In the heart of New Orleans, on January 7, 1973, a day of terror unfolded that would claim the life of Walter Sherwood Collins Sr. A 56-year-old male, Collins was the general manager of the Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel, a place that would become the epicenter of a deadly rampage. The perpetrator was a 23-year-old former Navy sailor named Mark Essex, who harbored a deep-seated racial hatred.
The ordeal began when Essex, armed with a. 44 magnum carbine, infiltrated the hotel. His motives
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