Eric Corn Bread Coats was found shot to death inside his home at 4024 Germantown Pike in Jefferson Township, Dayton, Ohio, on November 7, 1994. The Dayton Police Department investigated the homicide, but the case remains unsolved.

Coats was Black and known by the nickname Corn Bread. There is limited public information about suspects or a motive. Local and state authorities have highlighted the case, with Miami Valley Crime Stoppers asked to receive tips and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation providing investigative support to pursue new leads.

If anyone has information about Eric Coats, his movements around November 7, 1994, or knows anything that could help investigators, contact Miami Valley Crime Stoppers.