He had responsibilities and a good future in front of him. He was also involved with a woman named Jennifer at the time of his murder. Lots of people walked from home to work in the Quarter,” she adds.Īccording to Paulson, Ollie had five children with different women. Ollie lived in a housing project bordering the French Quarter. “Ollie closed up with me every Thanksgiving and Christmas, before going home for the holidays. Everyone and their actions were highly visible. No one lived or worked a life at the restaurant that was non-transparent. We were very close, in probably a 600 to 700 square foot area. “The most staff I ever had at one time was maybe 6, max 7. “He was not some forgotten person working in the bowels of some dank dime a dozen kitchen help, which comes to mind of most people,” Paulson continues. My former employer, The New York Times, as well as Self, Esquire, and more all wrote up her cafe. “Oliver was depended upon to be a part of a rock star team, that made the restaurant’s reputation and accolades happen.” Mar and Ollie became good and trusted friends. He kept his old sneakers here at work and every time he came in, he changed into them. “Ollie did food prep and washed the dishes. It was quite an eclectic group,” Paulson recalls. Reflecting the French Quarter’s diversity, Paulson’s employees were from a variety of religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds-and that diversity included their sexual preferences. “Just as Ollie should not be portrayed as a gay prostitute, he should also not be portrayed as an uneducated and unvalued transient kitchen employee in some mindless job.” Paulson said. But during the 1990s, Paulson ran the New Dog Trick Café in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Paulson now lives in northern California, where she has a new business, Napa by Mar. To Mar Paulson, Ollie was a friend and a valued member of her team. That his victims were marginalized is likely why Dominique was able to go on killing for so long. An unassuming meter reader and pizza delivery guy by day, Dominique preyed upon Louisiana's gay community, targeting primarily African American men and sex workers.
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