Ramon Nazario Jr. was 44 when he was killed during a robbery at the Wendy’s in Flushing, Queens, on May 24, 2000. Nazario had moved from Puerto Rico two years earlier, was working the job temporarily to support his family, and left behind a wife, a 23-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son.

Five employees, including Nazario, died; two survived with critical wounds. The assailants fled with about $2,400.

Police arrested Taylor and Godineaux within 48 hours. Investigators reportedly recovered a palm print linked to Taylor, survivor statements and eyewitness identification; both men later implicated themselves and each other and faced charges including murder, attempted murder and robbery. Godineaux pleaded guilty and received life without parole; Taylor was convicted on five counts of first-degree murder and received a death sentence that was later converted to life without parole.