Adam Sheafe, the 51-year-old Arizona man who confessed to the brutal crucifixion-style murder of 76-year-old Pastor William Schonemann, is now begging the court to give him the death penalty. Sheafe, obsessed with the Old Testament and sporting a Hebrew tattoo meaning “God” on his neck, admitted to nailing the pastor’s hands to the wall, placing a crown of thorns on his head, and mutilating his body in what he called “Operation First Commandment” a deranged plot to target over a dozen Christian leaders across the country for allegedly leading followers astray. The gruesome crime took place in April 2025 at Schonemann’s home in New River, where the elderly pastor of New River Bible Chapel was found dead in his bed, arms outstretched in a mock…
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