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Ramon Nazario

Case from Queens, NY dated May 24, 2000

Victim Details

Ramon Nazario

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Queens

NY

2000-05-24

44

Ramon

Nazario

07/17/2026

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On a tragic spring evening in Queens, New York, Ramon Nazario, a 44-year-old man of Puerto Rican descent, went to his job at a Wendy's restaurant for what would be his final shift. The night of May 24, 2000, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror when two former employees, John Taylor and Craig Godineaux, entered the establishment with the intent to rob it. Their brutal actions would leave five employees, including Nazario, dead in an event that came to be known as the 'Wendy's massacre.' ...
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  • Once a Wendy's, Now a Desolate Reminder of a Massacre (Published 2001)
  • Wendy's massacre - Wikipedia
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    I've been reading up on the Wendy's massacre, and it’s just so unsettling to think about what Ramo... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking about the survivors of the Wendy’s massacre and the unimaginable trauma they ... ...Read More
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