Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The Roanoke Times: Florida couple's slayings put spotlight on sheriff

The Roanoke Times: News, sports and entertainment stories and information from the Associated Press: "PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- The public face of the investigation into a wealthy Florida couple's slayings presciently told a newspaper while campaigning for sheriff a year ago that this county of 300,000 'isn't Mayberry anymore.'

The husband and wife's killings on Thursday proved Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan's words true, and the investigation has given him more chances to demonstrate his knack for delivering ready-to-publish sound bites."