Willie Williamson Jr., 33, was found dead in his Hartford Avenue home in Akron, Ohio, on April 16, 1975, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. His death was ruled a homicide and the Akron Police Department led the investigation.

Despite investigative efforts, the case remains unsolved and is listed in the Ohio Attorney General’s cold case database. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has highlighted this homicide among other unsolved cases and is seeking public help to develop new leads that could bring closure to Williamson’s family.

Anyone who remembers hearing or seeing anything suspicious around Hartford Avenue in mid-April 1975, or who has information related to this case, is asked to contact law enforcement.