Boris G. Naumoff, 61, was fatally shot during a robbery at his San Francisco liquor store on January 3, 1979. A witness saw Robert Lee Massie at the counter with Naumoff and initially thought he was a customer; when Naumoff handed Massie money and then tried to stop him as Massie turned to leave, a struggle ensued and Massie fired several shots. One bullet struck Naumoff in the neck, killing him; another store employee, Charles Harris, was wounded.

Massie, who was on parole at the time and had a prior murder conviction from 1965, was arrested at the scene in possession of multiple firearms and later admitted being under the influence during the crime. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on May 25, 1979.

What new information, memories, or documents about that day or the store’s security might help clarify how the robbery unfolded?