Damas family killings

Full gallery »Mesac Damas attends competency hearing

  • Accused killer Mesac Damas attends a competency hearing in Collier Circuit Judge Franklin Baker's courtroom on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Naples. Baker decided to further delay the competency hearing because of the defense counsel's late receipt of a stack of records in the case. David Albers/Staff
  • Accused killer Mesac Damas speaks out as he attends a competency hearing in Collier Circuit Judge Franklin Baker's courtroom on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Naples. Baker decided to further delay the competency hearing because of the defense counsel's late receipt of a stack of records in the case. David Albers/Staff
  • Judge Franklin Baker hears an argument from prosecution to continue with a competency hearing in the case of accused killer Mesac Damas in his Collier Circuit courtroom on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Naples. Baker decided to further delay the competency hearing because of the defense counsel's late receipt of a stack of records in the case. David Albers/Staff
  • Accused killer Mesac Damas speaks out as he attends a competency hearing in Collier Circuit Judge Franklin Baker's courtroom on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Naples. Baker decided to further delay the competency hearing because of the defense counsel's late receipt of a stack of records in the case. David Albers/Staff
  • Accused killer Mesac Damas speaks out as he attends a competency hearing in Collier Circuit Judge Franklin Baker's courtroom on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Naples. Baker decided to further delay the competency hearing because of the defense counsel's late receipt of a stack of records in the case. David Albers/Staff
  • Accused killer Mesac Damas speaks out as he attends a competency hearing in Collier Circuit Judge Franklin Baker's courtroom on Thursday, May 12, 2011, in Naples. Baker decided to further delay the competency hearing because of the defense counsel's late receipt of a stack of records in the case. David Albers/Staff


Full gallery »Mesac Damas asks his family not to cry for him

  • Mesac Damas speaks to the gallery during a status update at the Collier County Courthouse on Friday morning in Naples. Judge Frank Baker was supposed to hear the results of a third and final psychiatric evaluation on Damas, but did not receive the report in time for Friday's hearing, further delaying the case. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slaying of his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • The mother of Mesac Damas cries outside of the courtroom after a status update for Damas at the Collier County Courthouse on Friday morning in Naples. Damas turned and spoke directly to his parents while in court. Judge Frank Baker was supposed to hear the results of a third and final psychiatric evaluation on Damas, but did not receive the report in time for Friday's hearing, further delaying the case. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slaying of his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • The mother of Mesac Damas cries outside of the courtroom after a status update for Damas at the Collier County Courthouse on Friday morning in Naples. Damas turned and spoke directly to his parents while in court. Judge Frank Baker was supposed to hear the results of a third and final psychiatric evaluation on Damas, but did not receive the report in time for Friday's hearing, further delaying the case. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slaying of his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • The parents of Mesac Damas leave the courtroom after a status update for Damas at the Collier County Courthouse on Friday morning in Naples. Judge Frank Baker was supposed to hear the results of a third and final psychiatric evaluation on Damas, but did not receive the report in time for Friday's hearing, further delaying the case. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slaying of his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom at the Collier County Courthouse on Friday morning in Naples. Judge Frank Baker was supposed to hear the results of a third and final psychiatric evaluation on Damas, but did not receive the report in time for Friday's hearing, further delaying the case. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slaying of his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas speaks directly to his parents as he is led out of the courtroom at the Collier County Courthouse on Friday morning in Naples. Judge Frank Baker was supposed to hear the results of a third and final psychiatric evaluation on Damas, but did not receive the report in time for Friday's hearing, further delaying the case. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slaying of his wife Guerline Dieu Damas and their five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff


Full gallery »Mesac Damas again seeks permission to represent himself

  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom Tuesday, January 18, 2011for a procedural hearing related to the appointment of a third psychiatrist to evaluate him. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his wife and five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom Tuesday, January 18, 2011for a procedural hearing related to the appointment of a third psychiatrist to evaluate him. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his wife and five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom Tuesday, January 18, 2011for a procedural hearing related to the appointment of a third psychiatrist to evaluate him. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his wife and five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom Tuesday, January 18, 2011for a procedural hearing related to the appointment of a third psychiatrist to evaluate him. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his wife and five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas sits in the courtroom Tuesday, January 18, 2011 for a procedural hearing related to the appointment of a third psychiatrist to evaluate him. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his wife and five children in September 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff


Full gallery »Damas asks to represent himself

  • Mesac Damas speaks in Collier County court Friday, January 7, 2011, telling Circuit Judge Frank Baker that he would like to represent himself. Damas also turned toward news cameras and advised others to find a church and believe in Jesus. Judge Baker ruled to allow a third competency examination on Damas and set a court date for February 4, 2011 to follow up. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of his wife and five children on September 19, 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas appears in Collier County court Friday, January 7, 2011, where Circuit Judge Frank Baker ruled to allow a third competency examination on Damas. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of his wife and five children on September 19, 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas appears in Collier County court Friday, January 7, 2011, where Circuit Judge Frank Baker ruled to allow a third competency examination on Damas. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of his wife and five children on September 19, 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Neil McLoughlin talks to the press after a sounding for Mesac Damas in Collier County court Friday, January 7, 2011. Damas spoke out in court asking Judge Baker if he could represent himself. Judge Baker ruled to allow a third competency examination on Damas. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of his wife and five children on September 19, 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Circuit Judge Frank Baker speaks to Prosecutor Rich Montecalvo during a sounding for Mesac Damas in Collier County court Friday, January 7, 2011. Judge Baker ruled to allow a third competency examination on Damas. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of his wife and five children on September 19, 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Dep. Jeff Tayar, right, asks Mesac Damas to quiet down an listen to the judge as Damas speaks out in Collier County court Friday, January 7, 2011, telling Circuit Judge Frank Baker that he would like to represent himself. Damas also turned toward news cameras and advised others to find a church and believe in Jesus. Judge Baker ruled to allow a third competency examination on Damas and set a court date for February 4, 2011 to follow up. Damas is charged with six counts of first-degree murder for the slayings of his wife and five children on September 19, 2009. Lexey Swall/Staff


Full gallery »Mesac Damas status hearing

  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom during a status hearing for Damas at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples on Nov. 19, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Mesac Damas gets up to leave the courtroom after a status hearing for Damas at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples on Nov. 19, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Judge Frank Baker questions the defense about the lack of progress of the status hearings for Mesac Damas at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples on Nov. 19, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom during a status hearing for Damas at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples on Nov. 19, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters the courtroom during a status hearing for Damas at the Collier County Courthouse in Naples on Nov. 19, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mesac Damas's latest status hearing.



Full gallery »Damas begs for execution

  • Mesac Damas sits silently in a restraint chair during an appearance in a Collier County courtroom for a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff
  • Assistant State Attorney Rich Montecalvo speaks to the press after a status hearing for Mesac Damas in a Collier County courtroom for a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff
  • Mesac Damas says that he wishes to join his wife and children from a restraint chair during his appearance in a Collier County courtroom for a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff
  • Mesac Damas says that he wishes to join his wife and children from a restraint chair during his appearance in a Collier County courtroom for a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff
  • Fredny Fleury, 17, sits with other relatives of Guerline Damas as they attend a status hearing for Mesac Damas in a Collier County courtroom for a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff
  • Relatives of Guerline and Mesac Damas attend a status hearing for Mesac Damas in a Collier County courtroom for a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Naples. David Albers/Staff

Mesac Damas begged to be executed during a status hearing on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, in Naples.



Full gallery »Damas in court

  • Mesac Damas enters a Collier County courtroom for a pre-trial hearing on June 18, 2010. Damas' attorney, Mike Orlando, officially withdrew from the case on Friday. Damas' next scheduled appearance is on August 13, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Collier County deputies keep an eye on Mesac Damas during a pre-trial hearing at the Collier County Courthouse on June 18, 2010. Damas' attorney, Mike Orlando, officially withdrew from the case on Friday. Damas' next scheduled appearance is on August 13, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters a Collier County courtroom for a pre-trial hearing on June 18, 2010. His next scheduled appearance is on August 13, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Mesac Damas enters a Collier County courtroom for a pre-trial hearing on June 18, 2010. His next scheduled appearance is on August 13, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • A bailiff watches for Mesac Damas to enter the courtroom during a pre-trial hearing at the Collier County Courthouse on June 18, 2010. Damas' attorney, Mike Orlando, officially withdrew from the case on Friday. Damas' next scheduled appearance is on August 13, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Collier County deputies keep an eye on Mesac Damas during a pre-trial hearing at the Collier County Courthouse on June 18, 2010. Damas' attorney, Mike Orlando, officially withdrew from the case on Friday. Damas' next scheduled appearance is on August 13, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff

Mesac Damas appeared in court on June 18, 2010 at a pre-trail hearing.



Full gallery »Mesac Damas in court: 03-19-2010

  • Accused killer Mesac Damas appeared in Collier County court this morning but his trial is still a year away, according to Judge Frank Baker. Damas is accused of killing his family in their North Naples home last year. In a status hearing, Baker said the trial is still at least a year away and the attorneys on both sides agreed. Photo courtesy of NBC-2.
  • Accused killer Mesac Damas appeared in Collier County court this morning but his trial is still a year away, according to Judge Frank Baker. Damas is accused of killing his family in their North Naples home last year. In a status hearing, Baker said the trial is still at least a year away and the attorneys on both sides agreed. Photo courtesy of NBC-2.
  • Accused killer Mesac Damas appeared in Collier County court this morning but his trial is still a year away, according to Judge Frank Baker. Damas is accused of killing his family in their North Naples home last year. In a status hearing, Baker said the trial is still at least a year away and the attorneys on both sides agreed. Photo courtesy of NBC-2.
  • Accused killer Mesac Damas appeared in Collier County court this morning but his trial is still a year away, according to Judge Frank Baker. Damas is accused of killing his family in their North Naples home last year. In a status hearing, Baker said the trial is still at least a year away and the attorneys on both sides agreed. Photo courtesy of NBC-2.


Full gallery »Damas in Court

  • Mesac Damas is brought in to the courtroom Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Collier County Courthouse. The court appearance was the first time Damas, 33, has been seen in public since his September arrest. He is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and five young children in mid-September and then fleeing to Haiti where he was arrested days later. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas is brought in to the courtroom Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Collier County Courthouse. The court appearance was the first time Damas, 33, has been seen in public since his September arrest. He is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and five young children in mid-September and then fleeing to Haiti where he was arrested days later. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas is brought in to the courtroom Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Collier County Courthouse. The court appearance was the first time Damas, 33, has been seen in public since his September arrest. He is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and five young children in mid-September and then fleeing to Haiti where he was arrested days later. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Mesac Damas is brought in to the courtroom Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Collier County Courthouse. The court appearance was the first time Damas, 33, has been seen in public since his September arrest. He is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and five young children in mid-September and then fleeing to Haiti where he was arrested days later. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Linda Oberhaus, executive director for the Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Naples sits in court during a brief status update hearing for Mesac Damas on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Collier County Courthouse. The court appearance was the first time Damas, 33, has been seen in public since his September arrest. He is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and five young children in mid-September and then fleeing to Haiti where he was arrested days later. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Public Defender Mike Orlando sits with his client Mesac Damas during a brief status update hearing Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Collier County Courthouse. The court appearance was the first time Damas, 33, has been seen in public since his September arrest. He is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and five young children in mid-September and then fleeing to Haiti where he was arrested days later. Lexey Swall/Staff

Mesac Damas appears in court on Friday, December 4, 2009 at the Collier County Courthouse. The court appearance was the first time Damas, 33, has been seen in public since his September arrest. He is accused of slitting the throats of his wife, Guerline Dieu Damas, 32, and five young children in mid-September and then fleeing to Haiti where he was arrested days later.



Full gallery »Dieu-Damas family photos

  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.
  • Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months.

Photos from the funeral program of Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children - Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan 19 months. The family was buried Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Palm Royal Cemetery & Mausoleum in North Naples.



Full gallery »Funeral for Damas family

  • Martineau Fleury, right, holds his wife, Netty Fleury, who is mourning for her sister, Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, as their coffins were being lowered into the ground Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Mackindy Dieu, left, and Netty Fleury, center, relatives of the Damas family, mourn as the coffins for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, were lowered in the ground Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Damas family relatives held funeral and burial services for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Damas family relatives held funeral and burial services for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Guerline's sister, Netty Fleury, center, tries to get one last look at the grave site before family members ushered her away from the burial site. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Damas family relatives held funeral and burial services for the five family members slain two weeks ago, 32-year-old Guerline Dieu Damas, and her children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Martineau Fleury, right, holds his wife, Netty Fleury, who is mourning for her sister, Guerline Dieu Damas and her five children, Zack, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 19 months, as their coffins were being lowered into the ground Saturday at Palm Royale Cemetery & Mausoleum in Naples. Michel Fortier/Staff

The viewing and funeral service for Guerline Damas and her five children, Meshach, 9, Maven, 6, Marven, 5, Megan, 3, and Morgan, 19 months, at First Baptist Church of Naples followed by a burial at Palm Royale Cemetery in North Naples on Oct. 3, 2009. The six family members were found killed more than two weeks ago. The husband, Mesac Damas, is charged with six counts of first degree murder.



Full gallery »Damas Family Honored at Domestic Violence Vigil

  • Relatives of the Damas family, Netty Fleury, center, cries in the arms of Mackindy Dieu, right, while being comforted by Dorothy Darling, left, during a candlelight vigil Thursday in front of the Collier County Courthouse where over 100 people came out to commemorate the survivors victims of domestic violence. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Jose Jimenez, 12, signs a declaration against domestic violence after a candlelight vigil Thursday in front of the Collier County Courthouse where over 100 people came out to commemorate the survivors victims of domestic violence. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Approximately 100 people came out for a candlelight vigil and to commemorate the survivors and victims of domestic violence Thursday evening at the Collier County Courthouse. Several department heads from various law enforcement agencies were also on hand to speak about the issue of domestic violence. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Relatives of the Dumas family are handed candles for a vigil Thursday in front of the Collier County Courthouse where over 100 people came out to commemorate the survivors and victims of domestic violence. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Family friend Helenda Davis hugs Dumas family relative Frednyt Fleury after a candlelight vigil Thursday in front of the Collier County Courthouse where over 100 people came out to commemorate the survivors victims of domestic violence. Michel Fortier/Staff
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk was one of several law enforcement officials to speak prior to a candlelight vigil Thursday in front of the Collier County Courthouse where over 100 people came out to commemorate the survivors victims of domestic violence. Several Damas family relatives were also present at the event. Michel Fortier/Staff


Full gallery »Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 6; Sept. 24, 2009

  • Benoit Frantz, 35, right, reads the story about Mesac Damas' extradition in Le Novelliste, a Haitian newspaper in Port-au-Prince on Thursday, September 24, 2009. Frantz, a security guard at Television Nationale D'Haiti, said if a similar crime had been committed in Haiti, the suspects family would have been rounded up by citizens in the country. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Jean Joseph, 29, left, lives next door to where Mesac Damas was found in the Clercine District of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was home when the home next door was raided by Haitian police to arrest Damas. 'This is what we call a real crime.' Joseph said of the slayings of Guerline Damas and her five children in Naples, Fla. 'If there's a word for crime, this is it.' Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Pedestrians walk the streets in Petionville, Haiti. Residents in Haiti have heard of Mesac Damas and the crime committed in Naples through television, radio and newspapers. Haitian media have followed the case, but rumors abound about what happened to the Guerline Damas and her five children in Florida. Lexey Swall/Staff

Day six in the investigation into the Damas slayings in North Naples.



Full gallery »Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 5; Sept. 23, 2009

  • Fadia Morency, left, talks about how Mesac Damas knelt praying next to the bed in the room where Damas was arrested in the Clercine area of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Morency is the owner of the home where Damas was staying with his cousin's family and Jorable Jean-Baptiste, right, when he arrived in Haiti until he was arrested on Monday morning.
  • Jorable Jean-Baptiste, 16, walks back in to the gate separating the house from the street at the home where Mesac Damas was staying while in Haiti. Jean-Baptiste lives at the home where Damas was staying and says Damas showed up early in the day on Friday. He said when police raided the house to arrest Damas on Monday, September 22, 2009, they jumped over the walls into the property.
  • Daniel Antione, talks about his cousin Mesac Damas. The two lived together when they were young. He said if Damas actually killed his family, then he should get the death penalty.
  • Mesac Damas, who is charged with six counts of murder for the slayings of his wife and five children, stayed in this neighborhood in the Clercine area of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
  • Inspector Livenston Gauthier, the arresting officer of Mesac Damas, explains how Damas reacted when the house he was staying in was raided and he arrested. Gauthier said Damas raised his arms in the air and had a Bible in his right hand and a medicine bag in the left.
  • Young girls stand in the street of the home where Mesac Damas was staying while in Haiti. Police surrounded the area and raided the house to arrest Damas on Monday, September 22, 2009.

Day five of the investigation into the Damas family slayings in North Naples.



Full gallery »Sheriff Rambosk announces Mesac Damas in CCSO custody

  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk announces that Mesac Damas is in the custody of his agency, being charged with six counts of felony murder and questioned by investigators during a press conference at the department's headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Naples.
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk announces that Mesac Damas is in the custody of his agency, being charged with six counts of felony murder and questioned by investigators during a press conference at the department's headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Naples.
  • Television news reporters setup for their live shots outside the Collier County Sheriff's Office headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Naples. The CCSO held a press conference to announce their custody of Mesac Damas.
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk announces that Mesac Damas is in the custody of his agency, being charged with six counts of felony murder and questioned by investigators during a press conference at the department's headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Naples.

Sheriff Kevin Rambosk announces the arrival of Mesac Damas in Collier County Sheriff's custody during a press conference outside the agency's headquarters.



Full gallery »Mesac Damas confesses in Haiti

  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • The truck carrying Mesac Damas drives on to the tarmac of the airport in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Mesac Damas was returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.

Mesac Damas confessed publicly Tuesday, Sept. 22, to killing his five children and wife in North Naples.



Full gallery »Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 4; Sept. 22, 2009

  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk and Capt. Chris Roberts answers questions from the media at the Professional Development Center in Naples on Sept. 22, 2009 about the investigation into Mesac Damas for allegedly killing his wife and five children last week.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.
  • Mesac Damas is lead out of the Central Department of Judicial Policing in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to be returned to Florida on an American Airlines flight on Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Damas confessed to reporters that he killed his wife and five children in Naples and that he wants the death penalty and to be buried next to them.

Photos from the fourth day of the investigation in the Damas family killings case.



Full gallery »Mesac Damas arrest: Sept. 21, 2009

  • Mesac Damas is arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Port-au-Prince after his wife and five children were found slain two days earlier in North Naples.The couple were said to have a history of marital problems and domestic violence. AFP PHOTO / Thony BELIZAIRE
  • Mesac Damas is escorted by police after his arrest in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Damas, who was detained for the Florida slaying of his wife and their five children, said Monday that he returned to his native Caribbean nation 'to say goodbye to my family.' (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
  • Mesac Damas is escorted by police after his arrest in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Damas, who was detained for the Florida slaying of his wife and their five children, said Monday that he returned to his native Caribbean nation 'to say goodbye to my family.' (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
  • Mesac Damas is escorted by police after his arrest in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Damas, who was detained for the Florida slaying of his wife and their five children, said Monday that he returned to his native Caribbean nation 'to say goodbye to my family.' (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
  • Mesac Damas, left, sits in a police station after his arrest in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Damas was detained in connection with the slaying of his wife and their five children in Naples, Florida. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Mesac Damas was arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 in Port-au-Prince after is wife and five children were found slain two days earlier in North Naples.



Full gallery »Evidence photos: Guerline Damas

  • Photos of Guerline Damas taken on January 5, 2009 by a member of the Collier County Sheriff Office to be submitted as evidence. According to the sheriff's office the photos are of injuries Guerline sustained during a domestic disturbance between her and her husband of 10 years, Mesac Damas. Damas was charged with battery.
  • Photos of Guerline Damas taken on January 5, 2009 by a member of the Collier County Sheriff Office to be submitted as evidence. According to the sheriff's office the photos are of injuries Guerline sustained during a domestic disturbance between her and her husband of 10 years, Mesac Damas. Damas was charged with battery.
  • Photos of Guerline Damas taken on January 5, 2009 by a member of the Collier County Sheriff Office to be submitted as evidence. According to the sheriff's office the photos are of injuries Guerline sustained during a domestic disturbance between her and her husband of 10 years, Mesac Damas. Damas was charged with battery.

Photos of Guerline Damas taken on January 5, 2009 by a member of the Collier County Sheriff Office to be submitted as evidence. According to the sheriff's office the photos are of injuries Guerline sustained during a domestic disturbance between her and her husband of 10 years, Mesac Damas. Mesac Damas was charged with battery.



Full gallery »Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 3; Sept. 21, 2009

  • Mackindy Dieu, left, remembers his older sister Guerline Damas, as Dieu's girlfriend Tara Leandre wipes tears from her eyes at his home in East Naples on Monday, Sept. 21 2009. Damas, along with her five children were found dead on Saturday and police are looking for the husband as a person of interest. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Mesac Damas is arrested on Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Port-au-Prince after his wife and five children were found slain two days earlier in North Naples.The couple were said to have a history of marital problems and domestic violence. AFP PHOTO / Thony BELIZAIRE
  • Mackindy Dieu remembers his older sister Guerline Damas at his home in East Naples on Monday, Sept. 21 2009. Damas, along with her five children were brutally killed last week and police are looking for the husband as a person of interest. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Guerline Damas and the youngest daughter. Contributed by Mackindy Dieu
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk pauses after speaking at a news conference to update the information on the killing of Guerline Damas and her five children in Naples Fla. on Sept 21, 2009. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk speaks at a news conference to update the information on the killing of Guerline Damas and her five children in Naples Fla. on Sept 21, 2009. Greg Kahn/Staff

Day 3, Sept. 21, 2009, in the investigation of the Damas family homicide. Mesac Damas was detained in Haiti.




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