George Daniel Jensen, 61, was found murdered in his mobile home on Lyndale Avenue South in Bloomington, Minnesota, after concerned neighbors checked on him the evening of Monday, November 19, 1979. Jensen, a World War II veteran who used a cane because of a lame arm and leg, had been bound at the feet with duct tape, had a wire around his neck, was bludgeoned on the head with a heavy object believed to be an ashtray, and suffered more than a dozen stab wounds to his back and neck, several of which were fatal. His 1977 Plymouth Volare was stolen and later abandoned at a downtown bus depot, where prints were reportedly recovered, but no arrests followed and no suspect was publicly named.

The investigation led by Bloomington Police Captain Charles Anderson produced questions that were never resolved, and the case became cold. Jensen’s four children and other family members have since pushed for the case to be reopened and for modern DNA testing to be applied; the family also supported legislation to help relatives of cold case victims receive updates. Does anyone have information about Jensen, his movements in November 1979, or knowledge of the 1977 Plymouth Volare that could help bring new leads?