Douglas Eugene Spear, 50, was found dead in Dayton, Ohio, on March 11, 2009; local authorities opened a homicide investigation. Despite initial work by the Dayton Police Department, no suspects have been identified and the case remains unsolved.

Spear’s family and the community continue to press for answers, and the case appears on Ohio’s cold case listings with state and local law enforcement asking anyone with information to come forward. Even small details are being treated as potentially significant in hopes of providing closure for the family and accountability for those responsible.

Does anyone who lived in Dayton in 2009 remember seeing or hearing anything that might help investigators?