The Wendy's massacre was a mass murder that took place in a Wendy's fast-food restaurant at 40-12 Main Street in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, on May 24, 2000. Seven employees were shot in the head and five of them died. The killings were committed by former Wendy's employee John Taylor along with Craig Godineaux, who had planned to rob the restaurant's safe. Taylor was subsequently sentenced to death (later changed to life imprisonment without parole), while Godineaux was sentenced to life in prison. After the shooting, the Wendy’s location was closed and boarded up until it was eventually re-opened as a shopping center.
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 forced his former manager there, Jean Auguste, to summon the six employees to his office on the pretense of having an important meeting. Taylor and Godineaux took the seven employees into the restaurant's freezer, bound and gagged them at gunpoint, put plastic bags over their heads, and then shot each of them in the head with a Bryco-Jennings Model J38 .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol. All but two of them died. One of the two survivors, Patricio Castro, dialed 9-1-1. When police arrived, they found all the victims and discovered $2,400 missing from the safe.
Arrests and trial
The New York City Police Department (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. Judge Steven W. Fisher instructed the jury that he would most likely sentence Taylor to a sentence of 175 years in prison if the jury did not return a unanimous verdict on the death penalty.[1] On November 19, 2002, Taylor was convicted of five counts of first degree murder. One week later, on November 26, the jury sentenced Taylor to death.[2]
Post-conviction
In 2004, New York state's death penalty statute was declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals due to a flaw in its mandated instructions to the jury. The Queens District Attorney's Office fought to have Taylor's case declared an exception to the decision, but were unsuccessful. As a result, on October 23, 2007, the Court of Appeals of the State of New York vacated the death penalty portion of Taylor's verdict.[3] At this time, Taylor was the last remaining inmate on death row in New York.[4] On November 29, 2007, Taylor was re-sentenced to life without parole for the five murders.[5]
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The Wendy s massacre was a mass murder that took place in a Wendy s fast food restaurant at 40 12 Main Street in Flushing Queens New York City New York on May 24 2000 Seven employees were shot in the head and five of them died The killings were committed by former Wendy s employee John Taylor along with Craig Godineaux who had planned to rob the restaurant s safe Taylor was subsequently sentenced to death later changed to life imprisonment without parole while Godineaux was sentenced to life in prison After the shooting the Wendy s location was closed and boarded up until it was eventually re opened as a shopping center Wendy s massacrePart of mass shootings in the United StatesLocationFlushing Queens New York City New York U S Coordinates40 45 33 07 N 73 49 48 68 W 40 7591861 N 73 8301889 W 40 7591861 73 8301889DateMay 24 2000 23 years ago 2000 05 24 11 00 p m Eastern Daylight Time TargetWendy s outletAttack typeRobbery and homicideWeaponsBryco Jennings Model J38 380 caliber pistolDeaths5Injured2PerpetratorsCraig Godineaux John Taylor Contents 1 Robbery and killing of employees 2 Arrests and trial 3 Post conviction 4 Victims 5 References 6 NotesRobbery and killing of employees EditThe 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 forced his former manager there Jean Auguste to summon the six employees to his office on the pretense of having an important meeting Taylor and Godineaux took the seven employees into the restaurant s freezer bound and gagged them at gunpoint put plastic bags over their heads and then shot each of them in the head with a Bryco Jennings Model J38 380 caliber semi automatic pistol All but two of them died One of the two survivors Patricio Castro dialed 9 1 1 When police arrived they found all the victims and discovered 2 400 missing from the safe Arrests and trial EditThe New York City Police Department 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 Judge Steven W Fisher instructed the jury that he would most likely sentence Taylor to a sentence of 175 years in prison if the jury did not return a unanimous verdict on the death penalty 1 On November 19 2002 Taylor was convicted of five counts of first degree murder One week later on November 26 the jury sentenced Taylor to death 2 Post conviction EditIn 2004 New York state s death penalty statute was declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals due to a flaw in its mandated instructions to the jury The Queens District Attorney s Office fought to have Taylor s case declared an exception to the decision but were unsuccessful As a result on October 23 2007 the Court of Appeals of the State of New York vacated the death penalty portion of Taylor s verdict 3 At this time Taylor was the last remaining inmate on death row in New York 4 On November 29 2007 Taylor was re sentenced to life without parole for the five murders 5 Taylor is currently serving his sentence at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora New York as inmate 03A0158 while Godineaux is currently serving his sentence at the Auburn Correctional Facility in Auburn New York as inmate 01A1186 Victims EditKilled in the massacre were Jean Auguste 27 Ali Ibadat 40 Jeremy Mele 19 Ramon Nazario 44 Anita Smith 23Seriously wounded Ja Quione Johnson 18 Patricio Patrick Castro 23References Edit Two suspects in Wendy s shootings arrested CNN 2000 05 26 Archived from the original on 2007 10 15 Retrieved 2007 08 07 McFadden Robert D 2000 05 27 2 Men Arrested In Killings of 5 At Restaurant New York Times p A1 Retrieved 2007 08 07 Kershaw Sarah 2000 11 21 Forestalling Death Penalty In Wendy s Massacre Case New York Times Retrieved 2007 08 07 Goff Liz Blood Spills On Main Street The Wendy s Massacre The Queens Spin Queens Tribune Archived from the original on 2007 09 30 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 Notes Edit Soltnik Daniel E Steven W Fisher New York State Justice Dies at 64 The New York Times December 28 2010 Accessed December 28 2010 Kershaw Sarah Santora Marc 2002 11 27 Jury Sentences Wendy s Killer To Be Executed New York Times Court of Appeals re John Taylor PDF Archived from the original PDF on October 26 2007 History of the Death Penalty New York Death Penalty Information Center Retrieved 24 January 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Last NY Death Row Inmate Gets Life Term Associated Press dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wendy 27s massacre amp oldid 1152516045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
