Thomas Gordon was 24 and from Toledo, Ohio. He was abducted at gunpoint on the night of May 1, 1980, along with his 18-year-old girlfriend in north Toledo. The couple were forced into a car and driven to a secluded area in western Lucas County, where Thomas was shot and died of his injuries; his girlfriend survived.

Thomas’s killing was linked to a series of murders and rapes in the Toledo area between 1973 and 1981 attributed to Anthony and Nathaniel Cook. Anthony Cook was arrested and convicted for Gordon’s murder and received multiple life sentences; Nathaniel Cook was also implicated and received a lengthy prison term.

Thomas Gordon’s case is part of the larger investigation into the Cook brothers’ crimes. Does anyone have memories of north Toledo in 1980 or information that could shed more light on this case?