A quiet Nashville street became a crime scene early on Wednesday, September 20, 1989, when a K-9 patrol officer discovered 42-year-old Roland Van Dyck dead in the driver’s seat of his silver 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier around 3:30 a.m. Investigators determined Van Dyck died of a gunshot wound; the driver’s side window of the four-door car was partially down. The number of times he was shot and other specific scene details have not been released.

The motive remains unknown and no suspects were ever publicly identified. The case was cataloged as #1989-243046 and is listed among the Metro Nashville Police Department’s unsolved cold cases. Van Dyck’s family has received no public resolution to his killing.

Anyone who knew Roland, saw the Cavalier that morning, or has information related to this case is asked to come forward.