Wallace Friday, a 54-year-old African American man from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot in his home in the early morning hours of January 11, 1973. He received immediate medical attention but died shortly after the shooting.

The Upper Darby Police Department conducted an extensive homicide investigation at the time, canvassing the neighborhood, interviewing potential witnesses, and examining physical evidence from the scene. The case produced no arrests and remained unsolved. It was revisited over the years as new leads and advances in forensic technology prompted reexamination of the evidence, but no suspects were identified.

The murder remains an open case and the department is asking anyone with information to contact the homicide unit. Did anyone in Upper Darby at the time have knowledge that could help explain what happened that night?