CRIME:Suspect David Conley charged with capital murder of ex wife, husband and six children

These are the 8 people who were killed by David Conley on Saturday night after he broke into their home in Houston. Conley's ex wife, Valerie Jackson had sent a text message to her mother pleading for help, telling her that she and her children were being held at gunpoint by Conley. All were bound and shot in the head execution style. One of those killed, was Conley’s own 13yr old son.
David Ray Conley III, had recently moved out of the family home and came back to find the locks had been changed, he told police.


The serial criminal allegedly found an open window on Saturday night, climbed through, then killed all 8 family members.

Conley told investigators that he restrained 8 people inside with metal handcuffs, including Jackson and shot them in the back of the head.

Doctors at the scene said all 8 victims suffered gunshot wounds to the head and died at the scene, the prosecutor noted.

Conley, who didn't appear in court, has been charged with three counts of capital murder and had bond denied, one capital murder count covers multiple deaths, another is for a person under 6 years old, according to court records. He was wanted on a warrant assault on a family member and is now being held in the Harris County Jail.

Court records show Conley's criminal history dates back to at least 1988, with the most recent incident last month, when was charged with assault of a family member.
In court documents, authorities said the suspect had been arrested for allegedly assaulting the woman he was living with at the home where the bodies were found.

Court documents said Conley pushed the woman's head against a refrigerator multiple times after she tried to stop him from disciplining her son with a belt. The case was still pending.

In 2013, he was charged with aggravated assault for threatening the same woman with a knife. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine months in the county jail.
In 2000, he was arrested for retaliation, accused of putting a knife to his then-girlfriend, threatening to kill her, her baby and himself.