when he was arrested for the murders of eric roopnarine and david guererro. and leesburg police believe they have solved a cold case--thanks to d-n- a. kenneth reed is accused of killing mayola houser nearly a decade ago. police say the now 61-year-old was arrested earlier this week-- in a drug investigation-- and d-n-a samples that were taken from him matched evidence found in houser's home. reed is charged with second degree murder... and is being held at the lake county jail. right now-- crews are still working to clean up lane is still blocked. a car carrier errupted into flames around 9-30 last night in the southbound lanes in mims. firefighters say the truck was hauling at least 4 cars. the fire is now out.. and there are no reports of any injuries. a convicted serial killer has been put to death at the florida state prison. oscar ray bolin was scheduled to be executed at 6 o'clock last night... but a last minute appeal to the u-s supreme court delayed it. bolin was pronounced dead by lethal injection at 10-16 p-m. he was convicted of killing three wome

admitting to the shootings and the murders in open court in kissimmee this afternoon. 22-year-old eric roopnarine and 17-year-old david guerrero were gunned down in separate incidents in the summer of 2013. schafer was said to be the mastermind in a series of shootings and robberies, and for that the state is fighting for life sentences. jeff ashton: when you have two murders as brutal and completely senseless as these were, i just think that those are the sentences we ought to be arguing for, but ultimately it' ll be up to judge morgan. jim: schafer will be sentenced april 15th and must serve a minimum of 25 years. all-new tonight, rockledge police are surfing -- searching for a brazen bank robber with a gun. space coast credit union on u.s. one. he held the gun straight out in front, frightening to customers. he was wearing black from head to toe. his face was fully masked. he had on bright blue shoes. no word on how much cash he stole. meredith: a mystery surrounds the death of this former corrections officer. police do not believe he killed himself. he was found dead in his front yard with a

damus was convicted back in june for the execution-style murder of 22-year-old eric roopnarine. has confessed to a crime. turning to commitment 2016. the first republican debate of the year and the last debate before the iowa caucuses may be over, but it' s still dominating the social media. 10 gop candidates participated in last night' s debate. mary moloney has the highlights. mary: the gloves are off. >> you are worried about keeping your homes and families safe and secure. you cannot give hillary clinton a third term of barack obama' s leadership. >> she is a disaster. >> she is disqualified from being commander in chief of the united states. mary: they hoped to convince voters why they should be the pick for president. >> our children are counting on mary: it was not about electability, but eligibility to be president. >> back in september, my friend said he had his lawyers look at this and there was nothing to this. now, since september, the constitution has not changed. the poll numbers have. >> if he beats the rest of the field -- see, they do not like that. -- that he beats the rest

konrad schafer admitted to the shootings and the murders in open court in kissimmee. 22-year-old eric roopnarine and 17-year-old david guerrero were gunned down in separate incidents in the summer of 2013. schafer is believed to be the mastermind in a series of shootings and robberies, and for that the state is fighting for life sentences. >> his best hope is life . for himself on the court, hopefully they give him something been -- less than life. jim: schafer will be sentenced april 15th and must serve a meredith: cold case solved. an arrest is made in a murder dating back more than eight years when this woman, mayola houser, was found suffocated and tied up in her home. this was the crimeline flyer offering a reward for information that would solve the murder. questioned in the case, 61-year-old kenneth reed, was picked up as part of a drug when asked again about his potential involvement in houser' s death and was told his dna was in her home, he allegedly confessed. lt. joe iozzi: putting all those things together, we were able to subsequently charge him with 2nd degree murder. meredith: le

behind a string of shootings and robberies, including two that ended the lives of 22-year-old eric roopnarine at his home, and 17-year-old david guerrero, who was gunned down near a bus stop. in exchange for pleading to the murders, all other charges will be dropped, and schafer, who was just 15 when he was arrested, will accept a possible life prison sentence. jeff ashton: his best hope is to accept responsibility and throw himself on the mercy of the court, and you know, hope the court gives him something less than life. greg: pooran roopnarine struggled through his emotions to answer the question, what does he think the punishment should be? pooran roopnarine: i don' t know what to say, you know? it' s just hard for me to say anything right now. greg: neither he, nor schafer' s attorney, had much to say. but the law enforcement agencies who investigated the 20 shootings into cars and homes of 15 days, are relieved to see the presumed ring leader admitting his guilt. chief lee massie: we didn' t want our folks, our citizens, walking around in fear of the unknown. sheriff bob hansell: this c

teenager admitting that he is responsible for the brutal execution-style murder of 22-year-old eric roopnarine. the state says, schafer and three others conspired to rob and fatally shoot and stab eric inside his poinciana home. age 18 now, schafer was just 15 when he was arrested. he pleaded guilty to killing roopnarine and, a week earlier, 17-year-old david guerrero of kissimmee. he' ll have to serve a minimum mandatory 25 years, and up to >> it' s just hard for me to say anything right now. reporter: roopnarine' s father was too upset to talk, but prosecutor jeff ashton said he' ll fight for life sentences, noting schafer was the mastermind behind a spree of 20 shootings in summer 20-13, as well as the killings. >> when you have two murders as brutal and completely senseless as these were, i just think that those are the sentences we ought to be arguing for but ultimately it' ll be up to judge morgan. reporter: schafer will be sentenced april 15th. as for the co-defendants in this case, david damus was convicted and sentenced to life last year, victoria rios is facing trial in march, and ju