53. DeLand teen murder-suicide far cry from Romeo and Juliet

DELAND -- A 19-year-old man shot and killed his 17-year-old former girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself the night of Feb. 15, on the front porch of her DeLand home, in what DeLand police termed a murder-suicide.

But this was no modern-day Romeo and Juliet. Police were called out to the former girlfriend Natasha Hall's home at least nine times since July 2007, all in reference to Daniel "Clay" Kufner.

"Records show that Kufner was charged with battery twice, cases that were pending in court," WESH TV reported. "The Hall family also accused Kufner of stalking, threatening to burn down their house, and making harassing phone calls."

There was no restraining order against Kufner by the Hall family at the time of the killing. Hall was a DeLand High School junior and Kufner had graduated from DeLand High School.

Coutesy photos. Cutline: Danile Kufner, 19, killed former girlfriend, Natasha Hall, then fatally turned the gun on himself on her porch the night of Feb. 15, DeLand police said