On July 16, 1978, 16-year-old David Salsman, who worked at the Sirloin Stockade in Oklahoma City, was among six employees murdered during a robbery. Three assailants entered during closing, forced Salsman and five co-workers into the meat freezer, and shot them. The other victims named were David Lindsey, 17; Anthony Tew, 17; Terri Horst, 15; Louis Zacarias, 43; and Isaac Freeman, 56. About $1,200 was taken in the robbery.

Investigators traced the crime to Roger Dale Stafford, his wife Verna Stafford, and Roger’s brother Harold Stafford. Verna was arrested in Chicago after a tip linked her to the case and later testified against Roger. Harold Stafford died in a motorcycle accident shortly after the murders. Roger Dale Stafford was convicted and sentenced to death; he was executed by lethal injection on July 1, 1995. Verna Stafford received a life sentence for her role.

Did anyone in the area remember the restaurant or know any of the victims?