Stephen M. Larkin, 30, was shot to death on March 9, 1997, at 3068 Gilbert Avenue in Cincinnati. Earlier that morning, around 5:00 a.m., he and a companion had car trouble near Reading Road and South Crescent Avenue and were reportedly assisted by a police officer before Larkin went to the Gilbert Avenue address where he was later found with fatal gunshot wounds.

The motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, and the case is classified as an unsolved homicide. The Cincinnati Police Department led the investigation, with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation seeking public assistance. No arrests or public leads have been reported.

If anyone has information about Larkin’s movements that morning or the events at Gilbert Avenue, please contact Cincinnati police or the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.