Joan Marie Gatewood was 16 when she was killed in Dayton, Ohio on May 24, 1975. She had been the girlfriend of Russell Lee Smith. That night Smith and Gatewood drove to a local motorcycle club so Smith could confront Joseph Picket, whom he suspected of dating Gatewood. During the confrontation Smith drew a .38-caliber pistol and shot Picket in the chest or neck. Smith then shot Gatewood in the head, killing her instantly.

Afterward Smith took Gatewood’s body to St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and there shot and seriously injured several other people before taking his own life. Reports say Smith had multiple prior arrests, including for armed robbery and auto theft, and that psychiatrists had diagnosed sociopathic tendencies during his time in prison; he had been released on probation and received psychiatric treatment. No other arrests were made in connection with Gatewood’s death.

Does anyone have additional information about Joan Gatewood, where she lived, or the motorcycle club that night?