The mystery of this entire thing is driving me crazy.

First, I know I can't judge the dead. But had they ever heard of depositing their money in the bank?
Second, how would these monsters have even known about the money or the safe?
Most if not all people universally know you never ever discuss personal financial matters like having a bank in your home with anyone.
Something just doesn't add up. How did the guy in charge even know about the safe with the money? I think they were hoping to just get the right safe , not to kill them. But if they had to they were prepared to. It also makes you wonder if there was a reason for keeping all that money in their home in a safe and not at a bank. Maybe this couple despite their incredible love and devotion to all these children were human after all and had a another side to their life that has yet to be discovered and this thug was part of that.

Whatever the motive , these children didn't deserve to be punished by be deprived of the love that only parents can give to their children.

@heather: people use home safes because they dont want the "powers that be" to know they have ANY money. So they dont use bank accounts where money is trackable to EX-wives or EX-associates who are possibly owed some money. ; ) Many people dont trust banks.

and, heather, there is NO MAYBE about it, one of the parties of the couple definitely had another side to thier life that has half way been discovered. that still doesnt mean anyone should be killed. no offense to the passed on couple, but I think Byrd ticked someone off way big time.

This story is so bizarre. What would a couple who adopted and parented special needs children (and such a large number of them) do to have a hit contract out on them? And while I am glad they left the children alone, I also wonder why they didn't kill the children too – at least the ones that saw them so they couldn't identify them later. I hope the authorities can explain this case to us soon.

Here in Pensacola we were privi to the entire news conference. What Sheriff Morgan actually said was that they had receive information that the Billings murders had beren murder for hire. The SO receives information everyday and, as through investigators, they are obliged follow the information that they receive. Sheriff Morgan said just that, his office is following up on a lead. Sheriff did not say that his department had concluded that the crime was indeed "murder for hire". When pressed by reporters he neither confirmed or denied. Please get your facts streight and refrain from embellishment.

It is a shame you not longer can feel safe anywhere, not even in your own home. These murderers should caught and tried and put to death

360 Radar is a great program which i hate to miss, i would like if this program could also include in its story countries like Sri-Lanka and its conflict and the internally displaced people!