Melissa Howard was beaten and stabbed to death in her home back in 2006. Now a man accused of her murder is on trial in Crestview, nearly 13 years after her death. David Holbrook Jr. was arrested in 2016, after investigators reviewed the evidence using techniques not available ten years earlier. Prosecutors say he was the one who fatally beat and stabbed her. Jurors heard opening statements yesterday morning.
MURDER TRIAL UNDERWAY
Feb 20, 2019 | 5:27 AM
Sat Oct 31
Pensacola, FL, USA
Feels Like: 78°F
Wind/Dir: 27 MPH-E
Humidity: 77%
Pressure: 30.1 INHG
Mostly Cloudy. Feels like 78°F. Wind 27 mph E. Pressure 30.1 inHg. Visibility 10 mi.
Last Updated: 4:56 PM (Time Zone: America/Chicago)
Sat Oct 31
This Afternoon
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 8%
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 35%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sun Nov 1
Day
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 64%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 19%
A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mon Nov 2
Day
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 10%
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-E
Precipitation: 4%
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tue Nov 3
Day
Wind/Dir: 15 MPH-E
Precipitation: 16%
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 42%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wed Nov 4
Day
Wind/Dir: 10 MPH-SE
Precipitation: 64%
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-SW
Precipitation: 38%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thu Nov 5
Day
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-W
Precipitation: 13%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-NW
Precipitation: 4%
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Fri Nov 6
Day
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-NW
Precipitation: 6%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night
Wind/Dir: 5 MPH-N
Precipitation: 3%
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.


