Charles Prater-Curtis, 28, was killed in Dayton, Ohio, on June 27, 2008. A lifelong Dayton resident and a graduate of Dunbar High School, he was remembered as an active member of his community. His death was ruled a homicide the same day and investigated by the Dayton Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Montgomery County.

The case remains unsolved with no publicly disclosed suspects or motives. The Ohio BCI and the Attorney General’s unsolved homicide database list his case among cold cases in hopes of generating new leads. The family continues to seek answers and closure.

If anyone has information about Charles Prater-Curtis’s death, please submit a tip to the authorities.