On July 4, 2017, 79-year-old Paul Robertson of Clarksburg, Ohio, was shot and killed at his home on Browns Chapel Road in Ross County. The attack occurred during a wider violent crime spree carried out that day by 33-year-old Jeffrey Ryan Holsinger. According to reports, Holsinger shot Robertson at point-blank range, then forced Robertson’s fiancée back into the house at gunpoint, sexually assaulted her, and stole Robertson’s black Cadillac.

Holsinger’s spree that day also included the murder of Steven Mottie Jr., the assault of Mottie’s father and the theft of money and a debit card, an attempted killing of acquaintance Jesse Lytle who survived being shot six times, and subsequent flight from the scene. Holsinger was later apprehended after being cornered by police with the aid of a helicopter.

Several charges were brought against Holsinger in connection with the July 4 events, including aggravated murder and aggravated robbery. Does anyone have information about Paul Robertson, his time in the Clarksburg community, or the events at Browns Chapel Road that day?