Posted on 08/23/2007 1:03:32 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A woman's out-of-state phone call requesting a well-being check on her boyfriend led Orange County sheriff's deputies to the bodies of three men in an apparent double murder-suicide.
The woman's phone call was received at about 9:13 a.m. Thursday and led deputies to 2420 Hickory Oak Blvd., according to sheriff's deputies.
When deputies arrived, the home's front door was open, and officers said they found the victims inside.
All three men appeared to be in their mid-30s, sheriff's deputies said. Several vehicles were parked in the home's driveway.
Orange County sheriff's investigators said the deaths are likely the result of foul play but declined to provide any other details. Investigators apparently found several weapons in the house.
The men may have been dead since Tuesday, according to initial reports from the scene.
Police have not released the names of the men.
According to Orange County property records, Rafael Gonzalez owns the home where the bodies were found.
The home's address is listed as the office of The Strategum Group, a firm founded by political strategist Ralph Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's clients have included U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, State Rep. Dean Cannon and U.S. Rep Tom Price, according to the firm's Web site. Gonzalez is the former executive director of the Georgia Republican Party, the Web site stated.
filing
Nasty business.
Bi - zarre.
Well, this should get interesting.
How odd...bump.
I clicked on the “Portfolio” part and is was “temporarily unavailable” due to update. Clicked again and it was updated...
My bad, it was “case studies”. Still unavailable.
"Last year, Gonzales worked on the campaign of then-state representative Sheri McInvale, who was indicted last week after prosecutors say she fraudulently sought taxpayer reimbursement for a newsletter."
A recent indictment of a client...Hmmm.
Am I correct in thinking that a “double murder suicide” means one person killed 2 people, then killed himself?
Is this what happened? Article not clear, unless I missed something.
Yeah, I saw that.
The following is interesting too:
http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2007/06/gop_chair_playi.html
I hope the police look at these chats.
interesting . . .
Here’s another link:
http://www.wftv.com/news/13958167/detail.html?rss=orlc&psp=news
I especially liked this part:s/
One resident said he heard popping noises around 8:00pm Monday.
“Maybe the first two shots we heard, then there was a pause, a pause of ten minutes, then we heard another,” said neighbor Tony Simonelli.
But no one in the 5-year-old neighborhood called authorities.
A woman's out-of-state phone call requesting a well-being check on a friend led Orange County sheriff's deputies to the bodies of Ralph Gonzalez, David Abrami and Robert Drake Thursday.
When deputies arrived at the home after receiving the call at 9:13 a.m., the front door was open, and officers said they found the victims inside and signs of a struggle.
"We are working it as a homicide, but there is some early evidence to suggest that this may in fact be a murder-suicide," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Allen Lee said.
Detectives said one of the victims was an ex-member of the military and was found wearing a backpack. Bomb squad members were called out to the scene after bags were found in his parked vehicle.
Investigators also found several weapons in the house.
The three men may have been dead since Tuesday.
The home's address is listed as the office of The Strategum Group, a firm founded by political strategist Ralph Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's clients have included U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, State Rep. Dean Cannon and U.S. Rep Tom Price, according to the firm's Web site. Gonzalez is the former executive director of the Georgia Republican Party, the Web site stated.
Looks like Ralph was among the dead. Wonder which one the shooter was or if the shooter is still outstanding.
Be interesting to find out who done it and why.
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