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Theodore C. Carleton, 41, was murdered in the early hours of March 18, 1996, in Fort Worth, Texas. He worked as a stationary engineer at Cook Children’s Hospital and had clocked out at 11:34 p.m. on March 17. Motorists found him slumped over the steering wheel of his 1984 Chrysler LeBaron; the car was running with lights and air-conditioning on. Carleton was shot at point-blank range in the lower left abdominal area with a 410-gauge sawed-off shotgun. He underwent several hours of surgery at John Peter Smith Hospital but never regained consciousness and died there.

Investigators think he may have been sitting in the car with the door open when he was shot. Although the murder occurred in a high-crime area, no suspects have been identified and the actual crime scene has not been located. Police have considered car-jacking and drive-by scenarios but reached no definitive conclusion. A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.

Does anyone have information about Theodore Carleton, his routine that night, or sightings of a 1984 Chrysler LeBaron in that area on March 17–18, 1996?