On the morning of March 9, 1988, the body of 30-year-old Robert Heckbert, known to some as Flippy, was found floating face down in the Merrimack River in Manchester, New Hampshire. An autopsy determined he died from a combination of a severe beating to the head and drowning, and his death was treated as a homicide.

Manchester police conducted an extensive investigation into Heckbert’s final days and the violent encounter that preceded his death, but the trail went cold. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The case remains open and active with the Manchester Police Department and the New Hampshire Department of Justice, which continue to seek information that might resolve the case for Heckbert’s family.

If anyone knew Robert Heckbert, his movements in early March 1988, or has information about his death, please come forward to the investigating agencies.