Richard Calvin Hawks was 53 when he was shot and killed on August 12, 2002, while working at a Citgo gasoline station in Dobson, North Carolina.

Allen’s violent spree reportedly began in July 2002 in South Carolina, where three other people were murdered before he traveled to North Carolina. He was arrested two days after the Dobson killings, on August 14, 2002, in Mitchell County, Texas. The trial record cited a history of diagnosed mental illness as a mitigating factor during sentencing, and Allen was later convicted and sentenced to death.

What additional details about Hawks, the Dobson community, or the Citgo location might help bring new leads or memories forward?