Terrell Payton was 30 when his badly burned body was found inside a Robson Street house near Grand River in Detroit on April 3, 2011. Investigators determined he had been shot to death several days before the fire, which they believe was set intentionally to hide the killing.

A neighbor told police they saw two Black males running from the house the Thursday night before the body was found; the men reportedly got into a red vehicle and sped away. Payton’s mother, Annie Sears, issued a public plea for information, and Crime Stoppers of Michigan offered up to a $2,500 reward for tips that could lead to an arrest.

No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been reported and the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew Terrell, saw activity on Robson Street around late March or early April 2011, or has information about the red vehicle, please come forward.