Damas Family Killings

Deputies discovered the bodies of Mesac Damas' five young children and wife, Guerline Damas, 32, in multiple rooms at the family's North Naples home Saturday night, Sept. 19, 2009.

• Brent Batten: Mesac Damas deserves justice -- swiftly Published 8/16/2010 at 3:48 p.m. 9 comments

  Defense attorneys will tell you that even in a case where your client has confessed _ as Damas has, famously, on video, to a reporter _ there are steps that must be taken to ensure justice.

• WATCH THE VIDEO: 'Throw the switch': Mesac Damas begs to be executed during hearing Published 8/13/2010 at 8:59 a.m. 48 comments

  "Whoever's in charge of this, make the call," Mesac Damas said. "Whoever can make the decision, throw the switch."

• VIDEO/PHOTOS: Accused killer Mesac Damas shows up in court 80 pounds lighter Published 6/18/2010 at 10:05 a.m. 27 comments

  Suspected killer Mesac Damas never uttered a word, but his brief courtroom appearance spoke volumes on Friday morning.

• Accused killer Mesac Damas in court today to find out about attorney Published 6/18/2010 at 7:51 a.m. 1 comment

  Mesac Damas, the suspect in last year's slayings of his wife and five children, will likely be in court for a status hearing on his case today.

• Damas slayings: Father's traces faint on alleged murder weapon Updated 6/16/2010 at 8:38 p.m. 6 comments

  The State Attorney's Office released additional discovery documents in the Damas family murders, including color photographs from outside the crime scene and DNA results.

• Damas children memorialized in Osceola Elementary School ceremony Published 6/4/2010 at 11:50 a.m. 11 comments

  Marven was a budding speller, Maven a promising artist, and big brother Zach their protector. In a memorial ceremony at Osceola Elementary School on Friday morning, the three school-age Damas children were recalled for their gifts and their potential, remembered ...

• Attorney assigned to Damas case leaving public defender's office Updated 5/27/2010 at 6:46 p.m. 1 comment

  The public defender assigned to Collier County homicides ­— including the case of Mesac Damas ­— is leaving the agency to open a private practice in Fort Lauderdale.

• FPL, NCH, Collier EMS try to collect from estate of slain Damas family Updated 5/13/2010 at 11:59 a.m. 45 comments

  Among those trying to collect from the estate of Guerline Dieu Damas, who was slain with her five children in North Naples: Collier County EMS and the Collier County Commission, the NCH Healthcare System and Florida Power & Light.

• Public records released in Damas case offer new details about items retrieved from his vehicle Updated 4/28/2010 at 8:29 p.m. 7 comments

  Among the items found inside the vehicle were a concealed weapons permit application and empty plastic packaging for duct tape rolls.

• Trial for accused family-killer Mesac Damas still a year away, judge says Published 3/19/2010 at 9:06 a.m. 22 comments

  Accused killer Mesac Damas appeared in Collier County Circuit Court but his trial is still a year away, according to Judge Frank Baker.

• Medical examiners deal with death while trying to help the living Published 2/21/2010 at 7:23 p.m. 4 comments

  From car crashes and drownings to murders and suicides, the staff deals with death up close, and see the terrible things that people sometimes do to one another.

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