Robert Prongay was found dead on August 10, 1984, in his North Bergen, New Jersey ice cream truck. He was 38 and died of two gunshot wounds to the chest. Known locally as Mister Softee, Prongay was also awaiting trial on allegations he had bombed his ex-wife’s home and made terroristic threats against her and their son.

Richard Kuklinski later claimed responsibility, alleging a relationship in which Prongay taught methods including cyanide use and freezing bodies, and that the relationship turned violent after a dispute. Kuklinski’s confessions have been treated with skepticism, and investigators never obtained definitive evidence tying him to the killing. No arrests were announced and no other suspects were publicly named.

What information do readers who remember North Bergen in 1984 or who knew Prongay have that could help clarify what happened that day?