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Louis Franco Zacarias

Case from Oklahoma City, OK dated Jul 16, 1978

Victim Details

Louis Franco Zacarias

Male

Oklahoma City

OK

1978-07-16

43

Louis

Franco Zacarias

07/07/2026

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In the summer of 1978, a tragedy unfolded in Oklahoma City that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On the evening of July 16th, Louis Franco Zacarias, a 43-year-old male, was working at the Sirloin Stockade restaurant. What began as a normal workday soon turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. The restaurant became the target of a brutal robbery that would ultimately claim the lives of six innocent people, including Zacarias.

The perpetrators, led by Roger Dale Stafford, ent ...
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  • Roger Dale Stafford - Wikipedia
  • The Oklahoman: 1978 Sirloin Stockade murders remembered
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