Keith Thomas Loker
Facts of the Crime:
On November 23, 1991, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Loker entered an adult bookstore in Fontana. He was armed with a handgun and began firing rapidly. He shot customer Jose Lopez several times, but Lopez “played dead” and survived. A bullet struck Jennifer Widmer in the head, but did not penetrate her skull. The cashier, Randall Paul, pulled Widmer to the floor. Loker shot Paul five times. When Paul reached for a gun, Loker fired again. Paul died from his wounds.
Loker went to the back of the store and killed Richard Bodine by shooting him five times. He took the wallets of Lopez and Bodine. At Loker’s order, Widmer gave him the contents of the cash register. Other than when she had trouble turning off a radio, Loker was calm. He did not stumble, slur his speech, or otherwise appear intoxicated. Loker asked Widmer to describe him. When she said he was 23 years old, he told her “16.” Loker told Widmer to wait ten minutes and call 911. He said he would be watching and would kill her if she left. Loker took some merchandise on his way out of the store.
Loker was sentenced to death in San Bernardino County on February 10, 1995.
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