Maia Porter and Tamika Austin stabbed n burned alive Mika will be missed MegaDonTv

After the piercing screams from next door stopped, Francisco Landavazo dozed off. Then came the pounding on his door. Outside stood the neighbors' three young children, who said their San Jose home was burning: Inside their mom's corpse was on fire.

Several hours later, police said, her boyfriend flagged down the California Highway Patrol on the Golden Gate Bridge and told officers he had killed her.

Barry Anthony Monroe, 40, was booked Thursday night on suspicion of homicide in the woman's death and faces more charges in the stabbing and burning of another woman at the downtown San Jose home.

Thursday's bizarre story unfolded just before dawn in the 1000 block of East Taylor Street, a residential area of mostly single-family homes.

"I heard the dogs barking and a lot of screaming and then all of a sudden it stopped," Landavazo said. "The kids came over banging on the door saying their house was on fire and I said, 'Where is your mother?' "

Apparently, Tameka Austin, 31, was already dead at the house she shared with her three children, two boys and a girl, and a female roommate.

Landavazo said Monroe practically lived there, too.

"I was always telling her what was she doing with him. I didn't really like him, he didn't have a job or a car," Landavazo said. "He would babysit the youngest."

As the house burned at 2 a.m., the roommate, burned and bloodied with non-life threatening stab wounds, ran
across the street, nocking on doors at the Villa Apartments, screaming for help.

"She was dragging herself from door to door," said Tina Amador, who was awakened by the woman's screams. "She was saying she was dying, and moaning, 'Somebody call 911, somebody talk to me.' She then just laid down." Amador called 911.

When police arrived, the distraught woman directed police to the Taylor Street home, where officers found the city's 21st homicide victim.

Fire crews responded and quickly knocked down the flames.

When the violence started, both women were inside the house, along with three children, San Jose police officer Enrique Garcia said. The children were taken to a hospital because of smoke inhalation. Garcia said the suspect is believed to have set the house and both women on fire.

Thursday evening, workers began boarding up the four-bedroom home, where the fire had blown out the windows. Inside, the house was charred and in shambles. Remnants from the family who lived there were still visible; photographs strewn across the floor of Austin and her three smiling children; a child's wallet laying on a twin mattress; and a book titled, "Black America," by Monica A. Smith.

Louis Wang, who rented the house to Austin, said she had lived there for two years and had once lived in Chicago. "She was very nice, very quiet, paid her rent on time," Wang said. As far as he knew, she was the only one who lived there with her children.

But neighbors say she had taken in a roommate and Austin's boyfriend stayed there months on end.

Wang said he believed Austin worked at Valley Medical Center.

Garcia said the manner and cause of Austin's death will be determined after an autopsy performed by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office.

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[TheNewMrsWilliams10]

This is terrible!!!!! May God bless you, Mika, Maia, and the kids!!! You are all in my prayers, I think it takes a lot of guts to use this story to help women that may be in similar situations. Like Adele says, you can definitely "turn your sorrow into treasured gold."

[BlackBookDaDon]

@TheNewMrsWilliams10 that was well said

[kissmarton]

OMG I CANT UNDERSTAND THIS FCKING STORY....... what the hell happened?

[BlackBookDaDon]

@kissmarton youtube.com/watch?v=JXmoDD1JnS­k&feature=related

[Pocahontes1]

I MISS MY AUNTIE MIKA SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH...I HOPE DUDE BURN IN HELL...HE TOOK MY AUNTIE FROM ME(TEARS)

[Pocahontes1]

@cheinna27....THANK YOU SO MUCH I REALLY APPRECIATE IT

[IamDottieDandridge]

@BlackBookDaDon Does anyone know why her boyfriend did this what was his reason?

[tgoeden24]

This is terrible... Im very sorry for your family :( Will keep you in my thoughts & prayers.

[TheNewMrsWilliams10]

Thank you :)

[das2761]

This is so tragic....some incredibly sad stuff....Tamika may you Rest In Peace...God Bless you and your entire family, and friends, and God Bless the kids too, Stay strong, and keep the faith.

[BlackBookDaDon]

@cheinna27 She was also a mother, friend, lover, buddy, sister, daughter and beautifu' woman all around

[BlackBookDaDon]

@thejordanz1234 thanx