James Hurt Jr., 48, was found shot to death in a motel room at 3190 East Main Street, Room 64, in Columbus, Ohio, on November 11, 2002. Investigators reported no significant signs of struggle at the scene; his cause of death was gunshot wounds. The Columbus Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation classified the case as a homicide and opened an investigation.

The case remains unsolved and is listed in the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case database. Authorities say there have been few substantial leads and continue to ask the public for information that could help resolve the killing. If anyone has information about James Hurt Jr. or that night at the East Main Street motel, please come forward. Who might have seen something that night or noticed anything unusual around Room 64?