Richard Snell (criminal)

Richard Snell
Born
Richard Wayne Snell

(1930-05-21)May 21, 1930
Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedApril 19, 1995(1995-04-19) (aged 64)
Cause of deathExecution by lethal injection
OrganizationThe Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord
Criminal statusExecuted
MotiveAntisemitism
White supremacy
ConvictionCapital murder (2 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
DateNovember 3, 1983–June 30, 1984
CountryUnited States
LocationArkansas
KilledWilliam Stumpp, 36
Louis P. Bryant, 37
Weapons.22 Ruger with silencer
.45 Colt Commander
.223 Ruger Mini-14

Richard Wayne Snell (May 21, 1930 April 19, 1995) was an American white supremacist convicted of killing a pawn shop owner whom he mistook for a Jew and a black police officer in Arkansas on November 3, 1983, and June 30, 1984, respectively. Snell was sentenced to death for one of the murders and executed by lethal injection in 1995.