Doroteo Arango

During his lifetime, Doroteo Arango (a.k.a. Francisco "Pancho" Villa) was known to be a ruthless killer, notorious bandit, and revolutionary. Despite his bloodthirsty reputation, he was considered, to the poor people of Mexico, to be an enduring hero. On Friday July 20, 1923, Villa's luck finally ran out. As he drove through the city of Parral, a group of seven riflemen shot him dead. Even in death, Pancho Villa would not rest, as controversy continued to engulf him. Three years after his burial, it was alleged that an ex-Villista officer, Captain Emil L. Holmdahl, opened the tomb and removed Villa's head to sell to an eccentric Chicago millionaire. 

The finger on display at Dave's Pawn Shop is purported to be Pancho Villa's actual mummified trigger finger, which was also noted to be missing with his head. 

In a tribute to their fallen hero, the ever faithful Mexican people placed the finger in the reliquary to keep it safe, and more importantly, to serve as a glimmer of hope to all those that faithfully served and admired Villa.