Garland Dean, a 44-year-old Black man known as Zipp, was found unresponsive with a stab wound at the intersection of Longview Avenue and East Avenue in Akron, Ohio, on September 28, 2010. He was discovered on the ground and later died; authorities have characterized the case as a homicide. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported.

Family and friends remember Dean as someone always willing to help others, and his death deeply affected his loved ones. His brother, Daryle Dean, has pushed for answers and in 2018 was charged with telephone harassment after leaving a profanity-laced voicemail for an Akron police lieutenant demanding information about the investigation. The homicide remains open and investigators continue to seek tips.

If anyone has information about Garland Dean’s death or was in the Longview Avenue and East Avenue area on September 28, 2010, please contact the investigators handling the case.