Carla Lynn Szakacs, 28, was shot and killed on June 21, 1975, in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood while returning from work. Employed at Weldon Tool, she was reportedly getting out of her car near East 119th Street and Buckeye Road when someone opened fire. Police found her at the scene; she died of gunshot wounds. Authorities never publicly established why she had stopped there or whom she intended to visit.

Carla left behind two young children, John, about 10, and Christine, about six. The murder remained unsolved for decades; no publicly confirmed arrest or prosecution has been announced, and the case is listed as an open unsolved homicide (case number 3306) with Cleveland investigators seeking tips. Investigators later said some people once regarded as key suspects had died, and no motive has been proven.

Does anyone have information about Carla’s movements on June 21, 1975, or who she might have been meeting at East 119th and Buckeye?