William Howard Billy Dix, 34, was killed on the evening of February 7, 1993, while working as a clerk at a small convenience store near South Boston in Halifax County, Virginia. Chandler, reportedly under the influence of alcohol and drugs, demanded money and shot Dix in the face after an attempted misfire; the wound was fatal. Chandler and accomplices then fled with a case of beer.

The investigation led to Chandler’s arrest. At his December 1993 trial he admitted firing the shot but said the killing was not premeditated and that he did not believe the gun would fire a live round. A jury convicted him of capital murder and related offenses. If anyone knew Billy Dix or was in that area on February 7, 1993, any additional details could help clarify what happened that night?