Richard Mebane was 17 and from Cincinnati when he was found dead in a vehicle in Oakley on September 1, 2016. His death was ruled a homicide, and local authorities treated the discovery as a suspicious death that prompted an investigation.

Family members, led by his mother Nedra Byrd, spoke publicly about their grief and appealed for information. The case came amid a period of several violent incidents in the neighborhood and added to the year’s troubling tally of youth homicides in Cincinnati. Few investigative leads were released publicly, leaving the family and community without closure despite a memorial service in Dayton where his relatives lived.

If anyone knew Richard, saw him around Oakley on or before September 1, 2016, or has information that could help, please share what is known.