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 Image 1 of 111 David Conley, who is accused of killing six children and two adults, was interviewed in jail Wednesday. David Conley, who is accused of killing six children and two adults, was interviewed in jail Wednesday. Photo: Ken Ellis 
 
 Image 2 of 111 David Conley appears in court in Houston, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Conley was charged Sunday with multiple counts of capital murder and held without bail. Authorities identified the dead as Jonah Jackson, 6; Trinity Jackson, 7; Caleb Jackson, 9; Dwayne Jackson Jr., 10; Honesty Jackson, 11; Nathaniel Conley, 13; and Dwayne Jackson, 50. David Conley appears in court in Houston, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Conley was charged Sunday with multiple counts of capital murder and held without bail. Authorities identified the dead as Jonah Jackson, 6; ... more Photo: Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 3 of 111 David Conley appears in court in Houston, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Conley was charged Sunday with multiple counts of capital murder and held without bail. Authorities identified the dead as Jonah Jackson, 6; Trinity Jackson, 7; Caleb Jackson, 9; Dwayne Jackson Jr., 10; Honesty Jackson, 11; Nathaniel Conley, 13; and Dwayne Jackson, 50. David Conley appears in court in Houston, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Conley was charged Sunday with multiple counts of capital murder and held without bail. Authorities identified the dead as Jonah Jackson, 6; ... more Photo: Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 4 of 111 Prosecutor Alycia Harvey speaks to the media after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a home, armed and with handcuffs, and methodically shot his estranged ex-girlfriend Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children, including his own son, one by one in the head. All eight died in the house. Prosecutor Alycia Harvey speaks to the media after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 5 of 111 Prosecutors Marie Primm, left, Alycia Harvey, center, and district attorney Devon Anderson, right, speak after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a home, armed and with handcuffs, and methodically shot his estranged ex-girlfriend Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children, including his own son, one by one in the head. All eight died in the house. Prosecutors Marie Primm, left, Alycia Harvey, center, and district attorney Devon Anderson, right, speak after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 6 of 111 Prosecutors Marie Primm, left, Alycia Harvey, center, and district attorney Devon Anderson, right, speak after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a home, armed and with handcuffs, and methodically shot his estranged ex-girlfriend Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children, including his own son, one by one in the head. All eight died in the house. Prosecutors Marie Primm, left, Alycia Harvey, center, and district attorney Devon Anderson, right, speak after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 7 of 111 Prosecutors Marie Primm, left, Alycia Harvey, and district attorney Devon Anderson, right, speak after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a home, armed and with handcuffs, and methodically shot his estranged ex-girlfriend Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children, including his own son, one by one in the head. All eight died in the house. Prosecutors Marie Primm, left, Alycia Harvey, and district attorney Devon Anderson, right, speak after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 8 of 111 David Ray Conley appears in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a home, armed and with handcuffs, and methodically shot his estranged ex-girlfriend Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children, including his own son, one by one in the head. All eight died in the house. David Ray Conley appears in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a home, armed and with handcuffs, and methodically shot ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 9 of 111 David Ray Conley III makes an initial appearance in Harris County Criminal Court. He is charged with multiple murders of Falling Oak Rd. family and was held without bail. David Ray Conley III makes an initial appearance in Harris County Criminal Court. He is charged with multiple murders of Falling Oak Rd. family and was held without bail. Photo: Cody Duty 
 
 Image 10 of 111 David Conley is led into court to make his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally shot a woman he'd previously dated, her husband and six children, including a boy believed to be his own son, authorities said. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David Conley is led into court to make his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally ... more Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press 
 
 Image 11 of 111 David Conley is led into court to make his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally shot a woman he'd previously dated, her husband and six children, including a boy believed to be his own son, authorities said. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David Conley is led into court to make his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally ... more Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press 
 
 Image 12 of 111 David Conley makes his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally shot a woman he'd previously dated, her husband and six children, including a boy believed to be his own son, authorities said. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David Conley makes his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally shot a woman he'd ... more Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press 
 
 Image 13 of 111 David Conley is escorted out of courtroom after making his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally shot a woman he'd previously dated, her husband and six children, including a boy believed to be his own son, authorities said. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David Conley is escorted out of courtroom after making his first court appearance Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window ... more Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press 
 
 Image 14 of 111 David Conley, left, makes his first court appearance in front of District Court Judge Vanessa Velasquez, center, as prosecutor Alycia Harvey, right, reads the charges Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, who has a violent criminal history, entered a Houston home through an unlocked window and fatally shot a woman he'd previously dated, her husband and six children, including a boy believed to be his own son, authorities said. He is charged with capital murder in the deaths (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) David Conley, left, makes his first court appearance in front of District Court Judge Vanessa Velasquez, center, as prosecutor Alycia Harvey, right, reads the charges Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Conley, ... more Photo: David J. Phillip, Associated Press 
 
 Image 15 of 111 Harris County Sheriff's Sgt. Craig Clopton, lead investigator, speaks during a press conference at the Harris County Sheriff's Office Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston regarding the case against David Ray Conley, who was charged with multiple counts of capital murder in a rampage that left five children and three adults dead inside a northwest Harris County home Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle ) Harris County Sheriff's Sgt. Craig Clopton, lead investigator, speaks during a press conference at the Harris County Sheriff's Office Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston regarding the case against David Ray ... more Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff 
 
 Image 16 of 111 A broken screen sits on the ground and a backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A broken screen sits on the ground and a backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 17 of 111 A backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 18 of 111 Several fence boards are broken and a path into the backyard is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Several fence boards are broken and a path into the backyard is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 19 of 111 Several fence boards are broken and a path into the backyard is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Several fence boards are broken and a path into the backyard is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 20 of 111 A broken screen sits on the ground and a backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A broken screen sits on the ground and a backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 21 of 111 A broken screen sits on the ground and a backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A broken screen sits on the ground and a backyard window is seen Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 22 of 111 David Ray Conley III, 49, is charged with multiple counts of capital murder, was ordered held without bail in the deaths of six children and two adults. David Ray Conley III, 49, is charged with multiple counts of capital murder, was ordered held without bail in the deaths of six children and two adults. 
 
 Image 23 of 111 Jaelen Charles, right, is comforted by Ebony Scott, after placing flowers on the door step of the house where Charles' friend Nathaniel Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Jaelen Charles, right, is comforted by Ebony Scott, after placing flowers on the door step of the house where Charles' friend Nathaniel Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 24 of 111 Jaelen Charles, a close friend of Nathaniel Conley, places flowers on the door step of the house where Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Jaelen Charles, a close friend of Nathaniel Conley, places flowers on the door step of the house where Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 25 of 111 Jaelen Charles, a close friend of Nathaniel Conley, pauses after placing flowers on the door step of the house where Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Jaelen Charles, a close friend of Nathaniel Conley, pauses after placing flowers on the door step of the house where Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 26 of 111 Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and eight balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and eight balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 27 of 111 Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 28 of 111 Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 29 of 111 Investigators remove the last of eight bodies from a house in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Investigators remove the last of eight bodies from a house in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 30 of 111 Celeste Rendon and Troy Meyer, a best friends with Nathaniel Conley, one of the deceased, place flowers at the door of the Jackson's house Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Celeste Rendon and Troy Meyer, a best friends with Nathaniel Conley, one of the deceased, place flowers at the door of the Jackson's house Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 31 of 111 Troy Meyers, a best friend of Nathaniel Conley, who was killed with seven others, tears up after praying in front of the house where Conley and seven others were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Troy Meyers, a best friend of Nathaniel Conley, who was killed with seven others, tears up after praying in front of the house where Conley and seven others were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 32 of 111 Flowers rest on the doorstep of a house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Flowers rest on the doorstep of a house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 33 of 111 Pastor C. A. Deckard, with Green House International Church, leads a small prayer circle in front of the house where eight people were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Pastor C. A. Deckard, with Green House International Church, leads a small prayer circle in front of the house where eight people were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 34 of 111 Pastor C. A. Deckard, with Green House International Church, leads a small prayer circle in front of the house where eight people were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Pastor C. A. Deckard, with Green House International Church, leads a small prayer circle in front of the house where eight people were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 35 of 111 Pastor C. A. Deckard embraces Troy Meyers, a best friend of Nathaniel Conley, after the two prayed in front of the house where eight people were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Pastor C. A. Deckard embraces Troy Meyers, a best friend of Nathaniel Conley, after the two prayed in front of the house where eight people were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 36 of 111 Two neighbors walk by the house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Two neighbors walk by the house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 37 of 111 Troy Meyers, a best friend of Nathaniel Conley, who was killed with seven others, tears up while his mother Celeste Rendon talks with members of the media, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Troy Meyers, a best friend of Nathaniel Conley, who was killed with seven others, tears up while his mother Celeste Rendon talks with members of the media, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 38 of 111 Crime scene investigators with the Harris County Sheriffs Office work a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Crime scene investigators with the Harris County Sheriffs Office work a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 39 of 111 Investigators prepare to leave a house in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Investigators prepare to leave a house in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 40 of 111 A child's swing rests in the shade across the street from a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A child's swing rests in the shade across the street from a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 41 of 111 Chalk drawings are seen in front of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Chalk drawings are seen in front of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 42 of 111 HCSO deputies work a homicide scene in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road where eight people, including five children, were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. HCSO deputies work a homicide scene in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road where eight people, including five children, were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 43 of 111 A HCSO deputy works a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A HCSO deputy works a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 44 of 111 Children's toys are seen on the porch of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Children's toys are seen on the porch of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 45 of 111 Children's toys are seen on the porch of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Children's toys are seen on the porch of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 46 of 111 Homicide Detectives and deputies with the Harris County Sheriffs Office work a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Homicide Detectives and deputies with the Harris County Sheriffs Office work a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 47 of 111 Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, August 9, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, and a 49-year old male suspect surrendered. Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, August 9, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, ... more Photo: Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 48 of 111 Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, August 9, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, and a 49-year old male suspect surrendered. Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, August 9, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, ... more Photo: Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 49 of 111 Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, August 9, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, and a 49-year old male suspect surrendered. Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, August 9, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, ... more Photo: Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 50 of 111 Investigators close a large truck after removing four of eight homicide victims from a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children were killed, and a 49-year old male who surrendered has been charged with capital murder. Investigators close a large truck after removing four of eight homicide victims from a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children were killed, ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 51 of 111 Investigators remove the first of eight homicide victims from a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children were killed, and a 49-year old male who surrendered has been charged with capital murder. Investigators remove the first of eight homicide victims from a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children were killed, and a 49-year old male ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 52 of 111 Investigators remove the third of eight homicide victims from a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children were killed, and a 49-year old male who surrendered has been charged with capital murder. Investigators remove the third of eight homicide victims from a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children were killed, and a 49-year old male ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 53 of 111 Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, and a 49-year old male suspect surrendered, and he has been charged with capital murder. Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children are ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 54 of 111 Delila Mercado watches a scene as Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, and a 49-year old male suspect surrendered, and he has been charged with capital murder. ( Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle ) Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Delila Mercado watches a scene as Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 55 of 111 Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, and a 49-year old male suspect surrendered, and he has been charged with capital murder. Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children are ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 56 of 111 Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children are dead, and a 49-year old male suspect surrendered, and he has been charged with capital murder. Harris County Sheriffs Office deputies investigate after finding eight people dead inside a home in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Three adults and five children are ... more Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 57 of 111 Investigators prepare to leave a house in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Investigators prepare to leave a house in the 2200 block of Falling Oaks Road where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 58 of 111 Homicide Detectives and deputies with the Harris County Sheriffs Office work a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Homicide Detectives and deputies with the Harris County Sheriffs Office work a homicide scene where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 59 of 111 Children's toys are seen on the porch of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Children's toys are seen on the porch of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 60 of 111 Chalk drawings are seen in front of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Chalk drawings are seen in front of a house where eight people, including five children, were killed, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 61 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 62 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 63 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 64 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 65 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 66 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 67 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 68 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 69 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 70 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 71 of 111 A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the 2100 block of Falling Oaks, near Veterans Memorial and Fallbrook Drive. A 49-year-old man has surrendered after five children and three adults were found dead at a northwest Harris County home Saturday night, Aug. 8, 2015. Deputies responded to a welfare call around 9 p.m. in the ... more Photo: Metro Video 
 
 Image 72 of 111 Prosecutor Alycia Harvey speaks to the media after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a home, armed and with handcuffs, and methodically shot his estranged ex-girlfriend Valerie Jackson, her husband and six children, including his own son, one by one in the head. All eight died in the house. Prosecutor Alycia Harvey speaks to the media after David Ray Conley appeared in the 183rd State District Court, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Authorities said Conley had broken in through a window of a ... more Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 73 of 111 A memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. 
 
 Image 74 of 111 A memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. 
 
 Image 75 of 111 A memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. 
 
 Image 76 of 111 TV news stations line the street where 8 people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. TV news stations line the street where 8 people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. 
 
 Image 77 of 111 TV news stations cover the story where 8 people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. TV news stations cover the story where 8 people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. 
 
 Image 78 of 111 TV news stations cover the story where 8 people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. TV news stations cover the story where 8 people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. 
 
 Image 79 of 111 Harris County Sheriffs Officer E.A. Lopez pays his respect at the scene of the home Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. Officer Lopez stopped by Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Harris County Sheriffs Officer E.A. Lopez pays his respect at the scene of the home Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. Officer Lopez stopped by ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 80 of 111 Mercedes Sanchez-Hernandez pays her respects at the scene of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. Sanchez-Hernandez, who lives across the street stopped by Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Mercedes Sanchez-Hernandez pays her respects at the scene of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. Sanchez-Hernandez, who lives across the ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 81 of 111 Mercedes Sanchez-Hernandez leaves after paying her respects at the scene of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. Sanchez-Hernandez, who lives across the street stopped by Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Mercedes Sanchez-Hernandez leaves after paying her respects at the scene of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. Sanchez-Hernandez, who ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 82 of 111 Amish Harley, a minister in the neighborhood pays walks from the scene of the home Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night after offering prayer. Harley, said that she could feel a presence of evil in the home Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston, but offered prayer for peace and healing. Amish Harley, a minister in the neighborhood pays walks from the scene of the home Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night after offering prayer. Harley, ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 83 of 111 Wendy Antonio (left-right), Valerie Perdomo, Carlos Sanchez and Jessica Sanchez brought flowers and offered prayer at a memorial outside of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. "I don't want to cry anymore" Antonio said as Perdomo offered a prayer Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Wendy Antonio (left-right), Valerie Perdomo, Carlos Sanchez and Jessica Sanchez brought flowers and offered prayer at a memorial outside of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 84 of 111 Valerie Perdomo (left-right) Wendy Antonio and Jessica Sanchez brought flowers and offered prayer at a memorial outside of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. "I don't want to cry anymore" Antonio said Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Valerie Perdomo (left-right) Wendy Antonio and Jessica Sanchez brought flowers and offered prayer at a memorial outside of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 85 of 111 Wendy Antonio (left-right), Carlos Sanchez, Valerie Perdomo and Thania Perdomo brought flowers and offered prayer at a memorial outside of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were murdered Saturday night. "I don't want to cry anymore" Antonio said Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Wendy Antonio (left-right), Carlos Sanchez, Valerie Perdomo and Thania Perdomo brought flowers and offered prayer at a memorial outside of the home of Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two ... more Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 86 of 111 The scene outside of the home Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. The scene outside of the home Valerie Jackson, 2211 Falling Oak, where 6 children and two adults were Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 87 of 111 Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 88 of 111 Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 89 of 111 Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and eight balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Friends of the deceased who declined to be identified place flowers and eight balloons on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 90 of 111 Flowers rest on the doorstep of a house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Flowers rest on the doorstep of a house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 91 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 92 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 93 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 94 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 95 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 96 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 97 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 98 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 99 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 100 of 111 An abandoned Spongebob toy at the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. An abandoned Spongebob toy at the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 101 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 102 of 111 The house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. The house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 103 of 111 A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. A small memorial has been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Dane Schiller 
 
 Image 104 of 111 Celeste Rendon and Troy Meyer, a best friends with Nathaniel Conley, one of the deceased, place flowers at the door of the Jackson's house Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Celeste Rendon and Troy Meyer, a best friends with Nathaniel Conley, one of the deceased, place flowers at the door of the Jackson's house Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 105 of 111 Kathy Sysongkham brings flowers to add to a memorial at a neighborhood home where six children and two adults were killed. Kathy Sysongkham brings flowers to add to a memorial at a neighborhood home where six children and two adults were killed. Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff 
 
 Image 106 of 111 Jaelen Charles, a close friend of Nathaniel Conley, places flowers on the door step of the house where Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Jaelen Charles, a close friend of Nathaniel Conley, places flowers on the door step of the house where Conley and seven others were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle 
 
 Image 107 of 111 Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Cody Duty 
 
 Image 108 of 111 Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Cody Duty 
 
 Image 109 of 111 Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Cody Duty 
 
 Image 110 of 111 Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Flowers, balloons, and candles have been placed on the door step of the house where eight people were killed Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, in Houston. Photo: Cody Duty 

 I'M JENNIFER BAUER, KPRC CHANNEL 2 NEWS. WE HAVE BRAND-NEW INFORMATION TONIGHT ABOUT THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING EIGHT MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY IN NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY. DAVID CONLEY WHO WAS IN COURT FOR THE MURDERS TODAY HAS A LENGTHY VIOLENT CRIMINAL PAST. WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT IN ONE OF THOSE PAST CASES, HE COULD HAVE FACED BETWEEN 25 YEARS AND LIFE IN PRISON. TONIGHT WE'RE LEARNING WHY HE GOT ONLY FIVE YEARS. CHANNEL 2 INVESTIGATOR ROBERT ARNOLD JOINING US LIVE TO EXPLAIN THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. ROBERT? Reporter: YEAH, AS YOU SAY, IT IS KNOWN THAT DAVID CONLEY HAS A LENGTHY, VIOLENT HISTORY BUT THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN HE COULD HAVE GONE TO PRISON FOR DECADES BUT PRIEWSHES SAY VALERIE JACKSON JUST DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE STAND AGAINST HIM. BIT NOW HE'D PROBABLY LIKE -- JUST HAVING FUN. Reporter: THIS IS WHERE NATE CONLEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MONDAY NIGHT WITH HIS FRIEND CEDRIC WILLIAMS WATCHING HIS FORMER TEAMMATES PRACTICE. NOW HE AND PARENTS ARE MOURNING HIS DEATH. THAT'S PERSONAL. THAT'S AN EVIL PERSON. THAT'S JUST? JUST LOWEST SCUM IN THE WORD. Reporter: DAVID CONLEY IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS SON, HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND VALERIE JACKSON, HER HUSBAND AND FIVE OTHER CHILDREN. CONLEY AND JACKSON'S VIOLENT PAST GOES BACK MORE THAN 10 YEARS. IN 2002 CONLEY WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING AND THREATENING JACKSON BECAUSE SHE FILED CHARGES AGAINST HIM FOR A PRIOR ATTACK. BECAUSE OF HIS CRIMINAL PAST, THAT CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONLEY'S THIRD STRIKE AND HE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO PRISON FOR 25 YEARS TO LIFE. THE CHIEF PROSECUTOR AT THE TIME WAS DEVON ANDERSON WHO IS NOW THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. UNFORTUNATELY, CONLEY ONLY GOT FIVE YEARS IN PRISON IN THAT CASE. WHAT HAPPENED? PROSECUTORS SAY JACKSON RECANTED HER STORY ABOUT BEING ATTACKED BY CONLEY, BLAMED ANOTHER PERSON FOR THE ASSAULT AND DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR COURT WHEN CALLED TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIM. AMY SMITH IS WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY DOMESTIC COORDINATING COUNSEL. WE WEREN'T IN HEAR SHOES. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS GOING THROUGH. WE DON'T KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR HER AND WE PROBABLY NEVER WILL. Reporter: SADLY, THENCYCLE OF ABUSE CONTINUED FOR JACKSON AND ENDED SUNDAY MORNING WITH A MASSACRE AND A YOUNG BOY LOSING HIS BEST FRIEND. THAT WAS LIKE A BROTHER TO ME. I'LL WALK HOME WITH HIM. EVERY NIGHT. Reporter: IN 2013 CONLEY WAS CHARGED AGAIN WITH ATTACKING JACKSON. BUT PROSECUTORS SAY EVEN THEN SHE CAME IN AND TRIED TO CONVINCE THEM HE REALLY WASN'T A BAD GUY. REPORTING LIVE FROM NORTHWEST 
 
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 Prosecutors are saying David Conley, the man accused of killing six children and two adults, has a violent history of abuse. 
 
 KPRC 2 has learned that Valerie Jackson had protective orders against Conley and her husband Dwayne Jackson within the last three years. 
 
 Domestic violence experts said it seems she was a woman who felt trapped. 
 
 In October 2012, Valerie Jackson filed for a protective order against Dwayne Jackson after he allegedly held her hostage in a hotel room for a week. 
 
 She also said he hit her in the face, threatened to bomb, set fire or shoot up her house if she left. 
 
 Conley was arrested twice for assaulting her, most recently slamming her head into a refrigerator. 
 
 Amy Smith with the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating council said people asking why Jackson stayed in abusive relationships are asking the wrong question. 
 
 "We're looking at it form the outside, saying 'How did this happen? Why did she stay?' But it's why did he abuse. Don't blame the victim. Blame the person that's responsible. The perpetrator." 
 
 Smith said there are many reasons women find it hard to break free from a cycle of violence. 
 
 "There's intimidation, there's economic abuse, there's fear and threats," Smith said. "We weren't in her shoes. We don't know what she was going through. We don't know the circumstances for her and we probably never will." 
 
 Advocates say it is important to let victims know there is help out there. 
 
 If you or someone you know is being abused, you can call the National Domestic Abuse Hotline at 800-799-7233.
– The six children murdered in their Houston home last week were in state custody for three weeks back in 2013 after numerous reports of abuse and negligence on the part of their parents, David Ray Conley, Valerie Jackson, and her husband, Dwayne Jackson, the Houston Chronicle reports. The Department of Family Protective Services revealed the children were released on a judge's orders despite the department considering them to be in "immediate danger." Last weekend, police arrested Conley, Valerie Jackson's ex-boyfriend, on suspicion of killing the couple and the six children ages 6 to 13 in their home, including his own son. Now, lawmakers and the Office of Child Safety are looking at how and why the children's case was was closed in 2014. KPRC reports Valerie Jackson had filed protective orders against both Conley and her husband. The state started investigating the family in 2011 because of allegations Conley was abusing Valerie Jackson, according to the Chronicle. In 2012, Dwayne Jackson was accused of threatening to kill his wife and their children, Valerie Jackson was accused of neglectful supervision, and one of the children claimed they were left alone and "whooped" often. The following year, Valerie Jackson reported Conley chasing her with a knife, and her 7-year-old boy was found wandering alone in the streets. KPRC reports there were also allegations of Conley slamming Valerie's head in a fridge and Dwayne Jackson holding her hostage in a hotel room for a week. When the judge ordered the state to cease its intervention, she cited the cooperation of the children's parents.