On the morning of October 16, 1994, five people were found shot dead at the Changing Times Lounge in Birmingham. Victims included 52-year-old William A. Nelson, Sr.; Lester Edward Dodd and his wife Pamela Dodd, who worked at the bar; and patrons James Watkins and Florence Adell Elliott. All five were discovered face down with gunshot wounds to the back of the head.

Investigators said the lounge had been ransacked, the cash register emptied, and victims’ belongings scattered, leading them to conclude a robbery had escalated into execution-style killings. Forensic work indicated two different types of handguns were used, and jewelry belonging to Pamela Dodd was reportedly turned over to police by an attorney for a suspect’s family. Witnesses placed Stephen Pilley and Andrew Apicella at the lounge that night and described their odd behavior; the two were later seen dividing cash that included five $2 bills, a denomination one victim was known to carry.

Both Pilley and Apicella were arrested and tried for the quintuple homicide; juries convicted each of capital murder. Courts later upheld their convictions and sentences. Does anyone have additional information about that night or knew any of the victims?