Lafayette Jesse Garth, a 51-year-old African American man, was killed in Detroit on December 29, 2015. Local crime tracking lists his death as a death by force or murder. Funeral arrangements were handled by the James H. Cole Home for Funerals and a memorial service was held at St. Matthew - St. Joseph Episcopal Church, where family and community members gathered to mourn.

No suspects, arrests, charges, or convictions have been reported in connection with the killing, and the case remains among the region’s cold cases.

If anyone knew Lafayette, his routines, or observed anything in Detroit around December 29, 2015 that might help, please come forward with information.