On November 3, 1983, 36-year-old William Michael Stumpp was found murdered in his Texarkana pawnshop. He had been shot three times in the back of the head with a .22 caliber pistol, and the shop had been robbed of weapons, cash, and jewelry.

Investigators eventually linked the killing to Richard Wayne Snell, a member of the white supremacist group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. A fellow member later testified that Snell admitted the killing, saying Stumpp was an evil man who just needed to die; Snell reportedly targeted Stumpp under the mistaken belief that he was Jewish.

Snell was charged with capital murder in connection with Stumpp’s death, convicted in 1985, and sentenced to death. If anyone knew William Stumpp, his pawnshop, or has information about the case, please share what is known.