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Franklin Cooley

Case from Richmond, VA dated Mar 25, 1978

Victim Details

Franklin Cooley

Male

Richmond

VA

1978-03-25

40

Franklin

Cooley

06/19/2026

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On the morning of March 25, 1978, in Henrico County, Virginia, a tragedy unfolded at a local Shoney's restaurant that would leave a lasting scar on the community. Before the doors opened to the public, an employee named Charles Sylvester Stamper perpetrated a horrific act of violence. Franklin Delano Cooley, a 40-year-old male employee at the restaurant, was one of the victims of the deadly robbery.

Inside the restaurant, Stamper locked Cooley, who worked as the janitor, along with the mo ...
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