Edward Tillman, a 31-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on September 26, 1973, in Dayton, Ohio. The killing occurred at about 1:30 a.m. as Tillman was driving through the Germantown and Greencastle intersection. His death was one of a series of racially motivated attacks on African American men in Dayton between 1972 and 1975 carried out by Neal Bradley Long, also known as The Shotgun Slayer or The Midnight Slayer.

Long’s spree resulted in at least four deaths and 14 injuries; his stated motive was anger over desegregation and white supremacist beliefs. The community responded at the time with all-night vigils, citizen patrols, and a $10,000 reward for information. The Dayton police and the FBI investigated the attacks.

Does anyone have memories of Edward Tillman, the Germantown and Greencastle area in 1973, or information that could shed more light on this killing?