On October 26, 1988, Robert Jenkins was found dead in the area of Western Avenue off of Blackstock Avenue in Knoxville, Tennessee. Authorities ruled his death a homicide and opened an investigation, but few specifics about the cause, motive, or circumstances have been released publicly.

The case remains unsolved and is listed among Knoxville’s cold homicides from that era. No arrests or publicly named suspects have been reported, and information about what led to Jenkins’s death is scarce. Law enforcement has revisited cold cases over the years hoping new leads or forensic advances might help, but Jenkins’s family still awaits answers.

If anyone has information about Robert Jenkins, his movements in October 1988, or the Western Avenue/Blackstock Avenue area at that time, please come forward.