Arthur Darrell Hickman was found shot to death on December 20, 1981, inside the stairwell at 118 1/2 West Southern Avenue in Springfield, Ohio. He was 35 years old; officers responding to emergency calls around 7:30 pm located him with a gunshot wound to the head. Witnesses reported seeing two Black males running from the area at about 7:20 pm.

Despite an investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies and periodic public appeals, no arrests or identified suspects have been announced. The case remains unsolved and open; the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has included it in its cold case database. The Springfield Police Department has circulated flyers and used social media while asking the public for help.

Anyone who was in that neighborhood on the evening of December 20, 1981, or who has information that could assist investigators is asked to contact the Springfield Police Department.