. ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁it ▁needed ▁only ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes ▁to ▁recommend ▁the ▁death ▁penalty . ▁She ▁was ▁formally ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Death ▁Row ▁at ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institute ▁for ▁Women ▁( L CI W ) ▁in ▁St . ▁Gabriel , ▁near ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge . ▁ ▁After math ▁and ▁later ▁develop ments ▁Officer ▁Williams ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Lake ▁La wn ▁Meta irie ▁C emetery ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁His ▁name ▁was ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Wall ▁at ▁The ▁National ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁Offic ers ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁V u ▁family ▁kept ▁the ▁restaurant ▁open ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁tra ged y ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁East ▁for ▁a ▁de cade , ▁until ▁suffering ▁flo od ▁damage ▁from ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁post - st orm ▁lo ot ers ▁ste aling ▁j ew el ry ▁which ▁Ha ▁and ▁Cu ong ▁had ▁been ▁we aring ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁killed . ▁After ▁that , ▁Qu oc ▁V u ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁N gu y et ▁sold ▁the ▁location , ▁re - open ing ▁the ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Har ah an , ▁and ▁moving ▁their ▁residence ▁to ▁Meta irie , ▁where ▁they ▁said ▁they ▁felt ▁sa fer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ,