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Franklin Stanton, 48, was found dead in his 1985 maroon Toyota pickup in Springfield, Missouri, in the early morning hours of June 10, 1993. An off-duty officer discovered the truck parked on the side of the road in the 1300 block of E. Republic Road at about 4:30 a.m.; an autopsy determined Stanton died of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators estimate the shooting occurred between 3:40 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. that morning.

Stanton worked as a carrier for the Springfield News-Leader and often delivered with his 14-year-old son, who had stayed home that day. A U.S. Vietnam War veteran, he had traveled widely before settling in Springfield and was remembered by family as a good man. No arrests have ever been made, and the Springfield Police Department continues to list the case as an unsolved homicide.

Does anyone have information about Stanton or recall seeing his truck or anyone in that area between about 3:40 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. on June 10, 1993?