Ronald A. Ronnie Williams II, 25, was working an off-duty security detail at the Kim Anh Vietnamese restaurant on Bullard Avenue in New Orleans in the early hours of March 4, 1995, when he was confronted and shot multiple times during a robbery. Two members of the Vu family who worked at the restaurant were also shot and killed in the same incident, turning the incident into a triple homicide.

Investigators and later court proceedings described the attack as a coordinated holdup carried out by people familiar with the restaurant’s hours and personnel. Attention focused on fellow NOPD officer Antoinette Frank, who had also worked at the restaurant, and her associate Rogers LaCaze. Frank and LaCaze were arrested and charged with first-degree murder; both were convicted and received death sentences. Post-conviction proceedings later produced motions including at least one ruling ordering a new trial for LaCaze.

The case is notable for the allegation that familiarity and access were used to carry out the killings. Does anyone have memories of the restaurant, the victims, or information that could shed light on the night of March 4, 1995?