news conference, Johnson said the suspects forcibly entered the home and the victims never had a chance to defend themselves against the armed intruders. The motive for the murders was apparently a dispute over some clothing and an X-Box video game player.

Johnson said his investigators have been shaken by the killings.

"It can happen anywhere," he told reporters Saturday. "Today, I'm sorry to say, it's happened in our community. We have individuals in our community who will never get over this."

The victims -- four men and two women, along with a pet dog -- were found early Friday morning brutally slain inside a home at 3106 Telford Lane. Police have identified five of the victims, and they said a sixth victim was beaten so badly a dental reconstruction will be needed to identify her.

Police said Victorino has previous convictions, including arson and aggravated battery, and he served time in prison from 1993 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2003.

Multiple Deaths Reported In Deltona Home
The Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office finished removing the bodies from the residence Friday night and performed autopsies but the results were not immediately released.

Investigators have now positively identified five of the victims, including 19-year-old Michelle Nathan and 18-year-old Jonathan Gleason, both of Deltona. The other three are Roberto Gonzalez, 28, of Beacon, N.Y.; Francisco Roman, 30, of Lowell, Mass.; and Anthony Vega, 34, of Deltona.

Johnson said his department has provided chaplains and victims' advocates to help tend to the emotional needs of the victims' families.

"We'll do anything we can to help them," said Johnson. "They're victims. We understand that, and we feel for them."

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Me again. Actually, apparently according to what I was hearing from several news sources was that they were ALL beaten so horribly that they had to use dental impressions or finger prints to attain positive ID.

Fucking baseball bats, people. Baseball bats.

This was not over drugs, these were not rival gangs- these were regular kids, some fresh out of high school. I used to live right near Deltona. I knew some people who went to the high school they went to. What the fuck was the point of this? Some videogames?

And people wonder why I laugh at anti-gun people. They have no fucking clue how dangerous the human mind is. I have a news flash for some of them- people kill. People always have killed, and people always WILL kill. It's not any easier with a gun than it is a bat or your bare hands, when someone really wants to kill you.

Reply to anything i've commented on, let's see where this thread goes.

08-08-2004, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
analog Banned	6 people beaten to death with baseball bats... Link... http://www.wesh.com/news/3628541/detail.html That's my local news provider. I saw this on my TV today. This could have happened to anyone. In fact, it happened to six people. The highlighting in the quoted material is my own. ------------------------------------------------------ Baseball Bats Used In Deltona Slayings Police Make 4 Arrests In Brutal Murders POSTED: 7:10 pm EDT August 7, 2004 UPDATED: 7:21 pm EDT August 8, 2004 DELTONA, Fla. -- Four killers used aluminum baseball bats to brutally murder six people inside a Deltona home early Friday morning, Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson announced at a Sunday news conference. Four suspects in the murders were arrested and charged with the slayings, and Johnson said he believed there would be no further arrests, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported. The suspects in the case were identified as Troy Victorino (pictured at left), 27, of Deltona; Robert Cannon, 18, of Orange City; Jerone Hunter, 18, of Deltona; and Michael Salas, 18, of Deltona. Two of those arrested had been identified by the sheriff's office as "persons of interest" in the investigation and questioned about the killings Saturday. Although they were not considered suspects in the killings at the time, the men knew at least some of the six victims. The other two suspects were forcibly arrested overnight. Three of the arrested individuals confessed to the killings. Victorino was identified as the ringleader of the group, officials said. At the news conference, Johnson said the suspects forcibly entered the home and the victims never had a chance to defend themselves against the armed intruders. The motive for the murders was apparently a dispute over some clothing and an X-Box video game player. Johnson said his investigators have been shaken by the killings. "It can happen anywhere," he told reporters Saturday. "Today, I'm sorry to say, it's happened in our community. We have individuals in our community who will never get over this." The victims -- four men and two women, along with a pet dog -- were found early Friday morning brutally slain inside a home at 3106 Telford Lane. Police have identified five of the victims, and they said a sixth victim was beaten so badly a dental reconstruction will be needed to identify her. Police said Victorino has previous convictions, including arson and aggravated battery, and he served time in prison from 1993 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2003. Multiple Deaths Reported In Deltona Home The Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office finished removing the bodies from the residence Friday night and performed autopsies but the results were not immediately released. Investigators have now positively identified five of the victims, including 19-year-old Michelle Nathan and 18-year-old Jonathan Gleason, both of Deltona. The other three are Roberto Gonzalez, 28, of Beacon, N.Y.; Francisco Roman, 30, of Lowell, Mass.; and Anthony Vega, 34, of Deltona. Johnson said his department has provided chaplains and victims' advocates to help tend to the emotional needs of the victims' families. "We'll do anything we can to help them," said Johnson. "They're victims. We understand that, and we feel for them." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Me again. Actually, apparently according to what I was hearing from several news sources was that they were ALL beaten so horribly that they had to use dental impressions or finger prints to attain positive ID. Fucking baseball bats, people. Baseball bats. This was not over drugs, these were not rival gangs- these were regular kids, some fresh out of high school. I used to live right near Deltona. I knew some people who went to the high school they went to. What the fuck was the point of this? Some videogames? And people wonder why I laugh at anti-gun people. They have no fucking clue how dangerous the human mind is. I have a news flash for some of them- people kill. People always have killed, and people always WILL kill. It's not any easier with a gun than it is a bat or your bare hands, when someone really wants to kill you. Reply to anything i've commented on, let's see where this thread goes.