the show aired , not the show itself . The couple at the hotel who called police went outside and lifted a tarp to look at Merhige 's license plate and verify it was the vehicle sought , he said . `` So many people do n't make the call , and they made the call , '' Sitton said . `` The monster 's in a cage and now we can get out of protective mode and begin the process of healing . '' He said he 's not `` jumping for joy '' at the arrest , `` because our daughter 's room is still empty . There 's dresses and shoes in there that will never be worn again . '' While the arrest wo n't bring his daughter back , he said , `` this is the first step toward justice . ... If there 's anyone that deserves the death penalty , it would be someone who would go and execute my 6-year-old daughter while she is sleeping in her bed . '' Merhige made a first appearance in court on Sunday . He is charged with four counts of premeditated murder and attempted first-degree
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The father of a 6-year-old girl , one of four relatives who police say were killed by another family member on Thanksgiving Day , said it was `` unbelievable '' how a tip from a television viewer brought about the arrest of the suspect . `` Before the show even came on , Paul was being surrounded by the people behind me , '' Jim Sitton said Tuesday in Jupiter , Florida , standing in front of police officers . Paul M. Merhige is accused of fatally shooting his twin sisters , Sitton 's 6-year-old daughter Makayla -- Merhige 's cousin -- and a 79-year-old aunt at a family home in Jupiter , Florida , on November 26 . One of his sisters was pregnant . Police said Merhige also wounded two other family members during the shooting rampage . A viewer of the television show `` America 's Most Wanted '' recognized descriptions of Merhige and his car and called police . Officers responded to the tip late Saturday , surrounding a small motel in the Florida Keys and taking Merhige into custody . Sitton said the tip came in from a promotional announcement before