James Thomas was killed on Saturday, April 19, 1980, at 1618 University Avenue in Knoxville. The city lists his death as an unsolved homicide; no suspect was identified and no arrest was made following the 1980 investigation.

The case remains cold but open, and the Knoxville Police Department continues to list it as an unsolved murder.

Can anyone with memories of Knoxville in 1980, or information about James Thomas or that University Avenue address, help shed light on this case?