ders ▁occurred ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Sydney ▁River , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Canada . ▁They ▁were ▁committed ▁by ▁a ▁tri o ▁of ▁friends ▁who ▁only ▁intended ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁restaurant , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁murder ing ▁three ▁people ▁and ▁perman ently ▁dis abling ▁a ▁fourth . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest - profile ▁murder ▁cases ▁in ▁Canada ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Rob ber y ▁and ▁mur ders ▁D erek ▁Wood , ▁ 1 8 , ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁restaurant ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁friends , ▁Fre eman ▁Daniel ▁Mac Ne il , ▁ 2 3 , ▁and ▁Dar ren ▁Mu ise , ▁ 1 8 , ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁restaurant ▁after ▁closing , ▁planning ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁establishment . ▁They ▁shot , ▁st ab bed , ▁and ▁beat ▁three ▁employees ▁to ▁death ▁and ▁left ▁a ▁fourth ▁to ▁die ▁after ▁shooting ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁neck . ▁ ▁The ▁kill ers ▁claimed ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁planned ▁on ▁using ▁any ▁violence ▁in ▁the ▁break ▁and ▁enter ; ▁it ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁quick ▁and ▁easy ▁money . ▁The ▁three ▁in ched ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁restaurant ▁via ▁a ▁bas ement ▁door ▁Wood ▁had ▁left ▁a jar ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁with ▁his ▁kn aps ack ▁which ▁he ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁crime ▁scene . ▁Dar ren ▁Mu ise ▁wore ▁a ▁Hall owe en ▁mask . ▁They ▁murder ed ▁their ▁vict ims ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 2 ▁cal iber ▁p