John Kenton Gough, 27, of Kilgore, Texas, was found dead on October 27, 1980. Early in the investigation police suspected drug dealers were involved, but the case was not solved for decades.

Wanda Sue Gough, 27 at the time of the killing, later said she shot John with a .38-caliber handgun while he was asleep, claiming she acted in self-defense after years of abuse and a threat to kill their three daughters. The district attorney initially declined to prosecute for lack of evidence. Kilgore police reopened the case in 2003 after prompting from the victim’s brother, Fred Gough, and the Texas Rangers Unsolved Crimes Investigation Team became involved.

Wanda Sue was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in May 2006, confessed, and agreed to turn herself in; she maintained a self-defense claim at trial and a jury found her not guilty on February 1, 2007. Does anyone have information about the family, the 1980 investigation, or the lead that prompted the 2003 reopening?