Orlando police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide at the Parliament House Resort, a historic gay hotel and nightclub.
Courtney Lamar Williams, 28, faces a first-degree murder charge for shooting and killing 37-year-old Ricardo Filmore on April 1. That night, local residents and Parliament House guests reported hearing what sounded like gunshots. Police later discovered Filmore shot and bleeding in a hotel room. Medical examiners pronounced him dead at the scene.
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Filmore worked as an employee at the Parliament House, Orlando’s historic gay venue which features several gay bars, a dance club, theatre and hotel rooms for guests. The resort has operated since 1975, and seen a variety of performers over the years including Wilson Phillips, Salt and Peppa, and RuPaul. In recent years, the resort has faced financial issues despite its popularity.
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Parliament House has a very unique room service….
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nicolemcolon6
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marcosvalenca
What do you mean?
Tombear
If you stay at the Parliament House you have to get use to the mold, in the bathrooms, the horribleA/C system and the skid marks on the sheets but I highly recommend it
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Wow! You make the place sound like the long closed Mt. Morris bathhouse that was at 125th and Madison up in Harlem. Nasty dirty sheets, bed bugs, moldy steam room, faded worn torn carpet, peeling paint but always had a hot crowd no matter what time of day. I’ll bet Parliament is just as hot.
joseph_buscarino
omg that ac system is the worst, they cant regulate it at all lol
mikeTigg
I can’t believe that dump still exists! Back in 1977 a friend and I decided to visit Disneyworld on our way to Key West and stayed two nights. The place was quite seedy and I distinctly remember the walls between the rooms were so thin you could hear your neighbours snore during the night!
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Ya can hear a lot more than snoring!!
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joseph_buscarino
hah if snoring is all you are hearing, consider yourself lucky. Also, this place has never claimed or pretended to be high end ;p
MusicBoi74
I remember visiting there once around 10 or 12 years ago. The dance floor and drag shows were great. If I remember, the second night the drag show was held outside around the pool. It was a fun visit, but we did not stay in a room there, so can’t comment on those.