The Neighbour Next Door

The small community of Titusville, Florida was turned upside down Labor Day weekend when after hosting a barbecue, later that night, 2 neighbors were shot dead in their driveway, with one other neighbor miraculously surviving. The attack was caught on video tape. Even more shocking, was the identity of the shooter. Police found their next door neighbor, a former close friend, William Woodward, kneeling in the street, waiting to be apprehended. Security cameras recovered by detectives showed the shocking attack. Woodward, a retired veteran, had waited until nightfall, then dressed in combat gear, crawled across the lawn to shoot them. Once in custody, Woodward told detectives that he "ended the war" between him and his neighbors. In the weeks leading up to the murders, the former close friends had exchanged verbal harassment and threats all caught on surveillance and security cameras that became key evidence at Woodward's trial. The neighbors had sought restraining orders but were denied. Despite attempts to argue that his actions fell under self defense, a jury found Woodward guilty of murder and attempted murder.