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Courtney
B. MATTHEWS
Classification: Mass murderer
Characteristics:
Robbery
Number of victims: 4
Date of murders:
January 30, 1994
Date of arrest:
3 days after
Date of birth: 1974
Victims profile:
Kevin Campbell, Angela Wyatt, Patricia Price,
and Marcia Klopp (Taco Bell employees)
Method of murder:
Shooting
Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Status: Sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996
A former soldier was convicted of
murder for the deaths of four Taco Bell workers during a robbery in
1994, David Housler -- who confessed to being the getaway driver and
lookout man-- was handed a mandatory sentence of life in prison. "You've
just convicted an innocent 23-year-old man," defense attorney
Michael Terry told the jury.
Housler, of Radcliff, Ky., was
found guilty of helping gunman and fellow Fort Campbell soldier Courtney
Mathews, 23. Mathews, who had worked at the Taco Bell for 10 days as a
part-time dishwasher and food handler, forced his co-workers to lie on
the floor after the restaurant closed, then shot them. The safe and the
cash register were cleaned out, but the amount taken was not disclosed.
Worker Held In 4 Slayings At
Tennessee Taco Bell
Orlando Sentinel
February 03, 1994
A part-time employee of a Taco Bell was arrested
Wednesday on charges of killing four workers at the restaurant during a
robbery. Courtney Matthews, 19, a soldier at nearby Fort Campbell, was
charged with four counts of murder in Sunday's shootings, police said.
''I'm innocent. I'm innocent. I didn't do a damn
thing,'' he told reporters as he was led into the police station.
Matthews worked at the restaurant for 10 days before the slayings. There
was no sign of forced entry at the restaurant. The safe and cash drawers
were empty, but the amount taken wasn't disclosed.
