Frank Lance Parker, 49, of Arlington, Texas, was one of six people killed in a mass shooting at Ianni’s restaurant and club in Dallas on June 29, 1984. The assailant, identified as 39-year-old Abdelkrim Belachheb, reportedly shot a woman who had spurned him and then opened fire on patrons. Three victims, including Parker, were shot execution-style with the pistol held against their heads; Parker was struck three or four times and autopsy findings showed the gun barrel was in contact with the flesh when the shots were fired.

Belachheb was arrested about three hours after the shootings at a friend’s house and initially charged with one count of murder; additional counts and an attempted murder charge followed. His defense included psychiatric evaluation and an attempted insanity defense; prosecution expressed doubts about that strategy. Graphic autopsy photographs were admitted at trial over defense objections.