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David Lindsey

Case from Oklahoma City, OK dated Jul 16, 1978

Victim Details

David Lindsey

Male

White / Caucasian

Oklahoma City

OK

1978-07-16

17

David

Lindsey

07/13/2026

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On a tragic summer evening in Oklahoma City, a 17-year-old male named David Lindsey was nearing the end of his shift at the Sirloin Stockade restaurant, unaware of the horrific fate that awaited him and his colleagues. On July 16, 1978, the lives of six individuals, including David, were brutally cut short in a robbery that escalated into a mass murder, a crime that would leave a lasting scar on the community. That night, three individuals entered the restaurant with the intent to rob it, forcin ...
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  • The Oklahoman: 1978 Sirloin Stockade murders remembered
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