Reverend Horace Rickerson, 57, was killed on February 1, 1982, at Cleveland State University. He was shot seven times in a campus restroom by Frank Spisak, who targeted victims as part of a racist, anti‑Semitic shooting spree and specifically attacked those he deemed undesirable.

Spisak was arrested and charged with multiple counts including aggravated murder. At his 1983 trial he was convicted on three counts of aggravated murder and sentenced to death; testimony at trial described Spisak’s violent history and deeply held racist beliefs. The killing of Rickerson stands as a stark instance of lethal, ideologically driven violence.

If anyone knew Reverend Rickerson or witnessed events on the Cleveland State campus that day, please share information that might add context to his life or the attack.