Dion Rashad Owings was 21 when he was found dead at his Dayton, Ohio residence on December 19, 2001. Authorities classified his death as a homicide; he sustained a fatal injury and the Dayton Police Department investigated the scene in Montgomery County. The Ohio Attorney General’s Office lists his death among unsolved homicides, and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation is assisting local law enforcement with the cold case.

Friends and family have memorialized Dion online, including on Find A Grave, where tributes and memories are shared. The case remains open and investigators ask anyone with information to contact the Dayton Police Department or submit tips through the Ohio Attorney General’s website. If anyone knew Dion or has information about that night, please come forward to help bring answers to his family.