Damas family killings

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.



Full gallery »Osceola Elementary makes grief counselors availible to students

  • School faculty, including heath teacher Joann Vukobratovich (in white with sunglasses) greet students before school at the entrance at Osceola Elementary School on Monday Sept. 21, 2009, in Naples. Grief counselors were available to students after three of students were found slain with their mother and two younger siblings in their North Naples home Saturday night. David Albers/ Staff
  • Corporal Dean Walton, with the Collier County Sheriff's Office, directs traffic in front of Osceola Elementary School on Monday Sept. 21, 2009, in Naples. Grief counselors were available to students after three of students were found slain with their mother and two younger siblings in their North Naples home Saturday night. David Albers/ Staff
  • A parent escorts her child onto school grounds before school at the entrance at Osceola Elementary School on Monday Sept. 21, 2009, in Naples. Grief counselors were available to students after three of students were found slain with their mother and two younger siblings in their North Naples home Saturday night. David Albers/ Staff
  • Parent Cassandra Cahill talks about how she prepared her children for the news that three of their classmates were slain at Osceola Elementary School on Monday Sept. 21, 2009, in Naples. Grief counselors were available to students after three of students were found slain with their mother and two younger siblings in their North Naples home Saturday night. David Albers/ Staff
  • School faculty, including heath teacher Joann Vukobratovich (in white with sunglasses) greet students before school at the entrance at Osceola Elementary School on Monday Sept. 21, 2009, in Naples. Grief counselors were available to students after three of students were found slain with their mother and two younger siblings in their North Naples home Saturday night. David Albers/ Staff
  • Parent Ryan Jessup talks about how he prepared his children for the news that three of their classmates were slain at Osceola Elementary School on Monday Sept. 21, 2009, in Naples. Grief counselors were available to students after three of students were found slain with their mother and two younger siblings in their North Naples home Saturday night. David Albers/ Staff

Grief counselors were on hand as students returned to classes at Osceola Elementary School after three students were found slain with two younger siblings and their mother on Saturday in their North Naples home.



Full gallery »Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 2; Sept. 20, 2009

  • A photo taken from Mesac Damas and Guerline Damas' wedding at First Haitian Baptist Church April 14, 2007. Contributed.
  • A Collier County Crime Scene Investigator removes bags of evidence Sunday, September 20,2009 from a home where Guerline Damas, and her five children, Michzach, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months old, were found dead at 864 Hampton Cir. inside the Stratford Place community in Naples, Fla. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Friends and family gather outside of the home of Jean Damas Sr., the father of Mesac Damas, in East Naples on Sunday, September 20, 2009. Guerline Damas, and her five children, Michzach, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months old, were found dead inside their home at 864 Hampton Cir. in the Stratford Place community in North Naples, Fla. Mesac Damas, 33, the father and 'person of interest,' is believed to be in Haiti following a Friday morning flight. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk holds a press conference about what he called the most 'horrific and violent' act the community had ever seen. Guerline Damas, and her five children, Michzach, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months old, were found dead inside their home at 864 Hampton Cir. in the Stratford Place community in Naples, Fla. Mesac Damas, 33, the father and 'person of interest,' is believed to be in Haiti following a Friday morning flight. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk holds a press conference about what he called the most 'horrific and violent' act the community had ever seen. Guerline Damas, and her five children, Michzach, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months old, were found dead inside their home at 864 Hampton Cir. in the Stratford Place community in Naples, Fla. Mesac Damas, 33, the father and 'person of interest,' is believed to be in Haiti following a Friday morning flight. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk holds a press conference about what he called the most 'horrific and violent' act the community had ever seen. Guerline Damas, and her five children, Michzach, 9; Maven, 6; Marven, 5; Megan, 3; and Morgan, 11 months old, were found dead inside their home at 864 Hampton Cir. in the Stratford Place community in Naples, Fla. Mesac Damas, 33, the father and 'person of interest,' is believed to be in Haiti following a Friday morning flight. Lexey Swall/Staff

Collier County Sheriffs Officers continue their investigation into a six-person homicide in North Naples.



Full gallery »Damas Family Homicide Investigation: Day 1; Sept. 19, 2009

  • Children of Mesac Damas. Photo pulled from Mesac Damas' profile on hi5.com.
  • Scene outside of a residential unit at Stratford Place in North Naples, where reports say Collier deputies are on the scene of a multiple homicide the night of Sept. 19, 2009 Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Scene outside of a residential unit at Stratford Place in North Naples, where reports say Collier deputies are on the scene of a multiple homicide the night of Sept. 19, 2009 Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Scene outside of a residential unit at Stratford Place in North Naples, where reports say Collier deputies are on the scene of a multiple homicide the night of Sept. 19, 2009 Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Scene outside of a residential unit at Stratford Place in North Naples, where reports say Collier deputies are on the scene of a multiple homicide the night of Sept. 19, 2009

Scene outside of a residential unit at Stratford Place in North Naples, where reports say Collier deputies are on the scene of a multiple homicide the night of Sept. 19, 2009.



Full gallery »Photos of Mesac Damas

  • This is the official booking photo of Mesac Damas from his arrest and booking into the Collier County Jail. <br><ul> <li><strong> Name: </strong>Damas, Mesac</li> <li><strong> Charge: </strong>VOCP/BATTERY, CAPIAS/MURDER-PREMEDITATED</li> <li><strong> Residence: </strong>Naples</li> <li><strong> Age: </strong>33</li> <li><strong> Occupation: </strong>Chef</li> <li><strong> Case #: </strong>09-56MMARC, 09CF002298A</li> </ul> <br> Follow this case online: <a href=http://www.collierclerk.com/RecordsSearch/CourtRecords>Collier County Clerk of Courts</a> <br>Please note: Most cases require 5-7 days to be inputted into the public court record. <br>This gallery is compiled by the Naples Daily News staff from written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Marco police and other agencies. <strong> Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt. </strong> To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050.
  • Pictures of Mesac Damas from his Facebook page
  • Mesac Damas, 33, sought in death of woman and five children in North Naples. Detectives described Damas as black, 6 feet 2 inches, 230 pounds with short black hair and brown eyes. <em>(via Collier County Sheriff's Office)</em>
  • Children of Mesac Damas. Photo pulled from Mesac Damas' profile on hi5.com.
  • Pictures of Mesac Damas from his Facebook page
  • Pictures of Mesac Damas from his Facebook page

Pictures of Mesac Damas and the Damas family from his Facebook, MySpace & hi5 social networking profiles; other photos courtesy family and friends of Guerline Dieu Damas




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