Defendant Holmes was terminated from his job at a Shoney’s Restaurant after getting into an argument with a co-worker. At closing, he waited in the parking lot with the co-defendant. As the victims exited, the defendants trapped them in the restaurant’s foyer. The brutal assault resulted in the victims being stabbed numerous times. One victim, who weighed approximately 135 pounds, was tortured with a butcher’s knife by defendant Holmes who weighed approximately 190 pounds. This victim’s hands and arms were pinned behind him by the co-defendant who weighed approximately 200 pounds. The defendant was sentenced to death by the court after the jury was hung during the penalty phase of the trial. The matter was prosecuted during my tenure as Chief Assistant Prosecutor for the Marion County (Indianapolis, IN) Prosecutor’s Office.