Charles Potter was 40 when he was fatally stabbed in Cincinnati on August 28, 1987. The killing occurred in the vicinity of 1100 Gilbert Avenue after Potter left the Greyhound bus station; he had reportedly been traveling from Illinois to North Carolina that day.

The case remains unsolved and is listed as a cold case by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation. The Cincinnati Police Department and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office have sought public help, and no viable leads identifying a perpetrator have been reported.

Anyone who was in downtown Cincinnati near Gilbert Avenue or the Greyhound station that day, or who has information that could help, is asked to contact the Cincinnati Police Department.