December 2, 2009
Posted by Edecio Martinez




Photo: Jim Sitton with his daughter, Makayla.
PICTURES: Thanksgiving Massacre Takes "Sweet" Makayla
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (CBS/AP) Paul Michael Merhige sat through three hours of Thanksgiving Day dinner and sing-alongs around the piano, plotting the moment he would fatally shoot four relatives, his cousin-in-law said Tuesday.
After opening fire, Merhige was heard saying he had waited 20 years to kill them, according to the host of the dinner that turned deadly.
PICTURES: Thanksgiving Massacre Takes "Sweet" Makayla
Photo: Makayla Sitton.
There were no arguments, warnings or red flags before the rampage, said Merhige's cousin-in-law Jim Sitton, whose 6-year-old daughter was killed.
Merhige also shot his 79-year-old aunt to death and killed his twin sisters, one of whom was pregnant, police said.
"He had this whole thing pre-planned. His goal was to shoot his sisters and punish his parents," Sitton said.
Photo: Makayla Sitton.
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