Samuel H. Kessler, 94, a retired farmer and former Montgomery County Commissioner, was found dead in his Ladoga, Indiana home on the morning of January 29, 2012. A business acquaintance who had been unable to reach him discovered the door slightly ajar and the house ransacked; Kessler was located in his bedroom and an autopsy later confirmed a fatal gunshot wound.

Investigators believe the killing occurred sometime between the morning of January 28, when he last spoke with relatives, and the following day when his body was found. The weapon was not recovered and detectives asked the public about a dark-colored full-sized pickup reportedly seen in his driveway on the evening of January 28. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Samuel, saw that pickup, or has information about his movements that weekend, please come forward.