The Fran’s Market Murders: Execution Ordered from Prison | Evil in the Archives: The Case Files

Three young lives lost. A hit ordered from behind prison walls. And a case that took decades to reach its final chapter. In this episode of Evil in the Archives: The Case Files, we revisit the shocking Fran’s Market murders through original television news archives. Investigators say the execution-style killings were carried out by a recently paroled gunman armed with a sawed-off shotgun, acting on orders from convicted murderer Clarence Ray Allen, who was serving time in Folsom Prison. The victims — Bryon Schletewitz, Josephine Rocha, and Douglas White — were killed one by one at point-blank range inside the store. One employee survived and helped investigators piece together what happened that night. The case would lead to the arrest of Billy Ray Hamilton, a murder trial moved out of Fresno, and ultimately the execution of Clarence Ray Allen — the oldest inmate ever put to death in California. Using only original news footage, Evil in the Archives: The Case Files brings historic crimes back to life and reveals how investigators uncovered the truth. Watch the full Evil in the Archives series now on Hulu on Disney+. Follow ABC30 Action News on social media: ABC30 on Facebook https://facebook.com/abc30 ABC30 on Twitter https://twitter.com/abc30 ABC30 on Instagram https://instagram.com/abc30_actionnews ABC30 on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@abc30_actionnews Find this story and more at https://abc30.com