Werner Hartmann, a 38-year-old German-American businessman, was shot to death in his Northbrook, Illinois home on June 8, 1982. He was struck by 14 rounds to the face, chest, and back; the scene suggested an assailant stood over him and fired multiple shots while he was on the ground. His 14-year-old daughter, Eva, found his body the next morning.

Investigators focused on Hartmann’s second wife, Debra, and her lover, John Korabik. Prosecutors later said Debra conspired with Korabik and another man, Kenneth Kaenel, allegedly to obtain over $800,000 in life insurance proceeds. In 1989 Debra Hartmann, Korabik, and Kaenel were convicted on mail and wire fraud charges tied to that conspiracy, but no one was ever charged with murder.

Many factual questions about who planned and carried out the killing remain unsettled. If anyone knew Werner, his family, or had information about the events around June 8, 1982, please come forward.