Click "Add a Comment" below if you'd like to leave a message for Jim and Muriel Sitton.JUPITER, FL -- Among the four killed in Thursday night's quadruple murder in Jupiter was 6-year-old Makayla Sitton, daughter of longtime WPTV photojournalist Jim Sitton and his wife, Muriel.
As a tribute to his daughter, and in the interest of helping raise awareness to find her killer, Jim spoke to colleagues from NewsChannel 5 and other media outlets early Friday morning outside of his home, where the murder took place.
"I just want to let everyone know that she's in heaven; we know where she is, and that's the only reason I can stand here today. God has blessed us with a beautiful little girl and he just took her home", said Sitton.
Her father continued, "Makayla was a special girl. Six-years-old, played piano and sang. She was supposed to be in the Nutcracker ballet tomorrow at the Eissey theater... She was very excited about this. Tonight, when we put her down, I got to have a tender, special moment with her. She's just, our life, and I don't know how we're ever going to recover. God packed a lot of sweetness into that little body, and it's a tragic way to go, but we know where she is."
Jim and Muriel spent the early hours of Friday with a minister.
WPTV's Vice President and General Manager, Steve Wasserman, released this statement:
"All of us here at WPTV are stunned and saddened by the death of Makayla Sitton and other members of her family.
Her father, Jim Sitton, is a much beloved member of our news team. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim and his wife, Muriel.
