When police questioned Carolyn Moore about two insurance salesmen killed during an armed robbery, she confessed without hesitation, confident the officers would understand her predicament.
She described her unwilling participation in the crime, her shock and remorse at learning about the murders, her crippling fear of the man who pulled the trigger.
That was back in 1985. Two Allstate employees had been shot to death while working late in their brand new Gretna office, then robbed of their wallets, watches and rings.
The brazen act of violence sent shockwaves through Jefferson Parish, with media coverage focused on the perpetrators â described as Bonnie and Clyde wannabes, a pair of drug addicts and aspiring career criminals.