Howard Epstein was 45 when he was killed on April 30, 1992, during the Los Angeles riots. Epstein had flown to Los Angeles from upstate to inspect his machine shop in South-Central Los Angeles. While driving through a riot-affected area, he was attacked in Hyde Park and shot in the temple; the Los Angeles County coroner recorded cause of death as a gunshot wound.

No arrests or identified suspects have been reported in Epstein’s case. Investigators attributed part of the difficulty in solving his murder to the scale of the unrest and the chaotic conditions that overwhelmed law enforcement at the time, and the lack of witnesses has further complicated the inquiry.

Anyone with memories of Hyde Park or information about Epstein’s movements on April 30, 1992, is asked to come forward.