Cecil Griffin, 62, was found dead in his Gastonia, North Carolina, home on July 16, 1980. A neighbor discovered his body on the kitchen floor the morning after the killing. Griffin had been stabbed multiple times in the chest, back, and throat.

The scene suggested a robbery: Griffin’s wallet was missing and several drawers had been rummaged through, yet there were no signs of forced entry. The murder weapon was never recovered and no suspects were identified during the original investigation. With no eyewitnesses and little physical evidence, the case stalled and remains unsolved.

Anyone who lived in Gastonia in 1980 or has information about suspicious activity near Griffin’s home that July is asked to come forward.