Isaac E. Freeman was 56 when he was killed during the Sirloin Stockade massacre in Oklahoma City on the evening of July 16, 1978. He was at the restaurant that night and was forced, along with several employees, into the restaurant’s freezer during what began as a robbery. The assailants then opened fire inside the confined space; Freeman and five others — four young employees and another adult — were killed there.

Authorities identified three suspects in the attack, led by Roger Dale Stafford. He, his wife Verna Stafford, and his brother Harold Stafford were later apprehended in connection with this and other violent crimes across Oklahoma and other states. Roger Dale Stafford was convicted for his role in the murders and was executed in 1995; Verna and Harold Stafford also faced legal consequences.

Does anyone have memories of Isaac Freeman or the Sirloin Stockade community from that time who can share details that might keep the victims remembered?