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Revision as of 19:26, 19 December 2007
| Wendy's massacre | |
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| Location | Flushing, New York, US |
| Date | 2000-05-24 11 PM (Eastern Daylight Time) |
| Target | Wendy's outlet |
Attack type | robbery and homicide |
| Weapons | Bryco-Jennings Model J38 .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrators | Craig Godineaux, John Taylor |
The Wendy's Massacre was a brutal killing that took place in a Wendy's fast-food restaurant at 40-12 Main Street in Flushing, Queens, New York, on May 24, 2000.
Robbery and execution of employees
The killings were carried out by 36-year-old John Taylor, a former employee of the restaurant, and his accomplice Craig Godineaux. The robbery was carefully planned, as Taylor had the manager (whom he knew) of the restaurant summon the entire staff to the basement on the pretense of having a meeting. Once in the basement, Taylor and Godineaux bound and gagged all seven employees at gunpoint and shot each of them in the head at point-blank range with a Bryco-Jennings Model J38 .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol. All but two of the employees died. One of the survivors dialed 9-1-1, and police arrived to find the victims and discovered $2,400 missing from the safe.
Arrests and trial
Acting quickly, the NYPD arrested Taylor and Godineaux less than 48 hours after the killings. Evidence quickly mounted against the pair, including eyewitness testimony, ballistics, and fingerprints. On January 22, 2001, Godineaux pleaded guilty and was later sentenced to life in prison. On November 19, 2002, Taylor was convicted on 20 counts of murder and attempted murder. One week later, on November 26, the jury sentenced Taylor to death.[1]
Post-conviction
On October 23, 2007, the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, New York's highest court, vacated the death penalty portion of the verdict.[2]
The Queens prosecutor's office fought unsuccessfully to have Taylor's case declared an exception to a 2004 Appeals Court's decision that found New York's death penalty law unconstitutional because of a flaw in its mandated instructions to the jury. On November 29, 2007 Taylor was re-sentenced to life without parole for the five murders. [3] As of 2007, he had been the only inmate on Death Row in New York.
Victims
Killed in the massacre were:
- Jean Auguste, 27
- Ali Ibadat, 40
- Jeremy Mele, 19
- Ramon Nazario, 44
- Anita Smith, 23
Seriously wounded:
- Ja Quione Johnson, 18
- Patricio (Patrick) Castro, 23
References
- "Two suspects in Wendy's shootings arrested". CNN. 2000-05-26. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - McFadden, Robert D (2000-05-27). "2 Men Arrested In Killings of 5 At Restaurant". New York Times. p. A1. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Kershaw, Sarah (2000-11-21). "Forestalling Death Penalty In Wendy's Massacre Case". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Goff, Liz. "Blood Spills On Main Street: The Wendy's Massacre". The Queens Spin. Queens Tribune. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- Confessore, Nicholas (2007-09-11). "New York's High Court Hears Death Penalty Arguments". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
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Notes
- ^ "Jury Sentences Wendy's Killer To Be Executed". New York Times.
- ^ "Court of Appeals re: John Talyor" (PDF).
- ^ "Last NY Death Row Inmate Gets Life Term". Associated Press.